There's a special exhibit this month on dinosaurs at the Misawa Aviation and Science Museum. Forgetting that it was a Japanese holiday weekend (Obon), we took advantage of the nice weather Sunday afternoon to visit. the museum was more crowded than I have ever seen it, but we still were able to enjoy all the exhibits without too much waiting.
Outside are at least a dozen aircraft to explore.
The kids even got to climb into the pilot and navigator seats of one. (sorry for the poor quality of the photos--I forgot the camera and had to use my phone)
Inside, there are some great interactive exhibits on the physics of flight, but it was too dark for photos. Also, we had fun with the T-Rex dinosaur movie (which Joseph now wishes to own) and exhibit of fossil reproductions and an autotronic T-Rex, which Matthew looked over from afar and then reassured me, "It's okay, Mommy, it's fake."
They also have this fanciful wood flying machine that reminds me of some of the intricate clocks we saw on buildings in Germany.
A fun and educational afternoon.
3 comments:
It's never easy to let your children go--even after they are married and starting a new life; even when they are 31 (Dan) and heading to a new life for which they have been preparing for ever-so-long. Even when they decide to go to Japan for awhile! ESPECIALLY if it is far away!
But we know they must go. And, if they DON'T go, and DON'T get a life, then they might end staying with us forever. That sounds nice, until you think about it!
Tommy has been well-prepared. He'll be fine. This is when he starts to understand why you did what you did when you were rearing him. It might take a few more years, but in time he will "get it."
We pray for him and for all of you and all of our children and their families. We love them all.
Those are CAMERA pictures? WOW!
I mean, TELEPHONE pictures? amazing technology we have.
Post a Comment