Fun Day
25/10/2008
Went to the newly reopened California Academy of Science yesterday over at Golden Gate Park. The weather was nice – bright and sunny and tee-shirty – so it was fairly crowded. It’s next to the spanking new De Young Museum so the whole area is really new, pleasant and fun. Parking is also quite adequate, so no worries there.
The California Academy of Science was particularly interesting, with a 4 storey Rainforest dome that’s totally fun. At the bottom is the flooded forest floor with catfish and arrowanas just sliding around, and all around to the canopy there are other exhibits, butterflies and birds just fluttering freely. Very cool.
I spent the most time at the Steinhart Aquarium which sort of in the basement. That was really fun, and I kept hearing comparisons to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but at least over here there are other exhibits and animals.
There was a “petting” pools, so I got to touch a couple of starfish, but it was pretty gross.
Anyway. It was a totally fun day, 468 pictures and 4 hours later, we still hadn’t covered the Planetarium and the Living Roof. Anyway… I guess we’ll have to go back another day.
