Photo Interlude and An Unidentified Object
rogress...not so much. I've got bloggers to catch up with, three book reviews to write, a short story to edit, and more words of the new story to draft to meet my minimum goal for CampNaNoWriMo.But we've been playing tourist again... A few random shots:
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| Alpine Horn concert! |
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| Stained glass at the Ariana Museum |
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| View from a window at Ariana |
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| Swiss images: William Tell, and the Geneva coat of arms |
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| Tethys! |
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| Swiss alpine flora |
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| A pub sign |
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| The layout of Geneva in the 19th century |
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| View from the Maison Tavel, oldest house in Geneva |
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| A crib! |
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| Kakelorum, a child's toy from the 19th century |
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| More coats of arms |
The kakelorum is intriguing. It seems to be specific to the Swiss and Austrian alpine regions.
What other ancient toys have you come across in museums or in research?
In a related note, can you help identify this item in Bardstown, Kentucky?
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There was stained glass in every window on that floor of the museum, Zan Marie! Remind me (ha ha!) next time I'm on my laptop where all the photos are and I'll send others. They were really lovely, especially since it was a sunny day.
The kakelorum is intriguing isn't it ... it's 'similar' to a pinball machine that's recalibrated to stand upright ...
I came across Mancala - via Nigeria ... it's in Wiki ... but the image was a better one ... still it seems to be a game across the middle east, north and middle Africa and spread into Asia ...
Would love to hear the Alpine horns in situ .. cheers Hilary
Hope you can visit and we can go to the Ariana Museum together!