We finished last week’s half term holidays with a trip to the
Natural History Museum, after our visit last year, it felt like an easy day out with the
kids. Last time we worked our way around the Museum quite easily and got
to see everything. This time around the museum's front entrance was
under construction with the famous Diplodocus exhibit in the Hintze Hall being
closed or refurbishment in time for this summer. This meant that it took
much longer to get in, was harder to get in and I felt as if we missed chunks
because we either going round in circles or because we couldn’t find the right
lift to go up or down a floor (as we had Baby's pram with us). I think
next time I will have the sense to look at the website
and the online maps before I
go.
Being half term and too cold for outdoor
activities, the museum was very crowded, usually I am oblivious and don't mind
rush and crowds, but I had the start of a nasty headache so was less patient
with trying to navigate people with the pram and it was harder to take pictures
as there were more people in the way.
With all of that to one side, it is still a
wonderful museum, I would definitely go back with Gorgeous (who is obsessed
with animals and nature) to see the new Blue Whale exhibit that
is being prepared for Hintze Hall.
Two of the most recognisable dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops:
This moving, growling T-Rex model was fun. It was not enormous,
but the boys liked it. Darling had to stop and check with me: "It's not
real is it mum?" I picked Baby up to have a look and she clambered
down and run to the back of the hall where her pram was and got in quickly,
refusing to look at it.
Little Man's favourite, a giant sloth
A woolly rhino, I have no idea why it was upside down:
There was a fairly large collection of stuffed animals, life like and beautiful:
A fascinating way to spend a good few hours, I think I will take the kids back, or perhaps only Gorgeous later in the year.
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