We are always looking for somewhere interesting to head for an afternoon doing something a little different and this time (late June 2012) we headed to Coventry Transport Museum which is as you might expect slap bang in the middle of Coventry, just near the main bus station and a very short walk to the shops and Cathedrals. The coffee shop also did the most amazing milk shakes which Mike and Jamie enjoyed - I tasted the chocolate one which was superb!
It is good value as there is not a set entrance fee but you make a donation and they make a little extra by tickets to a simulator of Thrust II which is on display in the museum as you can see below. Jamie and I went on the simulator and it really does give you the impression you are travelling very very fast - wish I could travel to work that quickly!
Jamie playing in the deconstructed Peugeot - he was really enjoying having a go at driving!
The museum takes you through the history of car making in the Midlands from bicycles, buses, tractors to cars of every shape and size. There were a few iconic models along the way - this one appealed to me because I used to have one just like this - same colour, stripes the lot! This Mini Metro was famous because of its owner - a certain Lady Diana Spencer.
Jamie was thrilled to see a DeLorean in the flesh - without its doors open here.
We also had a wander to the Cathedrals new and old where we got a close up of the iconic sculpture of St Michael's Victory over the Devil by Sir Jacob Epstein.
Jamie planning on getting wet in one of the fountains between the Cathedral and the University.
The old Cathedral which was bombed so badly during World War II, the museum also had a special exhibition about the Midlands and how it suffered so badly during the bombing raids.
Ciao
Sue
Reading challenge 5/20 - currently reading on Kindle TBC and in print V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton
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