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Currents December 2018 Globetrotter By: Max Edwards Dr. Daniel S. Brandwein, D.P.M. Diplomate American Board of Podiatric Surgery Fellow American College of Foot & Ankle Surgery We accept Cigna, United & Aetna Dinosaurs in London “Globetrotter” confesses to being an avid museum-goer, often planning a trip around a collec- tion. For travelers, museums offer a glimpse of a culture’s values, of what is deemed worthy of study and preservation. A museum visit anchors travel memories which, in time, tend to blur. London, with more than 170 museums, has sev- eral not to be missed: 1) The British Museum (Parthenon Sculptures, the Rosetta Stone) 2) The National Gallery (works by da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, van Gogh, Picasso) 3) The Natural History Museum (80 million specimens, and the foremost of its kind in the world) 4) Imperial War Museum (a perspective of war, with models of warcraft) 5) Victoria & Albert Museum (displays of decora- tive art, design, textiles, fashion) 6) The Tate Modern (modern and contemporary art, with innovative special exhibits) Podiatrist The Treatment of: • Warts • Fungus Nails • Callouses • Corns • Orthotics • Bunions • Foot & Ankle Pain FREE EXAM & CONSULTATION A $150 Value X-rays not included Exp.12-31-2018 New Patients Only Medicare Provider • Most Insurances 159 S. Pompano Parkway, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 Palm-Aire Market Place 954-984-7500 MAID FOR TODAY 954-968-0063 HOME CLEANING! Licensed Bonded Insured NEW CUSTOMER SPECIAL 25% OFF ! Houses Condos Offices Parties (3 hour minimum) Sightseeing in London, amidst grand buildings echoing an illustrious history, can be fatiguing. A museum visit offers an antidote to big-city bustle—a chance for reflection, and for the calming distraction of intellectual focus. For curious children, and for adults open to dis- covery, the Natural History Museum is peerless. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5:50 p.m., except on December 24 – 26, admission is free (except for spe- cial exhibits). Access in South Kensington is easy, via the Underground or by bus. Enter from Cromwell Road (the main), or from Exhibition Road, or Queen’s Gate. The current red brick building, dating from 1881, is staffed by some 850 employees. The Museum, the pre-eminent center of natural history research in the world, holds 36 galleries organized within five disciplines, and identified by colored “zones:” Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, continued on page 12 > 11 Serving South Florida for Over 33 Yrs.