Now that I am half way into my second week post-maternity leave, time with the kids seems like a distant memory. I'm sure once things get settled down and a routine starts to take shape, that won't be so true. But right now I feel as if any time I get with the boys is focused on getting them fed, making sure they're all set for the next day and chasing them off to bed.
And so as I'm sitting on my lunch break, what better way to perk myself up than to blog about the things we managed to pack into my last two weeks of maternity leave? I already posted about our trip to Glasgow Cathedral and the Necropolis, and in that same week we also managed to go to the People's Palace and the Tall Ship.
The People's Palace is a fairly new find for me. Unlike Kelvingrove, Scotland Street School or the transport museum, this wasn't a place I went as a child. But I'm so glad we tried it out last year, because it's a really nice look at Glasgow's history. On this trip we were lucky enough to see the Red Road exhibition, which tells the social history of the notorious high rise flats which are now being pulled down. High flats are not places I have experienced much, save for a few community visits during my midwifery training, so it was pretty fascinating to have an insight into what that life had been like for Red Road tenants, and probably is still like in many other places.
The Tall Ship has been on my radar for years, but somehow I had never got round to visiting it. I took Half Pint to it when Mini Milk was on a settling-in visit to his new nursery, which was a good idea as manoeuvring a pram around a rigging boat doesn't strike me as fun (though much of the ship is accessible to buggies and wheelchairs, and there is even a lift). The ship is a great day out and admission is free, which I think is incredible as I've paid to get into far poorer attractions. We left a donation and also paid for the programme, which involved activities for children. This really enhanced the visit, especially having to hunt for all the ship's rats (plastic, don't worry!). We managed to find them all, including the golden rat - though that little rascal was tough to spot! We had to walk around the ship twice, and even with some cryptic clues from the staff we really had to hunt for him. Half Pint had a great time, getting to ring the ship's bell, sound the foghorn, scrub the deck, load the cargo and of course have a shot at taking the helm. I can't wait until Mini Milk is older and we can take him there too - there is a soft play area in the hold and a café as well, so you can really make an afternoon of it. And of course, it is right outside the Riverside Museum which is one of Glasgow's best attractions. 
All the attractions I've mentioned in this entry - the Tall Ship, the Riverside Museum, Kelvingrove, the People's Palace, Glasgow Cathedral, the Necropolis and Scotland Street School - are all free to get into. I feel incredibly lucky to live so close to Glasgow when we have such great free attractions (and that is not an exhaustive list by any stretch of the imagination). If any Weegies pass by (or anyone who's spent any length of time in Glasgow), I'd love to know what your favourite museum or attraction in the city is.
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