we gave them a small key to the "world"

on this rainy

last half day of school

we met friends at the 

Cathedral of Learning

notice the cassette player on the counter.

H was fascinated

and asked why she has never seen one of "these" before :)

the girls had fun taking turns

(and sometimes a long time)

turning the little key attached to the tape-player

to open each door (with much anticipation)

to each nationality room

I briefly visited the online tour

 Cathedral of Learning.

So much more impressive in person!

The tour is $1 per child $3/adult. 

We did the cassette version which worked out best as we could go at our own speed. 

 Guides are also available.

If you are not able to buy tickets and travel the world this may be the next best thing ☺.

We spent around 2 1/2 hourswhich I would say is the reasonably quick child version.

One could easily spend much longer (and if so, take extra quarters to feed the parking meter)

 I try to not to think of spiders :)

but along with the rain this day

it was a reoccuring theme.

interesting and very random

possibly useless information to follow

 I can't remember which room this was...

 in this country webs are left undisturbed

as they are a symbol of prosperity/blessing.

(laughing)

this did make me stop for a moment to reflect on

the spiders diligent and "creative" work.

and obviously in my house they are mostly left undisturbed

not for any reason other than we more often choose

creative "design" making over cleaning.

 the detail in each room is amazing

"Namaste"

greeting

India

do you know the story?

Silent Night

beautiful Austria

view from the 34th floor

trivia: 2529 windows in the Cathedral of Learning.

Merry CHRISTmas friends!