The Kelpies

While we were back visiting Scotland over Christmas, we visited The Kelpies, (here you can read an article from the Telegraph) these are two 30m high equine sculptures near to Falkirk on the Forth and Clyde canal.

The Glasgow artist Andy Scott, is the man behind these amazing sculptures. The tradition was that horses pulled the barges on the canals back in the day and he wanted to commemorate this. It was nice to see some boats on the canal, maybe one day were will be boat trips on them.

It was a nice afternoon, the sun was shining and lots of people were out and about.

Bruno Weber Park

The beginning of july we had a work outing with the kids to the Bruno Weber Park, since the topic for the past month had been art, we thought this place would be good to visit.

Bruno Weber was a Swiss artist and architect who specialized in fantastic realism. In his park which also has his house with a 25m tower there are lots of brilliant sculptures big and small to see!

The children enjoyed climbing up the steps of the dragon and walking along the top, there is also a beautiful water garden. Actually nearly all the sculpture could be climbed on and the kids did that, some  of the sculptures made noises which was a big hit with the kids.

It is only open on weekends and wednesday afternoon, plus from April to October. It is worth visiting to see these great sculptures. There is a kiosk for snacks and drinks, there are tables also if you want to have a picnic.