A Day in the Museum

We had a fun day at The Field Museum last weekend. As a first timer, I was awed by their collection.

There were so many interesting things to see and learn.

Upon entering the museum, you will be welcomed by SUE - the world's largest, most complete and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex.  It measures 42 feet long, 13 feet tall at the hip, and weighs 7 tons when alive.  Sue is believed to be around 65-67 million years  and was discovered in Hell Creek Formation of western South Dakota in August 12, 1990.  it was really huge!

There was also Lucy, once of the earliest hominids, Mfuwe - the largest man-eating lion on record that terrorized the residents of Zambia's Luangwa River valley in 1991, and Bushman - the nation's premier primate.  You will also see the tomb of Unis Ankh and other mummys from Egypt.  It was mind boggling to think how they built pyramids with their bare hands, taking them 20 years to build one.

It was interesting to see a feature on Abaca or Manila Hemp.

It was a great day at the museum!

Gone to Space [Adler Planetarium]

'When I consider the heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars,

which you have set in place,

what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?"

Psalm 8

There is so much to learn no matter how old we are. 

The past weekend, my husband and I visited the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois.

It was my second visit but I could hardly remember my first visit - incidentally with his siblings - in 2005.

It was sunny, cold and windy by the lakefront that day but we had fun!

We had a leisurely tour of the exhibits and learned a lot about earth science once again.

The show was great though we got kinda dizzy and figured that it could be age-related, hehe.

If you are planning to visit Chicago, plan a trip to Adler Planetarium - one of Chicago's go-to place.

Shoot the moon and reach for the stars!

Quick Trip to Indianapolis, Indiana

I attended an 8 day training in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Though our map estimated that it would take us 3.5 hours to get there, it took us 1.5 hours more because of the weekend traffic and road construction.  The training went well and to celebrate, my husband and I took a quick trip downtown on that hot scorching summer day. 

There was a race going on that day so the major roads in the city were blocked.  We ended up parking at Ohio street and walked the street toward the White River State Park.  The river canal walk was very refreshing; you'd people on bikes, segway and pedal boats.  If you love buildings and architecture, the park houses the Indianapolis zoo, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis Indians Baseball at Victory Field, the state’s largest IMAX Theater, the NCAA Hall of Champions Museum and the NCAA World Headquarters, Indiana State Museum and the White River State Park Concert Venue.

We also saw the Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial which listed the names of elite group of Americans who were singled out for gallantry and selfishness in combat above and beyond the call of duty.  After a long walk, it was time for a hearty lunch at Fridays... Yay!