It may or it may not come as a surprise to you that I do NOT like spending money. I blame that fact that long ago I had Scottish ancestors who moved to the Netherlands. As you can imagine I was really pleased to learn that the museums (or is that musea?) in Oxford now have free entry. Hurrah, hours of priceless entertainment.
The daughters and I decided to give Opa a Dutch treat and take him to the Ashmolean to see "the dead Egyptians." For all those who have been to Oxford they will know that parking there is not easy. No problem we take the park-and-ride bus. Imagine my horror that they now charge £2.20 for the bus and £1 for the car park. Luckily the girls got on for free but Opa did not. He did have a disagreement about this with the conductor but he is not yet old enough even though he draws his pension.
After most exciting ride on the bus "Look! We are as tall as the houses" "Look out for the tree Mr Driver." (it is a double decker and we got to sit on the top at the front) the Ashmolean was a bit of a disappointment. Well it was for the under 5's. The Mummies were "too scary"according to CE and CS was not allowed to touch anything, so lost interest quickly. So after 15 minutes it was agreed that we should go to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
We were on familiar ground here. Dinosaurs, fluorescent rocks "in the little tent" and lots of stuffed animals you are allowed to touch. Opa knew more than Mummy about the Dinos, so once again regained the place of favourite grandparent.
After a packed lunch of sandwiches (cheese, so as not to upset the stereotype) and some dinosaur hunting in the museum grounds it was time to go home. CE had a go at taking pictures but I think it will be a while yet before those can be published.
The daughters and I decided to give Opa a Dutch treat and take him to the Ashmolean to see "the dead Egyptians." For all those who have been to Oxford they will know that parking there is not easy. No problem we take the park-and-ride bus. Imagine my horror that they now charge £2.20 for the bus and £1 for the car park. Luckily the girls got on for free but Opa did not. He did have a disagreement about this with the conductor but he is not yet old enough even though he draws his pension.
After most exciting ride on the bus "Look! We are as tall as the houses" "Look out for the tree Mr Driver." (it is a double decker and we got to sit on the top at the front) the Ashmolean was a bit of a disappointment. Well it was for the under 5's. The Mummies were "too scary"according to CE and CS was not allowed to touch anything, so lost interest quickly. So after 15 minutes it was agreed that we should go to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
We were on familiar ground here. Dinosaurs, fluorescent rocks "in the little tent" and lots of stuffed animals you are allowed to touch. Opa knew more than Mummy about the Dinos, so once again regained the place of favourite grandparent.
After a packed lunch of sandwiches (cheese, so as not to upset the stereotype) and some dinosaur hunting in the museum grounds it was time to go home. CE had a go at taking pictures but I think it will be a while yet before those can be published.
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Sounds like fun! Why are educational outings only fun when there are Opa's and Oma's involved?
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