Guy's super-duper pictures: March 2005

A couple of weeks ago, I went to the British Museum in London with a companion. Amongst all this history and incredible examples of international cultures, all I could take pictures of were some plates, a few pieces of Chinese crockery, a board game, and, erm, something unidentifiable at this juncture. You think I'm joking? I am, but if you think I'm lying, then I posted some evidence below to show I'm not.

It looks like the runway for some fleas, or possibly a great place for ants to have a marketplace, but actually, it's neither of these. It's... something else. Shocking, I know.

A large Chinese vase from a long, long time ago. If you came here for technical details of this stuff, I hope you've learnt your lesson.

An old Chinese, erm, object, looking much prettier with the effect of lacquer. Whatever it is. (I tried to find out, but couldn't, even after reading about it. There's always a first).

Lacquer, whatever it is, does create a wonderful effect for any material.

Board games based on mathematicians have always been a favourite of mine, though I never realised this as I never saw one until I saw this.

These plates look are very similar to the ones at home, but -- crucial difference! -- they're not ours. They're copies that are much older. Goddamn pirates.

A tree looking not just tree-like, but snowy-tree-like, which is much more life-affirming.

Yet Another Picture of Snow and Things Covered in It. Yes.

Snow picture 4.5 [minimal boringness avoidance strategy activated]

Snow picture 3

Snow picture 2

Snow picture 1

A melancholy, thoughtful, Pulitzer-prize-winning photo of the bus ride away from the Venetian Republic's capital... damnit, I've forgotten what it's called. Ah, yes, that's right: Venezia! Bella, bella!

Apparently, this is the apparatus for the local electioneering. Don't ask, because I don't know. Obviously. Some blog-readers nowadays... Not like the good ol' days when they had to be done on typewriters.