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celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 19 May

The International Banana Museum is located in Mecca, California. It features over 25,000 banana themed items. It has remained closed since the COVID-19 pandemic. It was famous for its gold-sequined Micheal Jackson banana, a...

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Art Gallery Inside the Mall

luisadannointed @luisadannointed (11842) • Philippines 18 May

We went to Opus Mall in Pasig for our dgroup friends get-together. We had so much fun, we talked a lot, and we ate a lot. Then, as we strolled inside the mall, we saw this art gallery. The paintings are so nice, and I think they...

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A day in Oxford……what a treat for me and The Mister…..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 23 Mar

Someone must be looking down on us. The Mister spent all weekend really unwell. We got a call last night saying he was on stand down from work today …..paperwork etc….and he was on a different job from tomorrow. We took...

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Crocodile Mummy at the Crocodile Park Museum, Dubai

MG SINGH @madan02 (677) 23 Jan

I am going to introduce you to something new. Everybody has heard of the famous mummies which are preserved in the pyramids of Egypt. The river Nile, which runs through Egypt is a sacred river, and the Nile crocodile is very...

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In marine museum in Cuttack the boat building history is depicted

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 18 Jan

There was a period of time in the 18th century when flights were not invented. From India to Europe and America goods were transported by waterways. The marine museum in Cuttack display that history how the boats and vessels were...

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In many churches in Goa the museum show the history

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 16 Jan

Goa is a smallest state of India. It has many similarity with Portugal. The reason is that that country ruled the state for a long time. The churches have museums. The devotees and visitors are allowed to visit the museums and...

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A camera museum in Meckering, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Dec

The photo shows the entrance to a camera museum which is located in Meckering in the wheatbelt are of Western Australia. The owner has over 4,000 cameras along with a great many other items to do with photography and film-making....

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Getting ready for bed in the olden days

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Oct

Time for another wax figure from the Westonia Museum in Western Australia. This lady is doing her hair prior to going to bed. Doesn’t she look real? The dressing table had a lovely set of candlesticks, trinket boxes, hair brush,...

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Shoes for shearers

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Oct

If you check the image back in my previous discussion, you will see the wax model of the shearer wearing ‘slippers’ similar to the ones in this photo. These are moccasin-type shoes made of soft leather. The wool from sheep...

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Greetings from Westonia, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Oct

We’ve had two nights in Westonia in a very clean and neat caravan park which is almost full. It’s school holidays and tonight we can hear some children playing on the other side of the park. The town is spotless wherever you...

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'Free books' but not quite

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Sep

We’ve been away for a few days with Vince’s brother and his grandson. We visited two of the same museums that Vin and I visited on our last road trip. The grandson is about 14, on the autism spectrum and has ADHD. He couldn’t have...

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A rug made from scraps

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Sep

We’ve been away for a few nights and visited some great museums while we were away. I should have said revisited the museums but I was able to get a few extra photos. One item that I missed last time was this plaited mat. These...

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A funny sign at the monastery

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Aug

I saw this sign in the New Norcia museum. The St Benedictine monks there had a fully-operating printing press and we were able to walk though the printing area and see the various machines. Type-setting has always intrigued me...

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Bullet holes in a harmonium

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Aug

Another instrument that I photographed at New Norcia was this harmonium. The information board said that it was donated to the Kalumburu Mission by a grateful German government. In 1932, two German airmen crashed near there. The...

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Keeping the nasties at bay

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Aug

This meat safe was in the Cunderdin Museum that we visited recently. It would have been hung up under a tree if the owner was camping or under the verandah of a house. The holes allowed for ventilation but kept the contents safe...

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Old-time sewing machines and a wash basin

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Jul

The collage shows three antique sewing machines. These would have had to be turned by hand. It must have been quite difficult at times to try to hold the material with one hand and turn the handle with the other. The last photo...

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Time for another funny sign

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Jul

Wyalkatchem Museum was very impressive. There were four large sheds full of old tractors and farm machinery and other rooms holding household items and memorabilia. There was room for items to be spaced out and everything looked...

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Forty cans entry fee

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Jul

We’re travelling and I haven’t had internet for a few days. We’ll probably be away another two days so I won’t be posting much. But I thought I’d share another funny sign with us. We didn’t plan our stops but just thought we’d...

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People in Missouri set a Guiness Record for wearing banana hats in one venue

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 Apr 25

I know this sounds like an odd story since officials of the Guinness World Record of having 309 people dressed wearing banana hats at the St. Louis City Museum on April 2. An official with the Guiness World Record was present...

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Floridians set a world record by dressing in dinosaurs

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 23 Jan 25

Thanks to the team up of the Cox Science Center and the City of West Palm Beach, 468 persons dressed as dinosaurs at the West Palm Beach Screen on The Green earlier this month. An official with the Guiness World Records confirmed...

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