The excitement among the 10 mid-day readers to get on with the tour was palpable as they waited for the gates of Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS, formerly Prince of Wales Museum) to open. The second edition of Walk With mid-day was going to be different from the first, since there was a walk as well as an experience of how the team at the Conservation Centre restores objects from its treasured collections.

The 95-year-old baobab tree was where the group assembled. Here, Fiona Fernandez, Features Editor of mid-day gave them a detailed introduction of the architectural and historic relevance of the landmark. She discussed the 38-tonne Rifled Muzzle Loader canon, probably one of the city's largest that was discovered and restored while creating the Children's Museum last year.