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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Abbaye Sainte-Marie-de-la-Pierre-qui-Vire

Deep in the woods… …you can find a magnificent… …Benedictine Abbey, which you may have heard of, as they make very good cheese. Although the place dates from the last century, there is an atmosphere of deep calm and tranquility. Deeper into the woods… …there is a hidden delight… …a little glade… …with a statue of the Virgin Mary. It is an extraordinary place.

Église st Jean Baptiste - Moulins-Engilbert

For a small, sleepy place…Moulins-Engilbert… …has a very large church. It is… …rather… …lovely… …with lots to see… …beautiful… …carving… …and lovely old wooden pews. And as well… …as these lovely faces… …there are… …some glorious statues in the crypt. However, what most spoke to me was the war memorial… …including my hostˋs grandfather.

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.

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