Malaysia National Museum

Back to my ‘happy place’ with a trip to a museum!

In this case the Malaysian National Museum.

Malaysian history is very rich, and complex, so I won’t attempt an explainer, just give you a few things which caught my eye. In this case Bronze Age beads…

…a grave megalith…

…a brass standing Buddha, found in a tin mine…

…the prow from a Royal boat ~ late 19thC AD…

…a bowl from a shipwreck…

…a pendant with breadfruit motifs…

…a tobacco pouch which needs to start in a ‘Studio Ghibli’ film…

…currently shaped like animals…

…which looks very cute…

…but seems wildly impractical.

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Return to Ronda

The last few months have been a bit rough on the health front, so it’s been a delight to be on my travels again. First stop was glorious Ronda, staying in a hotel with it’s own cinema. A fantastic pizza was had… ….Christmas lights were admired… …a sunset revelled in… …but Ronda is all about the gorge (and bullfighting, Hemlingway and Orson Welles)… …and the amazing bridges. And a very poetic carpark.

Corbigny past and present

Itˋs still too damn hot, but I managed a trip out to Corbigny, where there is a lovely toy shop… …interesting mediaeval bits and pieces… …fun shop signs… …a great place to drink coffee and watch the world go by… …suitably mad French cars… …and baffling street furniture… …and a chilling reminder that not that long ago, people like you and me were taken away and annihilated. Remember them, never forget, never again.

Austria at last

In a fit of madness… …I agreed to accompany my Aged Mother on a coach trip to Austria. After two days on the coach… …we have finally arrived <phew>.

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