Museum fatigue does exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve been writing interesting stuff in my notebook (thanks Leon!) but I can’t be bothered transcribing it to here. So instead, I’ll say this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the National Museum in Athens there’s a weird little wobby figure from 3000 years ago. It has articulated legs and a stripey red body. It looks like the Mayor from Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the inspiration for the Athens Olympics ‘characters’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I think that’s cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
—<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In other news, Leon has a job in London already – go Leon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
—<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no other news. Athens is hot, but nice. Buses are the enemy of tall people. Ferries, less so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m turning around and heading back towards Portugal, as of tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
—-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~`morgue (museum fatigued)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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