Spaceman

50 years on from the first man on the moon I figure space deserves a mention on my blog.

Of course, this isn't a spaceman, but he looks like one to me.

We had a trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford yesterday.

What an amazing place - so much to see!

Too much, on the hottest day of the year at 30°.

I loved all the masks and figurines - apologies for the quality of photos, the glass cases make it tricky.

The whole place was stacked full of interesting artifacts, though we missed the shrunken heads. Some were just plain freaky!

Bad photo - but you get the gist

The Museum of Natural History was interesting too. Not just the architecture.

I loved seeing all the skeletons, particularly the huge ones. But not keen on all the stuffed birds and animals.

We went up the Carfax Tower. Those 99 spiral staircase steps were hard work, but worthwhile.

So lovely to see the Dreaming Spires from that height.

And be above the crowds in that heat.

It was so hot that we actually didn't buy anything (apart from food). It was just too hot to be shopping!

Aah, such a lovely day. Back to my birthplace on my birthday.
And the song is by Babylon Zoo.