shining armor

[lizziebelle]

shining armor, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

I went with sea_dark_wine and justjanus to the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester yesterday to look at, well, armor. It was interesting and fun.






It's a big, square building that has 4 floors of arms and armor. The top floor is open on the side and looks down at the third floor, which is a vaulted gallery.











It's amazing how many ways man has come up with to kill and maim. The collection of swords and pikes is quite impressive, though not laid out in a manner that photographs well.

At the end of the month there will be a Viking display, and they hold roller jousts, which I was told by the gal at the desk is indeed how it sounds: people jousting on roller skates. Sounds fun as well as dangerous. *g*

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[sea-dark-wine.livejournal.com]

These days when Roger and I are back in Wisconsin, I try to find time to take him to local attractions I last saw when I was a child. They're usually still interesting, although now I'm seeing them through more experienced eyes. We went to a historic house last summer when we were out there (a place where Lincoln once spent the night during a speaking tour!) and it was fun to find out that some of the information they give out on tours has changed as their research has turned up new things or disproved things they used to think were true.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

That's interesting. I wonder what might have changed at the places I went as a kid?