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Title: Toy museum
Post by: Mr Boo Boo on April 30, 2015, 16:03:00 PM
Thinking of visiting the toy museum (near Ikea) when next over in Caleta, has anyone been, driven past it dozens of times but never gone in.
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: SheilaW on April 30, 2015, 20:33:52 PM
Yes, we went soon after it opened. It may well have grown a bit since then. At the time, there was some nice stuff but all a bit far away and flat, if you know what I mean. The problem is that it's the owner's dream, and being done on a very small budget. Hopefully he'll make enough money to be able to afford all the staging, lighting, etc, etc that it really needs. I somehow doubt it though.
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: Spike On Q on May 01, 2015, 07:48:24 AM
They need a few cold, wet and windy days!
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: Mr Boo Boo on May 01, 2015, 08:28:52 AM
Quote from: Spike On Q on May 01, 2015, 07:48:24 AM
They need a few cold, wet and windy days!

We should have gone in when we over in Jan, as there were a few cold/windy days then  >:(
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: bluefox on May 01, 2015, 10:35:11 AM
steady on spike, we've had enough o'them this year !  8)
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: Mr Boo Boo on May 01, 2015, 10:36:40 AM
Hopefully non in July  8)
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: Magoo on May 01, 2015, 13:04:55 PM
Didn't know that it existed, we are still getting around to visiting the salt museum
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: Mr Boo Boo on May 01, 2015, 13:37:54 PM
Quote from: Magoo on May 01, 2015, 13:04:55 PM
Didn't know that it existed, we are still getting around to visiting the salt museum

Been to the salt museum a couple of times, quite enjoyed it...
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: woe10 on May 01, 2015, 16:25:30 PM
Anybody been to the Cheese Museum, it cost â,¬1000's apparently, is it a another White Elephant  :-X
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: duncolm on May 01, 2015, 16:52:23 PM
Quote from: woe10 on May 01, 2015, 16:25:30 PM
Anybody been to the Cheese Museum, it cost â,¬1000's apparently, is it a another White Elephant  :-X

I was impressed with the cheese museum. I can see it would have been expensive as it's been done to a high standard but it's well laid out and informative.
Admission was cheap, you also get into the molino and the cactus garden, and I didn't even think that the products in the inevitable cheese shop were overpriced.

The Cheese museum (Museo del Queso Majorero) is on the road north out of Antigua, at the Molino de Antigua. When I visited it there was a lot of groundwork going on outside it. I understand they're creating a lot of level space to hold markets and open air-events.
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: Spike On Q on May 02, 2015, 00:11:16 AM
Thanks to Captain Sensible on the radio show today, the annual artisans fair, normally around the sports ground, has been moved to the new site here. It is Friday, Saturday and Sunday next weekend. Highly recomended and not to be missed
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: Spike On Q on May 02, 2015, 00:15:28 AM
Salt, cheese, all we need now is an onion museum with a potato crisp annex. Eat your heart out Walkers, Antigua. -  the new Leicester!
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: waggy on May 03, 2015, 17:52:24 PM
Try the Fishing Museum at Faro del Gato, El cotillo, Chester; well worth a visit. Just beyond Los Lagos.
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: Mr Boo Boo on May 03, 2015, 18:45:51 PM
Will give it a go Waggy thanks
Title: Re: Toy museum
Post by: duncolm on May 03, 2015, 22:01:10 PM
Another thought about the cheese museum is that it's making good use of some fine old buildings, it's not a new build. The same goes for the super old hospital building along the road at La Ampuyenta which has been redeveloped as a museum themed on religious history.
It's not as good a visit as the cheese museum though, or maybe that's just my prejudices.