The Geffrye Museum +

On Thursday August 29 we ventured up to Camden so that Ted could shop for comics at Megacity Comics located in funky Camden Town market.  Once he had bought his sizable cache of comics we headed to the Geffrye Museum located near Hoxton Overground station.  The Geffrye Museum calls itself "The Museum of The Home".  It's located in a former 18th century almshouse and is comprised of a series of rooms made up to represent the typical "livingrooms" of the English from the 1600s to the very recent past.  It is interesting to see the subtle changes from room to room, which by the end of the string of rooms represents quite a radical change in decor.

Some pictures from the Geffrye Museum of interiors:

The exterior of the museum is also interesting (given its history as a former almshouse):

Exterior of the front of the Geffrye Museum:

The back of the Geffrye Museum (as taken from the platform at nearby Hoxton Overground station):

After having toured the Geffrye we made our way to Euston station area to engage in an activity booked months before: the live game known at Hint Hunt.  

Hint Hunt is a team game in which a team (optimally, four people) is locked in a room for one-hour and within the room are a host of clues which will enable them to determine how to get out.  At first, everyone flounders around confused and unsure how to proceed, but slowly things start to make sense and you barely have enough time to get out.  It is the quickest hour I think I've ever experienced!  In our case, we were actually engaged in putting the last item into place so as to open the door, when it opened (as the hour was up)!  In other words, we missed out by mere seconds.  It was great fun and a great example of the power of people working together and in an organized, strategic manner.  Great fun.  Sorry, no pictures as they're not allowed (for obvious reasons!)

On the way back from Hint Hunt (walking distance to our flat) we had to pay homage to the great Utilitarian legal philosopher, Jeremy Bentham, by actually visiting him at University College, London.  He really didn't say much . . .