Vikings and cats in Melbourne

Life's been a bit hectic here for the past little while, but I did manage to get down to Melbourne to check out the Vikings: Beyond the Legend exhibition at the Melbourne Museum before it shut. I also won myself a couple of free tickets (thanks Catmantoo!) to the Cat Lovers Show! I went to both of them with my lovely partner (although he had to leave the Cat Lovers Show early - boo hiss boo) which was really nice. I don't mind going to things by myself, but it's always nice to have someone to share the experience with.

I won't write much more, this post is more about seeing some images from the exhibition and the show. I hope you enjoy them!

Bone instruments.

Amber shaped to look like a cat.

A selection of reproduction clothes. They had buttons to push which lit up certain garments like 'women' or 'men', and a general light to show them all.

Sewing bits! There's some ancient fabric remnants, some sewing needles, a whetstone pendant, a needle case, and some reproduction shoes. Right down the bottom is a cheeky reflection of my new spotty gumboots.

How they managed to get such fine detail is beyond me.

I love runes! I'm not sure what this says though.

Bits and bobs with runes carved into them.

This Valkyrie looks suspiciously like a dalek...

Is it proof that Doctor Who is real? Who knows?

Even with this magnifying glass (it's a cut piece of crystal) it still amazes me how precise they could be with their detail work.

A picture of a cat. What a great segue into the next part of this post!

The glorious Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton. We were about halfway in the queue. You can make out some of the people in front of us on the right hand side of the photo.

Funky light bulb signage near the entrance.

Boomer and Didga on the big screen.

Robert, aka Catmantoo, Didga (can you spot her?), and Boomer on the Pet Circle Colosseum.

Thanks for stopping by! Did you see either the exhibition or the show? Let me know if you did!

Until next time! xx

P.S, here's another picture of the sign with some people. I couldn't decide which one to show so you get both of them.

A bonus sign picture! This one gives you more of a feel of the atmosphere there.