The First Emperor At The British Museum

I managed to score a ticket to The First Emperor exhibit at The British Museum. Although I can't find a link, The Globe and Mail had a feature article about the exhibit in the Saturday paper. Since I will be in London in a few weeks I decided to see if I could get a ticket on-line to pick up while there. It is already getting sold out for most days so I felt really lucky that I had heard about it this ear;y. Otherwise ... I would have been in London and disappointed because I would have missed it.

I am getting quite excited about my trip. I've travelled to London three times in the last couple of years and by now it feels like going home. I was telling someone today that a week in London rejuvenates me way more than two weeks on the beach. There is something about the mental energy that I pick up in London that really makes me feel alive. Toronto is great too, but being in a different city that offers different sites somehow bring the mind alive.

A few of the places I plan to visit - The British Museum, The Courtauld Gallery, Westminster Abbey (to attend a service), many of the small City of London Churches, attend a West End play (not sure which one yet), The Tate Modern ..... Not to mention some shopping. I also just love walking in the neighbourhoods. I am staying in South Kensington this time. First time staying in this area so my evening walks will take me in a new part of town.

I'm not really religious, but the London City Churches might be my favourite part of the city. The small Christopher Wren Churches are really special - I prefer them over St Paul's or any of the larger and famous churches. I think of the 50 London City Churches, I have been in at least 40. The actual City of London area is quite small - the first time I went to this area was a Saturday. It was deserted really which surprised me. Truly an area meant for business. The best part was - I could stand in the middle of the street to get a good look at some of the buildings - try doing that during the week! It was lovely walking this area and having it almost to myself - not even the shops were open.

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[Bill Riddiford]

In late June, my wife and I were in Malta and paid a visit to an exhibition of Terracotta Warriors which was on display in Valetta's Anthropological Museum.
On return to UK, the much vaunted 1st Emperor exhibition of Terracotta Warriors is being plugged as the first time that these exhibits have been seen outside China .. does anyone know whether the UK exhibition and the Maltese exhibition contain the same exhibits? Could it be that Malta was chosen as a 'trial' site before letting the exhibition loose on the rest of the world? Queries to the British Museum have been met with a resounding silence !!