The organ and main hall
Still had Jack and Katie today. The weather was dreich to say the least. Carol called it April showers I called it a torrential downpour!
It was reasonably dry earlier in the day and after a few problems with parking at Kelvingrove in previous trips we decided to go by train to the museum. We headed into Glasgow and used our recently purchased Family rail card to get through – which was brilliant value at £23.40 for 60% off kids fares and 30% off adult ones. So it cost us less than £6 for 4 kids and 1 adult (I have a zonecard so didn’t need to pay).
On the underground
We headed onto the underground when we got off the train and that was a big adventure for the kids from Dunfermline who had never been on the Glasgow Underground before. They were loving the underground travel as you can see on the right.
Welly Dog
The art galleries and museum is a great place for kids and even has an interactive kids museum for really young children where they can dress up and play plus there are lots of interesting kids stuff like giant shoes and dogs made out of wellies! When we first arrived there was a recital going on in the main hall which was being played on the giant organ that they have which was a spectacular site to say the least. Great start to the visit.
After wandering round and encountering some interesting stuff like a stuffed wild haggis! Which was a creature I’d not seen before 😉
The elusive Haggis captured
We went upstairs which is the best place to encounter the excellent laughing heads which are dangling from the roof. The kids picked a head they liked the best and tried to make those faces. The object cinema was also pretty good which had a picture with built in speakers which the girls especially liked to stick their ears up to.
On the way home the heavens really opened and we all ended up soaked…unfortunately I was the only one without a hood or umbrella so I was pretty soaked by the time we got back to Glasgow and then Cumbernauld.
Ben’s Favourite part – The Arctic world! With the polar bears.
The heads at Kelvingrove
Sophie’s favourite part – the white heads in the museum
Guest Favourite parts
Jack’s favourite part – The guns display at Kelvingrove
Katie’s Favourite part – Everything!
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