niedziela, 27 lutego 2022

#39 London 2022/02

 

Days 1 - III 18.02 - 20.02



The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a museum dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. The museum opened in 1900 and is situated in Baker Street, bearing the number 221B by permission of the City of Westminster, although it lies between numbers 237 and 241. 

the exterior of the Sherlock Holmes Museum

the sitting room on 1st floor

the sitting room on 1st floor

the sitting room on 1st floor, laboratory corner

the sitting room on 1st floor

the sitting room on 1st floor, the table set

the sitting room on 1st floor, study corner

Sherlock's bedroom, 1st floor

Sherlock's bedroom, 1st floor

Mrs Hudson's room, 2nd floor


Dr Watson's room, 2nd floor


Dr Watson's room, 2nd floor


Dr Watson's room, 2nd floor


bathroom, the attic


The Hound of Baskervilles


Sherlock Holmes


The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture. It is located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existance. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. The Museum was established in 1573 and was the first public national museum in the world.

The British Museum


The British Museum


Queen Elizabeth II Great Court


The Africa Galleries


The Africa Galleries


Egyptian sculpture gallery, Amenhotep III


Egyptian sculpture gallery


Egyptian sculpture gallery


Venus


Dionysus


The Portland Vase


The Enlightenment Gallery


The Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster in London. It seats 1 400. It is home to the award winning Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a two-part play based on an original story by Jack Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany. Both parts opened officially on 30th July. The production was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It reopened after 19-month break in October 2021.

The Palace Theatre

The Palace Theatre



Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part I


Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Part II


... and some other places I was just passing by...


Dog and Duck, Soho

Mr Fogg's House of Botanicals

The George and Dragon

Statue of Sherlock Holmes, Marylebone Road









To see my previous visit to London go to London 2020/08