Monday Update and new photo

On Sunday afternoon I took the bus up to Swiss Cottage to get a prescription filled for Teen. There are several "chemists" in our own neighborhood. All but one are closed on Sunday, and the one that was open did not have our item in stock.

I took the 113 bus north on Finchley Road and got what I needed at the Boots, Swiss Cottage. Then I found Amy's, a small store selling kitchen and home supplies, where I bought two lampshades for Teen's room, as well as some other small kitchen items.

I walked back, through a neighborhood that I had initially considered living in. Our neighborhood is so superior, given it's leafy character and generally safe and genteel vibe, that I no longer regret the decision to be so far from the supermarket.

On the way back, I took this picture of a lovely rooftop with chimney. (see photo)

On Monday, we had half-price tickets to the King Tut exhibition down at the O2 Centre in Greenwhich. This used to be called the Millenium Dome, but has been left up and now houses a concert arena, a cinema, 40 restaurants, and an exhibition space like a museum would have.
Teen was interested in seeing the exhibit, the first time in 35 years that Tut has been in London. (Where in the world has Tut been?) We had a quick lunch in one of the restaurants so we could make our timed-ticket time, which we did with two minutes to spare.

I learned more about hieroglyphics, and came to recognize those used for Tut's name on gilded boxes and such. "Tut" is represented by a bird and means "truth", "ankh" is the symbol for life (I wore an ankh symbol on a necklace for a while in high school) and "amun" is the Source Deity, spelled with a feather, a zig-zag, and a game board symbol. I was startled to see that on a present-day presentation board, the characters were presented in mirror-image. Poor editing, or did the Ancient Egyptians write them facing in either direction? I felt very clever to have noticed this, and would appreciate an answer from the reading public. No photos were allowed, so I can't prove anything.

After the exhibition we took in the movie Mummies 3-D, which was good, but left us wanting more technical info about extracting DNA from Mummies. There is a researcher who hopes to find a cure for modern malaria by comparing the organisms to those found in mummies. If the organism has changed over time, this could provide clues to it's prevention. More power to her!

We snacked on Ben & Jerry's ice cream (again, seems to be at all O2 centres) and retired to the flat to regroup and get ready for Teen's first day of school today.