The best season to visit Easter Island is southern summer, i.e., from November to early April.
It’s the peak season, but also much more convenient than any other, because of e.g., numbers of flights.
Easter Island – When to Visit
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Easter Island – Moai and British Museum
The British Museum in London is an amazing place. You can explore it for days (many, many daysโฆ) and don’t have enough; you can find there lots of wonderful pieces from all over the world; and you don’t pay for your visit!
You can also find there one Moai, Hoa Hakananai’a.
I wrote yesterday, it’s bit controversial topic – do you know why?
From one side, you can say, Moai was stolen and should be returned from London to Easter Island.
But, it’s much easier (and cheaper for many) to visit the British Muesuem then going to Easter Island; so more people can see Moai and learn a bit about history of Easter Island; and actually get inspired to visit Easter Island one day.
Some people even complain, that Easter Island doesn’t care enough for Moai; and Moai on Easter Island are slowly getting more and more destroyed (even by peeing dogsโฆ); so the Moai in British Museum will survive longer in much better shape.
Easter Island – Where are Moai?
Moai are from Easter Island, but some of them were taken to other countries,
to join someone’s private collection or to museum, and everyone can see them.
On this Wikipedia website, you can check where Moai can be found.
Tomorrow, I’ll continue this topic, that seems to be a bit controversial.
Easter Island – Carved Moai
One of the description of moai says they are a type of rock carving found on Easter Island.
Some of moai, have even designs carved on their backs and posteriors, as post stone working.
And some of them, were also painted.
Easter Island – Easter Island Heads
Moai are often called as “Easter Island Heads”.
Moai heads are quite large, but the statues have the entire body,
however, it’s partly covered and not always visible.
Easter Island – Pukao & Moai
Pukao is the name of hats that are placed on top of some moai.
Easter Island – Eyes of Moai
Moai have eyes. ๐
Archaeologists found out that soem of moai have had eyes made of white colar (with black or red pupils).
Easter Island – How Big are Moai
Moai may be up to 10 m tall;
but the smalles have less than 1.5 m.
Easter Island – How Many Moai
There are about 900 Moai statues on Easter Islands.
Easter Island – Moai
In the following days, I’ll show you pictures of fascinating moai statues and will try to present some facts about them.
(I wrote “will try”, because there are different opinions about moai and it’s not always so obviousโฆ)
Moai statues are massive monolithic figures on Easter Island, built between the years 1250 and 1500.
Easter Island – More warnings
“Look, don’t touch!” is usually a good advice and recommendation.
Easter Island – Dangerous
Easter Island can be dangerous, as shown in today’s picture. ๐
Easter Island – more names
I’ve actually read there are more names of Easter Island.
Before Europeans came to Easter Island it was called:
- Te pito o te henua (navel of the world),
- Mata-ki-Te-rangi (eyes looking to the sky).
Easter Island – Isla de Pascua
Isla de Pascua is another name of Easter Island.
This comes from Spanish language.
Easter Island belongs to Chile; the official language of Chile is Spanish,
so we have “Isla de Pascua”. ๐
Easter Island – Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui is a name commonly used when people refer to Easter Island.
However, this name came after the name “Easter Island”,
and it’s connected with a slavery. ๐
Easter Island – Name
Why Easter Island is called like that?
-Well, just the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen “discovered” the Easter Island on Easter Sunday in 1722; so here it is. ๐
Easter Island – Chile
Easter Island belongs to Chile,
it’s its special territory.
Easter Island – Introduction
This year, Easter is in April, so is there a better month to show you my pictures from the Easter Island? ๐
I was actually visiting the Easter Island in April, many years ago; exactly during my birthday – very nice memories. ๐
Poland – Final impression
Today, I’m showing you the last picture of my country.
I hope, you like some of them, and maybe you’ll visit Poland one day. ๐
Poland – Astronomical Observatory
I’m an astronomer, so I have to show you at least one picture of Polish astronomical observatory.
So here it is – Astronomical Observatory in Piwnice, nearby Toruล, that belong to the Nicolaus Copernicus University. On the picture, you see 2 radiotelescopes, 15m and 32m antennas.