thattommyhall.com » archaeology http://www.thattommyhall.com A Random Walk Through Idea Space Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:13:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Christmassy Shizzle http://www.thattommyhall.com/2008/12/22/christmassy-shizzle/ http://www.thattommyhall.com/2008/12/22/christmassy-shizzle/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:45:01 +0000 tom http://www.thattommyhall.com/2008/12/22/christmassy-shizzle/ Last weekend I went down to London again for a Christmas jolly with some great old uni friends, it was a lovely weekend, good wholesome fun.

On the Saturday I went to see the Wallace Collection while some girlies shopped on Kensington Highstreet (where the sales are apparently excellent but I’m not sure I could have tolerated a moment). There was an Osbert Lancaster exhibit there that was great, alongside the permanent collection which is excellent. I had never heard of him before but hes is definitely worth investigating, the blurb on the wall described him as a dandy aesthete, something I have always considered myself.

In the nighttime we watched the 1951 Scrooge with Alastair Sim in an incredible private cinema, ate nice food, got a little squiffy (port was involved you will be surprised to learn)

On the Sunday we went to see the Babylon exhibit in the British Museum and I returned to Leeds feeling tired but ace. Babylon has appeared in art of all forms, not least a few Jazz numbers.

]]> http://www.thattommyhall.com/2008/12/22/christmassy-shizzle/feed/ 0 Byzantium at the Royal Academy of Arts http://www.thattommyhall.com/2008/12/06/byzantium-at-the-royal-academy-of-arts/ http://www.thattommyhall.com/2008/12/06/byzantium-at-the-royal-academy-of-arts/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:42:50 +0000 tom http://www.thattommyhall.com/2008/12/06/byzantium-at-the-royal-academy-of-arts/ I was in London a few weeks ago and saw the wonderful exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts.

I have been interested in Byzantine history since a historian friend at university described how they were essentially the eastern Roman empire, called themselves Romans, spoke Greek, were Christian and survived well into the Middle Ages. As ever, wikipedia has a good introduction to the topic.

Off to London again next weekend, going to see the Babylon exhibit at the British Museum and have a lovely Christmas celebration with some good old friends.

]]> http://www.thattommyhall.com/2008/12/06/byzantium-at-the-royal-academy-of-arts/feed/ 0 Tutankhamun and Qin Shihuangdi http://www.thattommyhall.com/2007/11/26/tutankhamun-and-qin-shihuangdi/ http://www.thattommyhall.com/2007/11/26/tutankhamun-and-qin-shihuangdi/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:30:48 +0000 tom http://www.thattommyhall.com/2007/11/26/tutankhamun-and-qin-shihuangdi/ At the weekend I went to see the Tutankhamun and Qin Shihuangdi exhibits in London. Tutankhamun is at the O2 (formally millennium) Dome and Qin Shihuangdi is at one of my favourite places in the world, The British Museum. Both are superb, well worth a visit.

I stayed with a good friend from uni and met up with another in covent garden along with one of my oldest friends and had a few beers and a really good buzz. I love London, such a vibrant city and so much to see and do (admittedly I have spent very little time in rush hour commuting on the tube, which is hellish)

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