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Minggu, 25 November 2012
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bugs
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butterflies
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family fun
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prehistoric animals
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science
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sightseeing
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THE PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTRE: A FACINATING WORLD OF PRE-HISTORIC LIFE, SCIENCE AND THE WORLD OF BUTTERFLIES!
One of my main reasons to visiting Seattle WA was to see the King Tut Exhibit at the Pacific Science Centre. I�ve been to Science World here in Vancouver but I had never visited this Centre. Nor have I been so close to the Seattle Space Needle since it first opened back in the �60�s. The Science Center is located on Denny Way right beside the Space Needle and the Chihuly Glass Garden so you can make a whole afternoon of enjoyable activities. If you want to dine on the top of the Space Needle you should make a reservation first. There is a cafe in Building 1 of the Science Center.
The Science Centre has more than 300 interactive exhibits, two IMAX theatres and acres of hands-on fun indoors and out.
Taryn by the pool
Prehistoric animals
Ornamental tortoises and heron
My friend, Taryn, and I spent most of the afternoon browsing around the various areas. We loved the bug and crustacean displays!
Eek! A giant praying mantis!
A scary scorpion!
There�s only one word to describe the dinosaur displays: Awesome! They give a real perspective of the size of these prehistoric critters and their environs.
Tyrannosaurus Rex. (Yes! He was BIG!)
Probably our favorite display was the Butterfly room with thousands of pretty butterflies flitting about the flowers and shrubbery, some of them feeding on plates of fruit.
A butterfly lands on Taryn's hand
Resting on a lily pad
They are so �tame� they will land on you so when you exit the room you must be checked over carefully to make sure none are hitching a ride out. You also have to be careful where you walk, in case they are underfoot. In the IMAX there was a movie about the butterflies (Flight of the Butterflies) but we were going to the King Tut movie about the Mummies, so we missed this one.
I�d highly recommend visiting the Pacific Science Centre if you�re spending a weekend in Seattle. It�s fun for young and old, indoor and outside.
Sabtu, 01 September 2012
art
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art history
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children
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exhibits
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family fun
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inventions
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science
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AN AFTERNOON WITH DA VINCI AT TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE
Science World at Telus World of Science http://www.scienceworld.ca is run by a non-profit organization and features permanent interactive exhibits and siplays as well as special exhibits such as the Da Vinci one. The building itself is a spectacular design, visible from any point around False Creek with its lit-up dome. During Expo �86 it was used as the Expo Centre and later turned over to the community, known simply as Science World.
The Da Vinci exhibit ends on September 3 so don�t miss it!
In addition to the Da Vinci exhibition, I enjoyed wandering around the other exhibits where children and adults alike were having fun exploring and trying out the various displays such as in the puzzle room and the display of the human anatomy of life cycle.
In the Nature Science exhibit room:
Nature exhibit, Beaver and dam
WELCOME!
A 'piano' that plays when you walk on it!
Play room
An amusing sign in the room about sex education
Physical Fitness (interactive)
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