Day Four: Ann and Doug Conquer the Imperial War Museum at Last

We got up this morning with the goal of making it to at least one WWII something before we leave London.  I would like to wax witty about the Imperial War Museum, but I’m pretty sure one can’t wax witty and especially about a war museum. It is a superb display about War I and World II, with a myriad of interesting artifacts like spitfires, tanks, uniforms, cannons, guns and so forth. Quite sobering.  Time well spent and once again, it was free. On the way back to the ship we decided to come by boat down the Thames rather than by taxi (the taxi would be on land, not on the Thames, of course) just to mix it up.  The trip was narrated by a young man who obviously had not narrated anything before in his life, but his enthusiasm made up for what he lacked in polish.  In the middle of the trip he brought around a bucket to ask for tips.  His way of asking was, “Any appreciation?” over and over.  It seemed to work well for him. These Viking boats are small enough (around 500 people?) that you tend to see the same people over and over.  That can be both a good and a bad thing.  One guy we are already trying to avoid is a guy who has a laugh exactly like Peewee Herman. http://youtu.be/CYIKw91sAWE  He laughs both loud and often.   I would offer my deepest sympathy to his traveling companions, but they might think it’s an endearing quality. Tonight we sail at 8:45 PM and head for Edinburgh.