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museum of london

i went to the museum of london for the first time on this trip.  it was mentioned in the awesome HSBC "welcome to london" guide.  that was the first time i had seen any mention of it.  the guide mentioned that it had recently undergone a 20M GBP upgrade .  i figured, why not?  my gracious hosts, matt and anya, decided to come with me!  it was a little bit of an adventure to get up there since there was an "occupy" event at st. paul's.  i had never been over near the " wall ." what i had not realized is that it is an actual wall.  it was something the museum basically moved chronologically through the history of london starting with pre-roman times all the way to present day london complete with some information on the upcoming london olympics. the exhibits were pretty interactive with objects to touch and listen to.  they also had a variety of items in the museum.  for example, parts of the museum covered more day-to-day life, but t...