Started the day by heading with Lou down to San Jose. We stopped along the way at a Home Depot to get some bricks for a project for Lou and a lunch of hot dogs. At The Tech Museum of Innovation we started our tour of the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit when they had to evacuate the gallery for an hour or so, due to a lighting fire. We checked out some of the permanent exhibits then went to the IMAX theater for the showing of Sea Monsters. Finally we got back into the Leonardo exhibit. It was about the engineering of the era as well as about his work and art. It was more than we could possibly absorb in one visit. Then we had a bite to eat at a bakery nearby before we drove back to Palo Alto and relaxed in a hot tub at The Watercouse.
I see Dad was learning about the engineering of the Duomo. Fantastic! The story behind how the Duomo was engineered and the man behind the marvel is what made me decide to major in art history.
Queen Mary 2’s arrival in the Port of Dakar, Senegal was heralded in the local press and greeted with ceremony. Our own excursion took us on a coach journey through the streets of the capital city to visit a Wolof village and the shore of Lake Retba, the salty lake famed for an intense pink color.
Today’s safari adventure transported us out into the Dorob National Park to have up close encounters with little creatures that are well adapted to the extreme heat and lack of water in the Namib Desert.
With a UNESCO World Heritage Site, two national parks, dozens of museums, and hundreds of tours offered in the Cape Town area there is more than plenty to do. For our two day visit we opted to concentrate on African wildlife visiting the Aquila Private Game Reserve and the Boulders Beach Penguin Colony for a wonderful chance to these fabulous animals in their own habitat.
I see Dad was learning about the engineering of the Duomo. Fantastic! The story behind how the Duomo was engineered and the man behind the marvel is what made me decide to major in art history.
I really enjoyed your visit! Thank you so much for stopping off and staying with me.
Love, Mary Lou