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Wednesday Wander – Cleopatra’s Needle, London

I had an impromptu trip into London yesterday. I’m currently trying to sort out a new passport for a trip I’m taking in a few weeks time, which has necessitated two trips to the Canadian embassy in Trafalgar Square. Yesterday’s visit was to replace my passport photos with another, equally dire set of images, asContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Cleopatra’s Needle, London”

Thursday Doors – The British Museum, London

It’s Thursday, and time for another door. This week, I have a very very old door. It currently lives in The British Museum, London, but over four millennia ago was part of someone’s tomb. This is the false-door of Ptashepses. Made from limestone around 2380BC, the door is of a type common in tombs ofContinue reading “Thursday Doors – The British Museum, London”