Sunday, 8 February 2009

What killed the dinosaurs?

This weekend was quite full, with 2 days spent walking around in London with my cousin, his friends, and my housemates. I went to quite a few museums and galleries, such as the Tate Modern Art Gallery (with a gorgeous view on London from the 7th floor), the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery.
One of the places I hadn't been to yet in London was the Natural History Museum:

It was quite an interesting visit, very interactive and full of humour. As an example, here are some of the reasons for the extinction of dinosaurs, according to the museum:

- Because mammals ate their eggs...
- Hunted for food by aliens...
- a worrying skin complaint...
- Boredom... (Click on the image to enlarge it, it's worth it!)

- Cataracts...

- Overwhelmed by their own dung...
- Mass suicide...
- Slipped discs...

I saw the last T-Rex alive in this same museum:


One of the ugliest bridge in London in my opinion:



And to finish, a building that I liked, with a nice message:

3 comments:

Delphine said...

Haha so awesome. I can't wait to be there with you !! :D

Lana said...

i bloody love history museums. I am keeping my eye on eurostar prices because I really want to go to ldn for a few days! we have to go to cha cha moon if I come! xx

Anonymous said...

Comme d'habitude j'envoie tes informations à Violette qui apprécie d'avoir des photos.
Parmi les curiosités: j'ai fait entendre le T-Rex à Jacqueline, et le soir nous regardions King Kong à la télé: Bonjour les dégâts! Au fait, pourquoi ne cite-t-on pas la chute d'un météorite dans le Yucatan à propos de la disparition des dinosaures? Bonne continuation, tu as une vie passionnante!