Friday, May 18, 2012

Visiting the UK part 1

This is a post written by a jet lagged person ...so I hope it makes sense ...fingers crossed

First Catch a train...



 

A taste of the textiles section




making braid
 
 


Loom


Knitted tube machine

 
the buildings themselves were fascinating


and on the way back to the train an unusual building...



The museum is free and full of fascinating things from cars to carriages, planes, engines, helicopters, computers even a Kamikaze ...well worth several visits (and great cupcakes at the cafe)

from an old gravestone

If you hold your nose to the Grindstone
and you leave it there long enough,
Then soon you'll say
there's no such things
as brooks that babble
and birds that sing,
these three will all your world compose,
just you, the stone and your poor old nose.

(from memory so may not be word perfect)