Alice's adventures in Manga Land

She isn't the only one having adventures.

It starts when we walk from our apartment in the Royal Train Shed round the corner to the train station - 10 minutes.  We catch the train down to London and then walk from Euston to the British Museum.  We've come to see two exhibitions - Japanese Manga and Rembrandt sketches.

It's a very pleasant and quiet walk through Bloomsbury and we arrive at the Museum just before opening time.  It's heaving - there are lines of people snaking across the courtyard and out into the street.  One line is empty - members only.  We show our cards and are waved through.

The Manga exhibition is amazing - a lot of the usual suspects - Astro Boy, Pikachu and Studio Ghibli - and some we hadn't expected; a Manga version of Alice in Wonderland and one Manga artist who works in ceramics rather than pen and ink.  See extras for her take on Fish and Chips and Anniemay trying on a Pikachu costume, much to the dismay of a little Japanese girl who became upset when Anniemay put on the costume.  Her Dad laughed though.

The Rembrandt exhibition was even more surprising; some of the sketches - especially the landscapes were stunning.  One in particular - the angel appearing to the shepherds - makes us gasp:  "How can you draw light?"  asks an incredulous Anniemay.

After a pleasant lunch in the quiet and air-conditioned Member's Lounge, we make our way back up to Euston, via furniture shops along the Tottenham Court Road.  The train journey is uneventful, as is the a short walk back to the Shed.