Birmingham: round the shops & some bleedin' culture!

'Herding cats' the man said; look at all these tickets to Birmingham... three out of five turned up! Three! The good'uns though...

 A beautifully clear spring day, bright but very cold out of the sun, I cannot tell you how many times my jacket went into & out of my bag... though, the sun stayed shining high in the sky well into the evening.

Boy! Can these two boys shop! I thought Neil was a fine consumer, until I saw Rhys in action... likes a bargain, he does. They do!

However, the chaps were convinced to give me a chance for a slow down, as we hoovered up some culture at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. A couple of great exhibitions: some of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings (from the Royal Collection) marking the 500th anniversary of his death... some great pieces... that lad could wield a goose quill!

Secondly, & far more freakily, Too Cute! curated by Rachel Maclean is hard to sum up in a few words... so, check these...

Back down to the markets & a cracking lunch at Cafe Neo (whose All Day is a Very Large, Very Good Value Breakfast, & whose service is excellent!) A bit of a pig out, then an amble through the rag market to the train home. 

All in all, a lovely day out - but you had to there to truly enjoy it Linda & Rob S; look at all those tickets up there!