Imperial War Museum
The combination of intense heat, a delicious filling meal and almsot a month of continuous travel finally caught up to Gail and her mother. They wanted to go back to the hotel and nap before heading out to our Medieval Banquet that evening. We took the Tube back to the Lambeth North stop then walked back to our non-air-conditioned Days Inn. While the ladies relaxed I decided to walk two more blocks over to the Imperial War Museum. I had been here once before, back in 1975. The building resembled nothing I remembered but the big cannons out front had a familiar look about them. The huge grey facade held the promise of air-conditioning. Best of all, entrance was free.
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more 
