January 3nd- A teeter-totter day

On the teeter-totter, market –museum- market, today we kept up our continuing tour style. We jumped on the bus and rode over to the Camden Lock market, we were looking for treasures (as usual) but it turned out to be like so many of the markets these days, its gone to t-shirts and cheaply made junk that are (not unsurprisingly) not cheap.   But not giving up, we headed to the Camden Passage market and did manage to find a few shops, no luck but we did see a vintage clothing shop where they were selling used Pendleton shirts for more than they sell new in the U.S.   But we had a nice lunch at a little pub called, ‘The Elk in the Woods’  Deb had a wrap of slow cooked beef with Feta cheese with a creamy Horseradish sauce and I had a sandwich of Veal, Swiss Cheese, and slice gherkin with a mustard cream sauce.  Very Tasty.    Next we headed down to the British Museum and spent some time looking at the exhibit of Mesopotamian, Babylonian, and Assyrian cultures from about 8000 BC.  Then we went over to view the Elgin Marbles, the gable-end and friezes surrounding the Parthenon.     As we were heading back to the hotel we found a dealer specializing in British art from the 18^th-19^th and 20^th century watercolors, oils, and prints and as if in lock step turned 90 degrees and went in through the door where we spend 30 lovely minutes.   Just a fine day out for us today.

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