The Parthenon Sculptures (aka the "Elgin Marbles")

At the British Museum, 

Mr. Hunter visited the Parthenon sculptures and friezes that have commonly

 and controversially been known as the Elgin Marbles. 

Mr. Hunter and some horsemen of the north frieze.

The figures on the right are the goddesses Hesta, Dione, and Aphrodite.

Room 18

British Museum

London, England

September 2011

Official site of the British Museum: http://www.britishmuseum.org/

Mr. Hunter Is a Wild One

Mr. Hunter took a walk on the wild side when he hung out at the Hollister Bike Rally.  A 1947 biker street party in Hollister inspired the Marlon Brando movie, The Wild One.

"What are you rebelling against, Mr. Hunter?"
"Whaddya got?"

Motorcycle rally style.

The scene on the main street.

Hollister, California

July 2005

Lady Liberty of the Luxembourg Gardens

Mr.  Hunter has yet to visit the actual Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, but he has posed with Auguste Bartholdi's original (and much smaller) bronze model of Lady Liberty, who holds her torch aloft in the marvelous Luxembourg Gardens of Paris.

About the statue in the Luxembourg Gardens.

Jardin du Luxembourg

Paris, France

May 2010

Totems in The British Museum

After he'd basked in the presence of a genuine Easter Island moai, Mr. Hunter noticed some more tiki-ish figures in the corner, including this totem, which may be of Inuit origin.

No Mr.  Hunter in this photo,
but we admired this housepost from Papua New Guinea.

Room 24

The British Museum

London, England

September 2011

The Rosetta Stone

Here's Mr. Hunter posing in front of a particularly important rock: The Rosetta Stone.  The Rosetta Stone dates back to ancient Egypt and was rediscovered in 1799, and it provided a key for finally understanding hieroglyphics.

Hieroglyphs and Demotic on the Rosetta Stone

Here's the name "Mister Hunter" in hieroglyphics, courtesy of the Online Hieroglyphics Translator:

Demotic and Greek sections of the Rosetta Stone

Room 4

The British Museum

London, England

September 2011

Colossal Winged Bulls From the Palace of Sargon II

Mr. Hunter appreciated the intriguingly textured beards of these winged bulls who originally stood as "magic guardians against misfortune" in the Khorsabad palace of Sargon II.

"Yo."
(As if a colossal winged bull guarding a palace would say, "Yo!")

Khorsabad is located in Iraq.

Side view of one of the bull gates.

The British Museum

London, England

September 2011

Football Uniforms

And by football, I mean soccer.

In honor of the Euro 2012 final, Mr. Hunter recalls the day he posed with some of the 2010 World Cup uniforms that were designed by Nike.

Nike Paris

Avenue des Champs-Elysées

Paris, France

May 2010