London, Sherlock Holmes Museum

Do not know about you, but I have a good old England is strongly associated with old Holmes, why not visit the museum, we could not. Apparently, with this association we were not alone, because of the number of Russian speech, we are in no place did not meet London. It feels like every other visitor to the museum Russian
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02. The first thing we saw coming from the underground station Baker Street, it was a huge crowd of English fans, who constantly chanted "In-n-Land, In-n-Land ..." (that's right, not England) from time to Time delaying a song, something with "Gloriosa England."



03. As it turned out, the day was a match for England against Brazil. British fans very noisy, though did not seem aggressive. Meeting with the Brazilian fans, they embraced them, laughing, and not trying to fill his Face. But they are also in the underground fans povystukivat fists slogans on the walls of the wagon.



04. Passing this crowd we went to Baker Street.



05. Pass necessary very little, and here it is - a museum. As many remember, Comrade Holmes lived in the house at Baker Street, 221b from 1881 to 1904. The fact that in reality this was not at home, too many people know. But the popularity of detective more bureaucracy, and finally got home the desired number.



06. Now the museum is located in a four-storey house in Victorian style. The house was built in 1815 and of itself is a historical and architectural value, as the model house of the era.
On the ground floor, in a separate room is a souvenir shop.



07. From the second floor actually begins exposure (tickets £ 6). It has a living room and bathroom Holmes.



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09. The best part of the museum is that there is no way our usual barriers, ropes, strict caretaker and shouts: "Over the fence do not go!". Surprisingly, on the chairs at the table where you can sit down, take a hat, dress and photographed it. All things are in direct reach, thus achieving the effect that you are visiting, and the owner is about to come. We have in the museums, most of all, the feeling that you are in a museum.



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11. On the third floor rooms Watson and Mrs. Hudson.



12. The interior of the house corresponds exactly to the descriptions present in the works of Arthur Conan Doyle.



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14. On the fourth floor, was originally used for business purposes, the characters are placed wax figures of various works of Sherlock Holmes.



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