What the--!

We woke up rather late this morning and putzed around a bit. The curtain on our one window was closed because we were still getting dressed. Once dressed and ready we opened the curtain and were shocked to find this:



Snow! And it's sticking around, and it's coming down even harder now!

As for our plans for the day, we're going to go see the Olympic Torch run through London. It passes by the British Museum, which is very nearby to us, at 12:30. What an unlucky time to have to run a fire-y torch through central London!

Yesterday, we went to a museum we had not gone to before called the Wallace Collection. The collection is the work of four generations of one family accumulating some of the most interesting pieces of art and craftsmanship in Europe. The building is their family mansion on Manchester Square just above Oxford Street. The last owner left the entire house and its contents to the people of Great Britain and it is a national museum now. Here are a few impressive shots of what was/is an extremely impressive townhouse:











It was very impressive indeed. But I was a little disappointed because I was hoping to see more personal spaces. Every room was taken up with art and furniture and as you see armoury. I'm more interested in seeing how people who lived in this house really lived. Such information was not to be had. It was simply a grand and richly furnished house filled with treasures. Interesting of course, but not exactly the history lesson I was hoping for!