Thursday - The Exploratorium

On Thursday we had a bit of an adventure.  We took the BART into San Francisco, then a bus to the Exploratorium.   All that traveling took us about 2 hours.  There was plenty of confusion about how to buy tickets.  With some help, we figured that out, got on the train, and found some seats.  We got off the train, and got instructions on how to get to our bus.  We found the bus stop after initially going down the wrong street.  Our bus # came, we started to get on, luckily someone mentioned we were going to the Exploratorium, and the bus driver told us that we needed a different bus -- same #, but it goes further than that one.  So, we got off, and then waited for the other bus.

About 5 minutes later, the correct bus arrived.  We got on, and it was packed.  I was holding Addison and standing up.  It wasn't easy to balance myself and her simultaneously.  Eventually, a very nice lady gave her seat up for me.  Once we hit Chinatown, the bus emptied so we traveled much more comfortably to the Exploratorium after that.

Once we arrived at our destination, we had lunch and then went in and explored!  It was a lot of fun.  There's all sorts of stuff there, and it's almost all hands on.  We even had the chance to watch a cow eye dissection.  So.  Gross.  Robin and I passed on that.  :)

Inside the Exploratorium

(photo by crystal)

Outside the Exploratorium/Palace of Fine Arts

(photo by crystal)

We were there for about 3 hours, if not more.  When we left we walked back to the bus stop, took the bus back to the train, and then back to Joe and Crystal's house.   I was exhausted, and I think everyone else was too.