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Yep, it's true: I am leaving my parrots behind to visit London!I am traveling this week, so I thought you might enjoy seeing a demonstration of what my parrots do when I am gone. [Video link]For those who are interested, I am visiting London to attend the Royal Society's Young People's science book award, for which I was a judge this year. I am looking forward to once again being at the Royal Society, chatting with my fellow judges, learning if I won my bet as to which book wins this year's award, and of course, visiting the great city of London! (This is high praise indeed, coming from a New Yorker.)Since this is a long and expensive journey for me, I am staying for five days -- not long enough, I know, but I return to London for another five-day visit in less than two weeks, so I'll be spending ten days in your fair city this month.In addition to attending the Royal Society's Young People's science book award ceremonies, I thought I'd share some of the other exhibitions and tours that I (and my cameras) plan to attend:The British Museum: The Beyond El Dorado exhibit The Shunga exhibit also planning to go on one of the Around the World in 90 minutes tours I am excited to say that even though I do not live in London, I visit the city -- and the British Museum -- frequently enough that it is cost-effective for me to purchase a membership. This is one of the first things I plan to purchase upon reaching London.Natural History Museum: The Wallace discovery trail Behind the ...
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