Mum, Stu, IWMN and Evuna

So today my Mother, Helen, and her partner, Stuart, came to visit. Lacking any other idea I took them to the Lowry Outlet Mall for lunch and a quick spin round the shops, and then over to the Imperial War Museum North. Good job I did as it's jolly good and well recommended. There is an ancilliary exhibition about "Animals at War" which I had been wanting to see for a while. I wasn't dissapointed although the pigeon parachutes did cause for some light entertainment. Not a lot though as it's quite a serious place. (with serious; I'm looking at displays about war, face)

The main exhibition is brilliant with oodles to look at and a historical account of the wars of the 20th century and beyond I suppose. We stood for a while to watch a public education video about how to survive a nuclear fallout produced in the 1970s. One thing's for sure it was a good job it didn't happen. Hooray for diplomats!

Every hour there is also what can only be described as a slide show on steroids. I don't know what you'd call it. About the place there are projectors and loads of big white walls. Hung on the walls is a powerful sound system. The experience is a 360 degree slide show immersing those in the main gallery completely in images of war. And the sound system booms with voices of eye witness accounts and experts and sound effects. All I can say is words don't do it justice and I would recommend it to anyone in the area (and it's free entry).

So later on, when Beccy got back from work, we all went out to dine at Evuna for a tapas meal. It was good, but there was something not quite right about the place... can't put my finger on it. Wolfed it down, we did, and came home for wine etc.