London (Leyton) - All Seasons Leyton
Today was the day to take in all the free London sights that we can fit into one day. Tate Modern was first on the list as we whizzed around taking in all the modern art our brains could handle. There were some amazing works of art there - photographs, paintings, sculptures, installations ..... though of course there were also pieces that we thought we could have done ourselves .....
We then went for a change of scenery and returned to the more staid National Gallery with it's collections of old, formal and religious paintings. Unfortunately we had a pretty hectic schedule today, so we had to leave before seeing the whole place - maybe next time?.
Finally a dash to the Bristish Museum, fortunately as it was Friday it closed late. There we saw (amongst many other things) the Elgin Marbles, which we strongly feel should be returned to the Parthenon. We have come across this at a number of museums we have visited in different countries, and it's hard to believe that these days museums aren't prepared to return significant relics to the country of origin.
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