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A tour around Musée Aeroscopia, Toulouse

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Tuesday morning 20th February 2018, guess what? It's raining. Off I went to the railway station as I needed to purchase some tickets before descending to the Metro to retrace my route back to the Musée Aeroscopia. By the time I alighted at Andoméde Lycée the rain was torrential, sheltering as best I could I made a phone call to the taxi company used yesterday. I was going to attempt a walk today. Arriving warm and dry I registered at the desk and also hired an audio guide. There is an app for your mobile phone but it is no longer available from Google Play, if you have an Apple you are in luck. I paused for a cup of coffee from the deluxe vending machine and a sandwich before entering the museum. Once you commence your tour you cannot come and go, perhaps they should serve refreshments inside? Up the steps, along a grey corridor lined with plaques depicting notable events in the history of flight, through a door, you enter the Great Gallery on the first floor to be greeted by...