samedi 22 octobre 2011

The Verulamium museum in St Albans



VERULAMIUM MUSEUM

The Museum of everyday life in Roman Britain.
Verulamium Museum is on the site of one of the major cities in Roman Britain, now an attractive park. Inside you will find:
  • recreated Roman rooms
  • hands-on Discovery Areas
  • video presentations
  • touch screen databases
  • some of the finest Roman mosaics and wall plasters outside the Mediterranean.




In a wonderful park


Mosaics


Plan of Verulamium Museum






Saxon spearhead and knife from King Harry Lane cemetery.
Saxon spearhead and knife from King Harry Lane cemetery.
Archaeology
The bulk of the archaeological collections are from the Roman city of Verulamium and the medieval town of St Albans. The collections from Verulamium are of national and international significance.
They cover both the everyday and the exotic, including important mosaics, wallplasters, and building materials, pottery, metalwork, glassware and bone.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18th At St Albans!

Congratulations Mrs Ansell




In the Verulanium Park


Ajouter une légende



Cool!





                                                              One , two, three...

Come on Mme Joly!

Well done!

On the London eye



lundi 17 octobre 2011

An extraordinary day in London!

Buckingham Palace: We're discovering London ;))
                                                              A dream come true for Natacha  : See Big Ben!
Camille and Lucy on the London Eye. Big Ben in the background

Madame Tussaud's Museum : Hugo and Nicole... What a Don Juan he is!



X factor: The Three Fantastic!


Laura et Natacha ont succombe aux charmes de Jack Sparrow





Look at Mr Russell and Mrs Joly's new friend!


It stinks!


Don't Alfred! We need Mr Cabras!


Olympic champion: London 2012

Mrs De Senti being very familiar with the Queen

Amy Whinehouse: RIP

Mathilde phoning from the Oval Office





Trafalgar Square, London

Trafalgar Square: The National Gallery

The four bronze lions in Trafalgar Square








Nelson's column


Big Ben in the distance


A very nice man explained them what to do: They could understand English.



On our way to Buckingham Palace:
The Queen's mother and father


Once again, a very nice policeman answered the pupils' questions

Explaining the symbols of the Queen's Coat of Arms (les Armoiries royales







The Victoria's Memorial is covered up because it's being refurbished for the 2012 London Olympic Games



Walking through St James' park
Buckingham Palace in the distance





We're enjoying ourselves!


Big Ben











Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament

London Eye and the River Thames

A Scotsman in London playing the bagpipes


WOW!






A flight on London Eye









Buckingham Palace and St James' park, the Foreign Office, The Treasury



Inside a capsule, 135m high