Royal Geographical Society Library and Archive


Today, the class visited the Royal Geographical Society Library and Archive.  As we walked up to the Royal Geographical Society, it was mentioned that the corner was called the "Hot and Cold corner" in which I looked up and saw two statues - one statue was dressed for cold weather and the other statue was dressed for hot weather.  I thought that very strange but it made sense.

We were ushered into a large room with a table in the middle of it.  There were several items, maps and pictures laid out.  One side about Dr. David Livingstone and the other about  Dr. Ernest Shackleton.  Dr. Ernest Shackleton explored Antarctic while Dr. David Livingstone explored Africa.  The mystery of why the corner is called the "Hot and Cold corner" was solved.  We were not allowed to take any pictures inside but the information was very interesting.  I enjoyed visiting this library.




 



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