Saturday's Activities

I got this picture of the stairwell of the apartment building this morning on our way to breakfast.  I am truly glad the apartment is only on the 3rd floor.  I don't think I could walk up and down to the 5th floor every day. 
After breakfast Ryan went back to his apartment to get ready for work today and Dan and I set out in a cab to visit the Museum of Natural History.  It is about 4 square blocks and 4 floors tall.  We managed to cover a good portion of it today.

These great animals were displayed in the entryway of the museum.  We bought tickets and in we went to see....

Even more dinosaurs.  One of the special exhibits were of the largest animals to have ever been on the earth and had some great displays showing how the heart worked to keep the blood pressure to the brains of dinosaurs that had long necks, and how they could digest the tons of food needed to maintain those enormous bodies on a daily basis.
Next on the list was a visit to the space and stars wing of the museum and we got information on the "Big Bang" creation of the universe.  There was a half hour film in the planetarium which made it seem like you were flying through space and time.  It was a great film. 
The third special exhibit was one on "Frogs of all Colors"   Dan wasn't so thrilled about this one, but it was very interesting and he seemed to be having fun while we learned some fun facts.  The frogs really were all colors.  The most colorful of all are the poisonous ones, of course!

After we left the museum we walked across Central Park. We did have to ask directions and change course a couple of times.  The paths loop around and cross over each other so many times it is hard to keep your directions straight.

No, we didn't walk all the way to the Washington Monument in Washington D.C.  It only seemed like it.  This was in the park and it had heiroglyphics on it. We walked along the street in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as we worked our way south and the map information says it is a mile long.  I believe it.  It will be a great stop for our next trip do NYC.

I couldn't get all of the building in one picture, but this should give you an idea of the size of the front of it.
At this point I gave out and we hailed a cab to go back to the east village to the area close to Ryans.  We found a pizza place for dinner and sat right in the window to watch people on the street.  That is always one of the most entertaining things to do in this city. And after a leisurely dinner and a sauntering walk back home we are in for an early night. 
We hope everyone has a good night. 
We love you all!
Nicolle and Dan