Thursday 25 November 2010

Watching the Silver Swan

I'm at the local museum today. It's a huge place in a stunning stately home - very impressive.

The Silver Swan is very cool. It is a beautiful mechanical bird, made entirely of silver. It even moves like a real swan, eating fish and swimming. Not only that, but it's really old - it was made in 1773/74, which is absolutely incredible - the museum restored it a couple of years ago. I could have watched it all day.

The museum also has a huge collections full of archaeology, fashion and fine art. I think I'll probably be able to spend all day here, although I might have to go outside if it snows!

The Silver Swan - David Matthew Parker

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