McManus

I'm in early for a breather. I slept in much of the day, alarms will be set from tomorrow on. A second asleep is not completely a second wasted. For lunch I had chicken stroganoff which has no pasta and pickles in a sour cream sauce. Needless to say, I'm having to branch out a tad.

The highlight of my day was a trip to the McManus Galleries. The museum and art gallery occupies the center of the city. Out front are statues of Queen Victoria and Robert Burns. The environmental section of the museum was pretty fun because for the first time I could see (stuffed) all the Redwall characters in one place. Brian Jacques obviously took liberty with the size because a shrew with a bandana and short rapier could not easily take on a stoat! I also felt like I was in Morrowind because of the artifacts such as ancient spear tips and Roman coins that were on display. The Pict stone carving were very moving. I most enjoyed the Scottish Nationalist Victorian Era paintings. Later I walked by the Dunhope Castle, renovated and used by the University of Aberthay. Looking forward to watching a film on Margaret Thatcher tonight.