London Day 7: British Museum + Soufflé Pancakes + Hamley’s + British Library

Our penultimate full day in London was packed full with specific experiences for each member of our family. The British Museum was one of the places on my “must see list” and we finally hit it up on Tuesday. Seeing the Rosetta Stone again was just as impressive as the first time.

We also walked around the Egypt and Greece sections, as our kids know a lot about those histories through the various Rick Riordan series, and some podcasts they love.

We also went to the special exhibit Feminine Power, at our daughter request. It was an excellent collection of art inspired by femininity across culture. We all really enjoyed it.

After the British Museum we went to a spot my husband had flagged for its soufflé pancakes. We had seen pictures online and couldn’t wait to try them ourselves.

They were just as yummy as we had hoped!

Then we hit up Forbidden Planet, which is the craziest comic book and collectibles store I’ve ever seen. It was totally overwhelming and I felt lucky that we got out of there only spending £20.

At that point my husband and daughter headed to the British Library while my son and I hit up Hamley’s, the giant British toy store. He got his teddy bear a London t-shirt and a stuffed squirrel that we both determined was sufficiently British looking.

We met up with dad and sister at the British Library, which houses the Magna Carta, among other incredible paper relics.

It’s a small collection, but beautifully curated. If I hadn’t been so worn out I would have spent a lot more time there

We ended the day dog sitting for my sister. This was when we realized the dog was never going to stop growling at our kids, who were just heart sick over the fact that the dog they came so far to see didn’t want anything to do with them. It was a bummer way to end a great day. By the time we got back to the AirBnB I was feeling ready to go home.