Literary London and the British Museum

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Raphael joined us from Israel last night and of course it is wonderful to be with him. He is obviously thriving. Today we met up with some friends of his from northern hemisphere Shnat. Helen joined us on a literary walking tour of London including places occupied by Virginia Wolf, T.S Eliot and Charles Dickens. We saw the building on which Orwell based the Ministry of Truth in 1984 and had lunch in Russell Square just opposite the Russell Hotel referenced in Cats. An added literary pleasure is the series of benches currently featured around London including a Shakespeare bench and , today's find, The Importance of Being Earnest. After lunch we were joined by Fran and Simon at the British Museum where Danny and I enjoyed the delightful netsuke, popularised in The Hare with Amber Eyes, while Raphael and friends channelled Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon section. But today's highlight was this evening: Julius Caesar at Shakespeare's Globe, a superb rendition played in the traditional style in the reconstructed theatre in the style and space Shakespeare knew. On the critical criteria that five stars are for a theatre experience you will still be talking about in 10 years, this was five stars,

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Comments

[Fairyg]

Love Raf's TShirt!!!!!
Great to see photo of Deb and Raf together - you both look great. Enjoying the armchair travel and loved your literary tour. Looking forward to more - have fun and lots of love from the Graneks.

[Zoe London]

In a pram????
You both look so relaxed. Tempted to make jokes about mere carelessness, but just keep on enjoying!