12 May 2011
Today was another great day in London. We visited the Royal Geographic Society and the British Field Museum. At the RGS, we were taken into the library to see artifacts of both Livingstone and Stanley, along with other explorers, including their hats, maps they had drawn during their explorations, and some of the equipment they used on their expeditions. It was awesome to see how these guys just went off exploring and came back with this knowledge to share with the world. At the Field Museum, we were taken on another tour that showed us the storage and preparation areas for the specimens on display at the museum. It was very cool to get a behind-the-scenes look at the labs, and even cooler to see the storage area. Darwin's original preserved specimen samples from the Beagle explorations were down in the basement, and we were given a chance to see them! Overall a very cool day to be sure! We're off on our flight to Zambia tomorrow, and can't wait for the sights and adventures to be had there.
Wow what a great opportunity to get behind the scenes.
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