In my earlier post about Jakarta, I had mentioned about the National Museum of Indonesia. The building which houses this museum is called as Gedung Gajah because of an elephant statue in the front courtyard of the building. Hence it is often called as Gajah Museum as well. Gajah (गजः) is elephant in Sanskrit. It is one of the most complete museums I have ever visited with everything about country's history, art, culture, heritage, music, sociology, anthropology, architecture, etc. Museum is located very close to the Merdeka Square, which houses the Monas. This is central part of the city with most of the ministries and even the President's House nearby. The museum collection is said to be among the richest, the most complete and the best of its kind in Indonesia and also perhaps one
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European Summer is upon us and staycations or easy weekends away are high on the agenda. Wales comes alive during the summer months and is well prepared to excite and entertain with a number of unique festivals, sporting events and interesting new activities. One can head to the brand new water sports and visitor centre at Llandegfedd Reservoir, explore the amazing underwater world at Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre with a new virtual reality experience, view the first Jurassic meat-eating dinosaur ever discovered in Wales at the National Museum in Cardiff and stay at brand new accommodation including Cardigan Castle and the St Brides Spa Hotel apartments. The Welsh summer culminates with the kick-off of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in Cardiff in September. New attractions, breaks an
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