April 26th - 221B Baker Street

Today I made my first solo journey into London! I went and bought myself an Oyster card for the Tube, and then made the trip to the most famous address in the world - 221B Baker Street, formerly home of the Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, now home to the Sherlock Holmes museum.

The museum consists of 4 and a half floors, the first two dedicated to recreating what 221B would have looked like, using all authentic 19th century artifacts, including Sherlock and Watson's study, their bedrooms, and Dr. Watson's study. And then the top floors are dedicated to these incredibly wax figures that depict those in the stories, including characters from Musgrave Ritual, Hound of the Baskerville, and Scandal in Bohemia. I love Sherlock Holmes and all of its iterations, so getting to wander through and see these rooms come to life, and learn about all the different artifacts that would have been used was really something special!

Here are some of the pictures I took.

Me in Sherlock & Watson's study.

Irene Adler

Sherlock, himself

Sherlock's Bedroom, and his desk

Hudson's Restaurant

I also went to a really beautiful bookstore, called Daunt Books, which had these gorgeous ceilings. I will have to go back though when it's super sunny out to get the full effect.

I think that will be my only trip for this week, but i'm hoping to make it out to the British Library this weekend! I'll write again soon!

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