Author: eklastic

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Millenium Parade

Our boys’ school organised a millenium parade to remember the past 2000 years – all the children and teachers and many of the parents were dressed as historical figures. Our sons decided on fairly modern men (which made it easy for the costume department, aka: me) whom they admired. Meet Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela:

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Penultimate Past Square

[Disclaimer: The photos have been photographed from prints.]

Manamana, do doo be-do-do

It wasn’t quite Manama in Bahrain but Arad Fort is just next door. Actually, EVERYTHING is just next door in Bahrain. When living in Saudi Arabia, just across the causeway to Bahrain, we used to listen to Radio Bahrain and usually got a kick out of the news reader telling us that “the King has left for the interior of the country”. We thought it might be a euphemism for him having a look at how the palm trees in his backyard were coming on.

At the time, we were looking at this part of Bahrain’s past, Arad Fort was built in the 15th century. Now that I’m looking at the photos it my personal past.

Past Square #29

[Disclaimer: The photos have been photographed from prints.]