London Calling

Discovery Summer Uppingham Takes London By Storm

Wednesday saw Discovery Summer Uppingham making an early start in order to make the most of a day out in the United Kingdom's Capital City, London. Host, later this month to the the 2012 Olympic Games, we passed Olympic Venues Wembley (Football) and Lord's Cricket Ground (Archery) on the way to The British Museum.

The British Museum is one of the cultural and historical highlights of the famous London landmarks. Home to one of the most expansive collections of artefacts from around the world, the British Museum lies at the heart of Central London, just a brief walk from Oxford Circus and the world renowned shopping area of Regent Street.

So, after a couple of hours viewing world famous objects such as the Rosetta Stone and Picasso's etchings as well as the marble friezes from Pantheon, we made our way enthusiastically towards "Shoppers' Heaven" where we shopped until we almost dropped..

And despite a monster heavy downpour we all made it back to the buses with our shopping bags a little heavier and our wallets a lot lighter!









Here are some pictures from our trip:





Seeing some of the Olympic Sites was fun on the way into London...



With Tour Guide London Lass Tania

Packed lunches served up by Sarah and Alex

Jess keeping the troops in order after getting off the coach

The sun shone for most of the day, making a fantastic image through the unique roof of the museum foyer

The museum not only contains the old, but the new like this unique modern African sculpture of a baboon



House Parent David with Lukas in front of the Rosetta Stone



Edoardo and Ross in the museum shop

Packed lunches on the museum floor

The massive totem poles in the museum foyer are breathtaking

And they dwarf students and student hosts alike

No visit to a museum is complete without a piece of cake...or two 

An aerial view of Valerii crossing the massive marble floor in the foyer

a birds eye view of the cafe dining area... can you spot our DSU students?

Registers in front of the historical marble sculpted figures

Birthday Girl Victoria Maria and her friends in the museum

Outside the sun was shining

and matching jackets being worn

and everyone was smiling

Yes everyone!

even Shayan...

with new friends taking in one of London's favourite attractions

before the journey home and a bit of a snooze!