In the shot I posted yesterday I mentioned the Gayer-Anderson Museum, this Nefertiti bust was taken in this wonderful place. I looked through my photos from that day before and after making my post and really liked this shot and wanted to share it, even if it means two shots from that one day in my retrospective.
I love the light filtered through the mashrabiya window screen.
These are screens which allowed women to watch from the windows without being seen.
I have one more day of holidays before I go back to work, I always try to return to work mid-week so that I don't have to endure a full week back that first week. I have been doing a lot of driving on my holiday - travelling to Melbourne and Sydney (twice - went there and back today just so I could go to Ikea - 7 hours of driving round trip, just for Ikea) and when I do long distance driving I like to listen to audio books on my Kindle (which died today).
I have been listening to Paul Theroux's "The Great Railway Bazaar" and this included a quote from Charles Dickens' "Little Dorritt" which rang very true for me:
'One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it's left behind.....'
For me it is more than just forgiving a place, it is a sort of golden light cast on my memories, the unpleasant experiences and annoyances are quickly forgotten, the good aspects are elevated and glow in my memory.
I love your picture, it's so beautiful with the black screening and the golden statute. I have been to that museum and I pray that the unrest in Cairo never destroys it. I like that you included the story also. Your quote from Charles Dickens' "Little Dorritt" is a nice way to end it.
