After a much needed night of sleep, I was awake and ready to go for day 3. We made our way to the British Museum as Dr. Cogan led our group, making sure to point out the signs of important Brits on the buildings, as well as shifting interest to the unique architecture of the area. This area of London was exactly what I had envisioned most of London to look like, and the archaic style of the buildings was really intriguing to me.
The British Museum was definitely one of the most fun museums I have ever visited. Today, I would rank it as my second favorite museum. I have always been interested in world history, and obviously the British Empire was one of the biggest influences to ever exist. What separates this museum from most other museums is that this museum isn’t necessarily themed around one thing. It is instead themed around areas of the world, in which they have many artifacts from almost every continent. What really stood out to me was the area dedicated to the Parthenon, and it actually made me want to visit Greece for myself. I also saw a little area that mentioned Ohio, which was a fun thing to witness so far away from home.
Most of the rest of the day was spent at Camden Market, which was a lot more fun than I figured it would be going into it. I didn’t plan on spending much money so early in the trip (and luckily, I didn’t), but there was just so much to see, especially in some of the art stores. I also got to eat one of the best desserts of all time in the strawberry-banana Bubble Waffle. Following Camden Market, we went to the London Zoo where we saw the place that a scene from Harry Potter was filmed, along with some animals. I would rank the London Zoo as my second favorite zoo I have ever been to.
Overall, day three was a competitor for my favorite day on the entire trip. The British Museum will never be forgotten, and Camden Market was definitely much more enjoyable than I could have imagined it being going in.