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24 November 2004

London, England in November 2004

For three weeks during November 2004, Dan Graf (Academy of Natural Sciences) and Kevin Cummings (Illinois Natural History Survey) visited the British Museum of Natural History to examine specimens for the MUSSEL Project. This page is dedicated to some of the non-mollusk pictures were took.

For the most part, we spent those 21 days deep in the BMNH taking pictures and entering data from hundreds of lots of freshwater mussels. It was the same general operation just about every day — except that the taxa changed as we worked our way through to keep things interesting. The other regular occurrence was our indulgence in the fine local cuisine.

We also took the opportunity to pay homage to our heros remembered throughout the London area. African explorers were especially of interest to us.

We did not forget the biological masters, though. Darwin's simple stone lays in sharp contrast to the brilliance of his contribution. Besides outdoor memorials, we visited Westminster Abbey, the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery.