25th August That's a hull of a blog


A peaceful, dream filled night and we were raring to go. Well ok we were ready to go. Oh okay we were resigned to having to get going. And the plan today was to visit the Streetlife museum and then who knows where we might end up. The weather had clouded over as predicted by Tom, Carol and Owain but that was fine even if if meant that the 'grim' from nearby Grimsby hung overhead.

The Streetlife museum was not a tribute to the Randy Crawford song of the same name but infact a museum about the street life of Hull down through the ages with various installations showing, cars, trams, docks and shops. It wouldn't win any prizes in a museum of the year competition but it helped to pass an hour and was free. Unlike the East Riding museum which was also free but which in hindsight I would demand to be paid if ever I was forced to go in it again. Thankfully a double dose of Hot Cocolate in Spoons revived the spirits and we were off again just to wander around parts of the city we hadn't seen yesterday.

Just before I was due to set out I was emailed by an avid reader who will remain anonymous to wish me the best of luck in trying to find anything worth seeing in Hull. Well dear avid reader, 'TOM' has a message for you....'Shudda gone to Specsavers!' We have both enjoyed our time here and found lots to look at esp some of the architecture, should one actually take the time to stop and look up. Perhaps the city has been spruced up when it became city of culture back 2017 but there is more than enough for a long weekend visit. Maybe its time to add it to your Hevan or Hull list.

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