Tag Archives: Museums

We Saw Two IMAX Movies While At The Science Center

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Paul

IMAX is a motion picture film format and projection standard created by Canada’s IMAX Corporation. The traditional version of IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems. A standard … Continue reading →

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California Science Center Visit In The Rain

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Paul

It was a rainy Tuesday and what better to do than go to a museum so we did.  We went to Exposition Park and visited the science museum spending many hours and seeing only about half of what they had … Continue reading →

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It’s Complicated!

Posted on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 by Paul

What a great movie!  Even though Alec Baldwin is a liberal weenie of the first magnitude, we forgave him after a pretty good performance in “It’s Complicated!”

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Yeah Rain! It’s Museum time!

Posted on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 by Paul

It rained last night so we decided to go to the museum for the afternoon before going to the movies!  The Bowers Museum is fantastic for a small museum.  We had lunch at Tangata wondered around the museum for a … Continue reading →

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Dining At The Museum, Tangata

Posted on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 by Paul

We loved going to Tangata, the Patina Group resturant at the Bowers Museum! Tangata (or “mankind” in the tribal Maori language of New Zealand) features Southwestern decor enclosed by glass walls and a ceiling framed with stuccoed beams and large … Continue reading →

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The Nixon Library Model Train Exhibit

Posted on Friday, January 8, 2010 by Paul

We went to the Nixon Library and visited the large model train exhibit plus saw the many Christmas Trees representing other countries plus an Apollo exhibit. Great fun, Please join us!

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Natural History Museum

Posted on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 by Paul

We have not been there for maybe 15 years… The last time was when Valentine went with us! So we decided to go visit the museum again and see what was cooking.  We went to the Farmer’s Market for a … Continue reading →

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A Visit To The USS Midway In San Diego

Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 by Paul

What, no golf?  Yup!  The course has a special event so we get a day off!  We decided to take the train from Fullerton to the USS Midway, a two hour chance to relax and leave the driving to the … Continue reading →

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Roadtrip: Visit With The Porter’s And Aunt Kaye

Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2009 by Paul

We decided to go up north and visit Sue’s sister and family. we always find something interesting to do and this trip was no exception! Please join us for the adventure. We visited the California Academy of Sciences on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Aquarium Of The Pacific

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 by Paul

We love visiting the Aquarium of the Pacific and are in fact members of the organization. We went for the evening adults only tour which is really nice since the kids and the noise pretty much go away! Join us … Continue reading →

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