This weekend we went to the Maryland Science Center and saw the Titantic exibit and a couple Imax films. Anna went with us, the kids enjoyed showing her around.
We started by just walking around some of the usual exibits and then went to the first Imax film-fighter jets. Musa LOVED it, Retta said it was way too loud, Anna and I both realized it was nothing but a VERY LARGE recruitment film. The words freedom, pride and respect were extremely over used. Oh well...
The Titantic Exhibit was great. As you enter the exhibit thay give you a ticket that contains one of the real passengers name and history. We were all first class passengers. Anna was returning home from a honeymoon in Egypt, Italy, Spain and France. Musa was a world famous and very rich jeweler, heading to a jewelry show. . Retta was on her way to Atlanta to watch her son graduate from medical school. I was married to a famous Broadway producer and was returning from a vacation. I slipped and broke my arm on the boat. (Of, course)
The artifacts were awesome to see up close. It was remarkable that these items were recovered. About halfway through the rooms we all noticed it was getting colder and we started grumbling about needing to turn down the air conditioner. Then you find yourself in the "iceberg room" and you are reminded why it was so cold. They ask you to touch this huge piece of ice and imagine that the water was much colder on the day the boat sank. Powerful.
Musa spent a long time looking at the scale model of the boat. He had that familiar look in his eye. It is clear he was there.
Then on to see the 3-D Bugs Imax. Very entertaining.
A long, but great day.
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