Footwear

Protecting our feet doesn't seems like a particularly interesting thing but footwear varies from place to place and across time. Here are some of the most interesting shoes:

  'Klomp' or it's plural form 'Klompen' common Dutch shoe

 Japanese 'Geta' a mix of clogs and flip-flops


'Sabaton' a type of shoe that covers a Knight's foot and is part of his armour. These belonged to Emperor Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire.

 A Russian soldier on skis wearing the Russian winter boot 'Valenki' basically felt boots.