A friend and I decided to do the most blokeish thing possible. Visit a transport museum. And being from Coventry, it was the Coventry version we went to. (I confess in nearly 30 years down here I have never ventured to the London Transport Museum.)
Coventry has done a lot to tart itself up from the days of decay as the car industry disappeared. Not all attempts are so successful. This eco-sculpture probably tells you why marble is a better bet.
But the area around the cathedral is worth a wander.
And the cathedral ruins look rather smarty on a fine day. The new cathedral however has decided to put itself out of commission to all but the most determined tourist with an £8 admission fee. It certainly put us off, and as far as I can see everybody else off too. It was empty.
A desperate attempt to appeal to the modern age? Rather too late I fear.
One of the more successful bits of window-dressing is this funky walkway to the transport museum.
The museum itself would appeal to any decent petrol-head, and any small boy. My mate particularly liked looking at old Triumphs, of which there are many.
While I preferred the Jaguars
But one of the most impressive exhibits is the car that broke the land speed record. Indeed you can sit in the simulator for the princely sum of £1.50 (way better value than the cathedral) and feel what its like to be in the car itself advancing to 500mph.
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