Getting the Horn

Laura and I visited the Horniman Museum in Lewisham yesterday as part of a dummy run for a possible school trip Laura has planned for the kids. It also made a nice Valentine's day outing for us too of course so we hopped onto the train to Forest Hill.

Collections included, typical Victorian natural history, pictures of Darwin and family at his residence (apparently once a stones throw from where the Museum is today), African artifacts (including an Egyptian mummy), a fantastic collection of musical instruments from every corner of the globe and an aquarium (Laura's favourite).

The weather was unexpectedly great (look at the picture above - blue skies and everything) so we had a walk around the gardens too.

It was fantastic to actually feel the warmth of the sun on us (I'd almost forgotten what it felt like). Gave hope that spring isn't too far away.