Journey to Immortality

It was morning and the museum has just opened. There weren't many people about and we had the space almost all to ourselves. I thought Jethro would be afraid of the low lighting and monumental, forbidding Egyptian exhibits at the basement. Instead, he very excitedly explored the underground-like area and was particularly taken with the falcon and sphinx statues. We explored a little of the National Museum above too, just the public areas - I didn't buy the tickets for the rest of the museum. Hardly surprisingly, it was my first time there since its refurbishment in 2006. Jethro got rather active and initially I was worried we would be told off by the many people working there. But a really jovial Malay man working at the museum, who apparently liked children very much and had lots of experience with them (he has 6 kids), actually tried to engage Jethro. So, it was a simple, fun, rare outing to the happening downtown. Thanks to K for making it possible.