Day 1
Day 1 saw a visit to the Imperial War Museum of the North. The first big plus was it met my first rules of engagement for this holiday in that entry was free of charge. The second bonus was that it is only minutes around the corner from where K is at Uni so given she had a four hour break she was able to come with us. We started off with lunch in the Lowry Outlet Village and then took the pleasant walk across the quays to the museum. The walk included crossing Salford’s very own wobbly bridge.
I was slightly sceptical as to how much I would enjoy this visit; I’m not a big fan of war stories and certainly dislike anything that appears to glorify war. I was pleasantly surprised far from glorifying war it highlighted the personal cost of war not just from long ago but recently. This had an effect on H and R and made them realise stories like these are more than TV images but real people. It was a good visit and good to spend time together. K bought a new teapot from the Lowry which meant the parking was free and seeing how the teapot was cheaper than the parking would have been I call that value for money! All round a good start to the week role on Urbis and then Blackpool.
Labels: Holidays
posted by Stuart @ Monday, October 23, 2006
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