Back in Action

Hello everyone!

I return to this blog after spending multiple days of frantic battling with a fairly nasty virus my laptop contracted, which was threatening to corrupt my entire system. Things seem to be back to normal now, and I've learned a valuable lesson about backing up files (though thankfully nothing was lost) so I'm ready to return to reporting my exploits once again.

When last we met, I had just described to you the adventures of ice skating at the Tower. Today I tell you about Saturday's adventure, the Natural History museum. After going shopping for a cheap phone with a friend, we decided to go spend some time at the Natural History Museum. This rather imposing structure has some beautiful detailing.



Outside, the First Annual London Ice Sculpture Contest was under way. Because of the crowds, it was difficult to get a good picture. The official link is here. No word on who won the competition.





The museum is split up into three "zones": the Red Zone, the Green Zone, and the Blue Zone. The zones are more areas of the museum than categories of material (for instance, fossils are in both the green zone and the blue zone, and although the red zone seems to be dedicated to geology, the mineral exhibit is in the green zone). Since we got there rather late in the day, we only had time to visit the Blue Zone before the museum closed. Not to worry though! The museum is free, so all it means is that we'll have to take another trip over there! Here are some select pictures from the Blue Zone (Home to dinosaurs, mammals, and reptiles):

What's a museum without a giant fossil in the entry way?

These were some displays scattered around the main lobby:

Giant Extinct Sloth
Pretty Tiger! Apparently it was bred in a zoo and has a unique coloring of fading stripes.






The Dodo Bird!



Gypsum!
From the entry way we entered the Blue Zone. I only photographed the dinosaurs, as they were a bit more out of the ordinary than the stuffed bison further in the exhibit.

Rawr! A quite impressive Triceratops Fossil.

They also had fossils hanging on platforms from ceilings, which you could get closer to by way of a catwalk. Amazing what you can do when you don't have to worry about earthquakes.....


And of course, a new video! Have I mentioned how much I love my new memory card?




TTFN!

Caitlin