Carlton and buskers

A couple of buskers were singing at the museum.  She really had a gorgeous voice.

With the grey skies, she really stood out with her bright scarf and hat (isn’t the scarf awesome?)

The ducks in the pond were really precocious.  As soon as we came close, they charged at us, hoping for some snacks I think!

Walking back I kept on being astounded by the variety of architectural styles. 

I am really looking forward to doing this again next year!

A Holiday Outing

I am sorry I haven’t posted the last few days.  Seems one of the large crowd of guests at the wedding passed along something that made me ill enough that my husband insisted I stay in bed for a few days.  My voice still sounds a bit like a duck being strangled, but I am almost back on my feet.

The kids have been really patient, with us not really going out much these holidays.  We went to the Melbourne Museum today with a friend of my son’s.  The kids had such a ball!  So many new exhibits…  The museum so is magical to the kids, with fabulous interactive displays aimed specifically at their age group.  And where else can you experience such a blissful scene in the middle of the city?

We started in the section about the mind.  All three lay down to experience ‘dreaming’.

The section is really intriguing (and a little scary at times).  There are sections about the history of mental research

To how the mind works in solving puzzles.  The kids loved the puzzles and illusions especially.

The dinosaurs are of course always a hit

but they all loved the new section about mammals.

I just loved this beautiful quote.

The kids spent ages chasing this light lizard across the floor.  I thought it was gorgeous!  Really had a three dimensional feel to it.

I will post some more images tomorrow.  We went into the Australian history section for the first time today and the kids really loved it!

A Trip to Melbourne Museum

On a rainy day, it is a lot of fun to go to the museum.  We took the tram in to Melbourne.  The kids each brought with a book to read for the trip.  The younger two were terribly sweet, sharing a book.

My oldest really enjoyed the “Mind” gallery.

So did my husband.  He got to lie down to see what happens when you dream.

The dinosaur exhibit is always a huge favourite.  This is the view from upstairs.

  

The pygmy blue whale is still really big!

The forest gallery is beautiful, but with the open roof and the rain, we kept to the edges. 

Now and then the sun peeked through so we could venture in.

The excitement  was exhausting for my youngest.  She fell asleep on the tram trip home.