London No.2

   I read “London” three weeks ago and I will write detailed book review about it again this week. I will introduce chapter 7 which is about museums and galleries. 

   There are a lot of museums in London. This book introduces seven museums.The first one is, The British Museum. It is in Great Russell Street and the biggest museum in London and the oldest museum in the world. In there, there are 94 galleries, a reading room, bookshops and Great Court. The second one is, The Museum of London. We can learn about London and its people from its earliest times. The third one is, The National History Museum. We can learn all about our world, the people and animals. Moreover, we can see moving exhibition of dinosaurs and many more beautiful and interesting things. The fourth one is, The Science Museum. It has more than 10000 exhibits and we can learn about the science of the past the science of today. The fifth one is, The London Transport Museum. It tells us the story of London’s buses and underground trains from the early nineteenth century and we can hear stories about buses in London during the Second World War. The sixth one is, The Dickens House Museum. This is a much smaller museum which is different from the other museums I introduced. He lived in this house with his family for three years. The last one is, The Sherlock Holmes Museum. Sherlock Holmes is very famous person. We can learn all about him and see his hat and bedroom. 

   The National Gallery and The National Portrait Gallery are visited by four millions people. There are a lot of pictures and we can enjoy looking at them. Museums and galleries are crowded but in the late afternoon it is often quieter. 

   I was not interested in museums and galleries before I read this book. However, I can notice the charms of them so I would like to visit in the late afternoon!!