London Symbols

Here's another magnet from my colleague, Duangrat.

All three symbols of London, England in one magnet:-
The Big Ben; Red Double Decker Bus; Black Cab.

Anyone, anywhere in the world, will immediately think of London if they see an image of any of these iconic symbols.

Pedestal Tray

As a confirmation to my previous post on camel, this is another collectible which shows UAE's attachment to camels. A pedestal tray inscribed with camel and palm tree in the dessert.

One of pedestal trays I brought back from my trips to Dubai. I visited Dubai three or four times during the years 2002 - 2005. Searching through the internet, things and places have changed a lot during the past five years. Wishing that I could visit Dubai again for new collectibles.

Epidaurus Theater

Epidaurus Theater is one of the most important ancient sites in Greece. It was built 2500 years ago. It was ruined, discovered, excavated and then restoration work has been carried out so that the theatre can still be used safely. It is still hosting Greek dramas today.

The theater was considered to have great acoustics. The audience can perfectly hear the actors without the sound having to be amplified. The limestone rows filter the low-frequency sounds but amplify the sounds from the stage.

Collectible of the ancient site from my eldest daughter from her flight to Greece.

Akha

Following my post on Karen, this magnet represents The Akha who also known to the Thai as the Gaw or the E-gaw (names that the Akha do not like). They are located primarily with Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces. The Akha are closely related with the Hani of Yunnan province, China.

The Akha speak a language in the Lolo/Yi branch of the Tibeto-Burman language group. They have no traditional written language.

A key part of UAE

Camels are a key part of UAE's rich heritage because of its social and economic value in the region.



The animal is famously known as the ship of the desert because of its walk, which is much like the motion of a ship at sea. Patience is one of its most observable features and camels are generally useful animal.

In the olden days, camels were not only a source of transport but also for food and milk.

Nowadays the camel is essentially used for racing. Camel racing is considered to be a very popular activity amoung UAE community members.

This is also one of Dubai collectibles bought on my visit during 2002-2005.

New York at night

As a continuation from the post on Segovia Aqueduct souvenir spoon, when Wannee learnt that I have this blog of collectibleslovers, she remembered that besides other collectibles given to me, she also gave me a snowglobe from New York.

With the Big Apple between The Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building, showing New York at night and a red apple in the word , it is undoubtedly why they call New York City the "Big Apple".