Tutankhamun Exhibition in Melbourne.
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minnie13 and I went to Melbourne to see the Tutankhamun exhibition at the Melbourne Museum. We were only in Melbourne for twelve hours and all in all it was a great day, even if my entire body is still complaining in pain.
We got to Melbourne around 11am and I tweeted, but alas, Vodafail being epic fail, did not deign to share my tweets with the world, so, they aren't there. Lovely. Anyway, it was grey and overcast for most of the day and in the evening it got really cold, so it was good to get home and rug up and pass out. We had dinner at Lord of the Fries, which I loved, it was delicious. There's photos galore, so enough rambling, time for piccies.
Firstly, I did not take these. I scoured Google and got these from Australian Geographic and the ABC. (That sounds like it should be a rock band. Or a pub.) But these are a good selection of what we saw in the exhibition. Clickenzee to embiggen.
Tut's actual mask and sarcophagus was not part of the exhibit and the exhibit was less about him than it was him and his family. The sarcophabus was that of his half-sister, and the golden mask with the linen that's blackened on it was also hers. The diadems and statues were in his tomb, as were the shabti and canopic jars, and the beautiful ornamental dagger.
Although we'd pre-bought our tickets, the wait to get into the exhibit was half an hour. They basically coralled people in groups of 30-50 and sent them in in ten minute intervals. The result was small spaces with too many people and so you couldn't really get a good look at some of the artefacts. Plus, there was a school group being noisy and one 'clever clogs' thought he could get away with taking photos but he was ousted by security who confiscated his camera and kicked him out. The shop at the end of the exhibit was hideously overpriced, so I didn't buy anything, althoughminnie13 bought a mini-mummy and some Scarab beetles. And then we went outside away from the huuuuuuuge crowds and sat down to rest our very weary legs and feet.
And now for non-exhibition photos, these ones I did take.
What's what:
1. Some nifty stained glass I snapped on a building that's part of David Jones in Bourke St. Mall. 2. The gates into Chinatown. 3. Us outside the museum. 4. A totem pole... inside the Tutankhamun gift shop. 5. Stone lion by the Chinatown gated park. 6. Gated park. 7. And again. 8. Chinatown. 9. Flags about Buddha Day in Bourke St Mall. 10. Pie Face! (I was amused.)> 11 - 12. The Cupcake Bakery.
And that concludes our day in Melbourne!
Also, Yoo Seung Jun crooning in my ears blasting on my iPod makes for awesome falling asleep on the plane music.
minnie13 and I went to Melbourne to see the Tutankhamun exhibition at the Melbourne Museum. We were only in Melbourne for twelve hours and all in all it was a great day, even if my entire body is still complaining in pain. We got to Melbourne around 11am and I tweeted, but alas, Vodafail being epic fail, did not deign to share my tweets with the world, so, they aren't there. Lovely. Anyway, it was grey and overcast for most of the day and in the evening it got really cold, so it was good to get home and rug up and pass out. We had dinner at Lord of the Fries, which I loved, it was delicious. There's photos galore, so enough rambling, time for piccies.
Firstly, I did not take these. I scoured Google and got these from Australian Geographic and the ABC. (That sounds like it should be a rock band. Or a pub.) But these are a good selection of what we saw in the exhibition. Clickenzee to embiggen.
Tut's actual mask and sarcophagus was not part of the exhibit and the exhibit was less about him than it was him and his family. The sarcophabus was that of his half-sister, and the golden mask with the linen that's blackened on it was also hers. The diadems and statues were in his tomb, as were the shabti and canopic jars, and the beautiful ornamental dagger.
Although we'd pre-bought our tickets, the wait to get into the exhibit was half an hour. They basically coralled people in groups of 30-50 and sent them in in ten minute intervals. The result was small spaces with too many people and so you couldn't really get a good look at some of the artefacts. Plus, there was a school group being noisy and one 'clever clogs' thought he could get away with taking photos but he was ousted by security who confiscated his camera and kicked him out. The shop at the end of the exhibit was hideously overpriced, so I didn't buy anything, although
minnie13 bought a mini-mummy and some Scarab beetles. And then we went outside away from the huuuuuuuge crowds and sat down to rest our very weary legs and feet.And now for non-exhibition photos, these ones I did take.
What's what:
1. Some nifty stained glass I snapped on a building that's part of David Jones in Bourke St. Mall. 2. The gates into Chinatown. 3. Us outside the museum. 4. A totem pole... inside the Tutankhamun gift shop. 5. Stone lion by the Chinatown gated park. 6. Gated park. 7. And again. 8. Chinatown. 9. Flags about Buddha Day in Bourke St Mall. 10. Pie Face! (I was amused.)> 11 - 12. The Cupcake Bakery.
And that concludes our day in Melbourne!
Also, Yoo Seung Jun crooning in my ears blasting on my iPod makes for awesome falling asleep on the plane music.
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Date: Fri, May. 6th, 2011 12:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Fri, May. 6th, 2011 10:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Fri, May. 6th, 2011 11:39 am (UTC)However, I think a reciproal journey to Adelaide where I can try out the Archer Bar with someone who knows it is well in order.
Archer Bar? Hang on, is that it?
trippity
Date: Sat, May. 7th, 2011 07:13 am (UTC)Sorry we didnt let anyone know but we literally only had half a day there :(
Please dont take it personally, it was a very very short trip. :)
We would have told you for sure if we had more time, you know that. In fact, i want to try out that Sherlock Holmes pub at some point and i fully intend on dragging you there :))
But if you make it here, we will let you take us anywhere you want!!
thats a promise :))
Min.xxx
Re: trippity
Date: Sat, May. 7th, 2011 11:55 am (UTC)There are now a couple of Sherlock Holmes's in Melbourne now, one in Collins St opposite the old ATO and one in St Kilda Rd. The Collins St one was pretty good a few years ago but I haven't been there in a while.
No, wait. In a spirit of Christopher Lambert and Clancy BVrown there is only one: http://www.melbournepubs.com/venues/search/sherlock-holmes/
Anyway, yes, a trip to Adelaide in the Spring. I think that's the go...