{"id":3987,"date":"2022-03-29T14:30:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T19:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/?p=3987"},"modified":"2022-03-29T15:00:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T20:00:48","slug":"british-museum-round-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/?p=3987","title":{"rendered":"British Museum, Round Two"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Walking along the street is nearly as interesting as the curated exhibits. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dear-stranger-291x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dear-stranger-291x350.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dear-stranger-851x1024.jpg 851w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dear-stranger-768x924.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dear-stranger-1277x1536.jpg 1277w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dear-stranger-1703x2048.jpg 1703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"A\"><li>Don\u2019t know what they are selling but I like the vibe, dear stranger.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/redeem-3-306x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/redeem-3-306x350.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/redeem-3-895x1024.jpg 895w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/redeem-3-768x879.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/redeem-3-1342x1536.jpg 1342w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/redeem-3-1789x2048.jpg 1789w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Redemption is always welcome.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-yo-1-299x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-yo-1-299x350.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-yo-1-875x1024.jpg 875w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-yo-1-768x899.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-yo-1-1312x1536.jpg 1312w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/spring-yo-1-1749x2048.jpg 1749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It\u2019s spring, by golly.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/queens-2-289x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/queens-2-289x350.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/queens-2-844x1024.jpg 844w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/queens-2-768x931.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/queens-2-1267x1536.jpg 1267w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/queens-2-1689x2048.jpg 1689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There\u2019s more than one Queen in this town.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Atlantis-350x317.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Atlantis-350x317.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Atlantis-1024x926.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Atlantis-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Atlantis-1536x1389.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Atlantis-2048x1852.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Before there was Harry Potter, there was this.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to the business at hand&#8230; it was another fulfilling morning at the British Museum, the first hour spent examining the Parthenon marbles. Details like this carefully rendered underside of a rider\u2019s foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8034-350x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8034-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8034-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8034-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8034-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8034-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8034-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_8034-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Or this fight between a Lapith and a Centaur. Not sure how any man can look at this without wincing. I call this round for the centaur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/l-vs-c2-263x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/l-vs-c2-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/l-vs-c2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/l-vs-c2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/l-vs-c2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/l-vs-c2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I drifted around a leaf on the tide of humanity streaming through the rooms until I alighted in the main hall in front of a massive lion.<br> I sketched him until noon, then broke for lunch in the Member\u2019s Room. Cheese and pickle, on a seeded baguette. Toasted. I am so spoiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lion-350x317.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lion-350x317.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lion-1024x929.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lion-768x697.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lion-1536x1393.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lion-2048x1858.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterward, I turned left into the rooms dedicated to the Enlightenment. One of the exhibits noted that the founding collection was funded by a fortune reaped from that stain on the soul of humanity, the Slave Trade. More ironic than an anvil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I ended up on a bench in front of a marble sculpture of Cupid. A charming figure, though far from subtle (note the object next to cupid\u2019s leg). More sketching ensued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cupid-226x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cupid-226x350.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cupid-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cupid-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cupid-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cupid-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cupid-scaled.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Headed back to the hotel to meet my daughter Emily, coincidentally here touring with her band, Dehd. She Ubered over after wrapping a promo photoshoot.  Check out their latest release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dehd - Stars (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/icoSYsQlkEE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomorrow, the Beatrix Potter exhibition at the Victoria &amp; Albert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walking along the street is nearly as interesting as the curated exhibits. Don\u2019t know what they are selling but I like the vibe, dear stranger. Redemption is always welcome. It\u2019s spring, by golly. There\u2019s more than one Queen in this town. Before there was Harry Potter, there was this. 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