On the way home, we had a nice sample of English weather. Unfortunately our plastic ponchos did little to protect us while walking, so we did get a "little" wet!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Our Day In Manchester
Tuesday we travelled into Manchester for a day at the Museum of Science and Industries.
This included a wide range of interactive exhibits, such as the "Worst Noises in the World", a Phosphorous wall, 3D Mirror, and the world's first programmable computer.
One of the highlights was a "Morphis"Flight Simulator. Inside this machine is a full-size screen at the front, which plays a Star Wars-like racing video. The difference is - the whole machine tilts and jolts in sync with the action! So when you fly off the edge of a cliff, you can actually feel the sinking feeling. As Liam kept saying, "It was well worth the £2!" We also recorded a video from the outside, and Nancy got a video from the inside (as yet unpublished).
On the way home, we had a nice sample of English weather. Unfortunately our plastic ponchos did little to protect us while walking, so we did get a "little" wet!
Finally, here's a photo of our family back at the Shrine (all dry!), with Fr. David Musgrave.
On the way home, we had a nice sample of English weather. Unfortunately our plastic ponchos did little to protect us while walking, so we did get a "little" wet!
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Gday travellers!
Great to hear you've got to the other side of the world ok. The guys at work here can't believe the 12 of you can get around without a full entourage to manage the logistics...
Keep up the great work.
Cheers, G.
PS. We're having our own Webbs convergence in Brizzy this weekend for Lea's wedding. Looking forward to that.
Ah, the English weather - good to see it made an appearance. Hope you can get to have a look at the canal boats.
How did you like the motorways over there? much better they are than the horrid roads in SEQ.
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