We thought we would have a mostly indoor day to avoid the rain. So, we took the subway straight to the Museum of Natural History. This is the "Night at the Museum" place. But, we didn't find any
miniature cowboys. The museum was huge and a little hard to navigate. We saw some monkeys and lemurs and this herd of elephants.
I discovered something about myself at this museum...I am much more interested in looking at fossils and bones than
taxidermied animals. I liked the dinosaurs and was disappointed that a special exhibit on dinosaurs cost extra (more than we wanted to pay).
From here we decided to hit "Bodies: the Exhibit". This was something Dave really wanted to see. There was no photography allowed, but this is the exhibit that shows real bodies...muscles, organs, etc. Many adjectives come to mind: interesting, gross, disturbing, emotional, educational...
By the time we finished the rain had died down and since we were in the area, it was a good time to walk the Brooklyn Bridge.
We found lots of these pad locks along the center of the bridge. They seemed to be a professing of love. Some were even engraved with names and dates. I don't really know details about the tradition, but it was fun to see.
Then we walked to
Grimaldi's for some amazing pizza. We had heard we should get there early, there would be a line, etc. But waiting until late in the day worked out great. No line at all and the pizza was great! A yummy end to day 3. Up next: Yankees!
I discovered something about myself at this museum...I am much more interested in looking at fossils and bones than taxidermied animals. I liked the dinosaurs and was disappointed that a special exhibit on dinosaurs cost extra (more than we wanted to pay).
From here we decided to hit "Bodies: the Exhibit". This was something Dave really wanted to see. There was no photography allowed, but this is the exhibit that shows real bodies...muscles, organs, etc. Many adjectives come to mind: interesting, gross, disturbing, emotional, educational...
By the time we finished the rain had died down and since we were in the area, it was a good time to walk the Brooklyn Bridge.
We found lots of these pad locks along the center of the bridge. They seemed to be a professing of love. Some were even engraved with names and dates. I don't really know details about the tradition, but it was fun to see.
Then we walked to Grimaldi's for some amazing pizza. We had heard we should get there early, there would be a line, etc. But waiting until late in the day worked out great. No line at all and the pizza was great! A yummy end to day 3. Up next: Yankees!
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That's cool that you got to walk the Brooklyn Br.
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