Well, I could write a book about what we did, but I'm just going to jump into the highlights. Overall, it was a good day. The first half was somewhat rushed, and I ended up stressed and with a headache. But to the beginning....
It started as an early day: I rolled out of bed a little after 5am. This wouldn't have been too bad, except that I had been awake for 2 and a half hours during the night. Cate and I made it to school on time. The students split into groups with their chaperones, we boarded the buses, and we were on our way. The kids were bouncing off the walls! They were so excited to go, but I was still able to read a little bit on the way there.
The first place we went was the Capitol building. In spite of the rallys being held there today, we got in and out fairly quickly. I was the most nervous about the Capitol, because I remember how it was when I was in school.
Okay, here is the embarrassing backstory: In fifth grade I got to go to Harrisburg with my class. We visited the Capitol building and made our way to the House of Representatives balcony. I attempted to sit in the balcony, but I was so freaked out by how high up we were that I ended up getting my own personal tour of the Capitol.
Let me just say that this trip was much better. I handled the balcony well, and I enjoyed the tour.
Next we went to the William Penn Museum, where I spent much of the time chasing after certain members of my group and obtained a headache as my prize. This museum focused on the history of Pennsylvania, and there was a lot of neat artifacts and artwork.
We moved on to the Governor's Mansion next. That was beautiful. While the Capitol had 2 ton chandeliers that were ugly, the Governor's Mansion had lead crystal chandeliers that were beautiful. The gardens were gorgeous. Our group was the first to go through, so we got some much needed down time while we waited for the other groups to go through.
Our last stop was the Whitaker Center where we saw a 3-D IMAX movie and played with some cool displays. I decided to give up on keeping my group together, so I spent the time going around and making sure that I knew where my kids were. Because the movie was in the middle of our time there, we only got to one floor and the gift shop. The kids were bummed that we couldn't do more, but we ran out of time.
The movie we saw was called "Born To Be Wild." It was about two women: one in Kenya raising orphaned elephants, and one near Indonesia raising orphaned orangutans. It was funny. The best part was watching the animals interact with their caregivers. Actually, the funniest part for me was watching the kids react to the 3-D with the countdown at the beginning. They were ducking and reaching out to the screen. Overall, I give it two thumbs up!
I had hoped that the kids would fall asleep on the way home, but no such luck. It was still a good ride home. It went fast. I'm glad to be home, but I did have a good time out there.
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