British Museum

On your day in London, you might like to visit the British Museum, a museum of human history and culture. To find the exhibits you want to see while visiting, take an online tour of the highlights of the museum, an online tour of the cultures featured in the museum, and an online tour of the galleries.

Founded in 1753, the British Museum highlights include the Rosetta Stone, key to the deciphering of hieroglyphs; the Elgin Marbles in the Duveen Gallery, the orginal sculptures from Athens' Parthenon; elements from two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Mausoleum of Harlikarnassos and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; and fabulous gold and silver Oxus Treasure from ancient Persia.

It is free of charge and open from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The museum is located on Great Russell Street. This site shows a diagram of the upper floor. For more information, try this Wikipedia article.

Learning to Speak French

Since the majority of our tour will be in France, you might like to brush up on your French speaking skills. This series of 39 short videos from Expert Village entitled "Common French Phrases" might be of some help. Click on the title to hear the phrases and see them written in French. The demonstrator speaks them slowly so you can learn.

You might also check out this English to French translation for common French phrases and their written pronunciations.

And if the word or phrase you want to learn is not in either of the above sites, then try Word Reference, an online language translator.

Bonne chance! (That's good luck in French!)