hurc gets edumucated
Today was Montreal Museums Day , where most museums in town waive their usual admissions fee and welcome guests free-of-charge. I didn't even realize it was this weekend until 2 days ago when my friend D.N. had mentioned it in passing.
So I force myself out of bed, even though I was slightly hung over from a Mario Party... umm.. party. It helped that today was a GORGEOUS day topping the high 20s (Celcius) with hardly a cloud in sight, and that the 2 museums I decided to check out were at the Old Port.
The first place we went to was the Montreal Science Centre. Not sure why we picked this place, I think it was originally intended for another friend of ours who was supposed to join us, but then decided at the last minute to go to the Chocolate Festival in Bromont instead.
A little side note on chocolate: If I had known about this Festival before (yes, another festival/event that I was unaware of...), I probably would have gone as well. Some people seem to automatically assume I don't like chocolate just because I'm allergic to nuts. Well, you were wrong and for all the unbelievers out there, I want chocolate for my birthday! Not that 3$ chocolate Power Ranger you get from Walmart the day after Easter Sunday. I want the good smooth Belgium chocolate. Challenge issued.
Back to the Science Centre, this is not the first time I've been to a science museum (I went to the one in San Jose, California), but it is my first time at the Montreal one. The SJC one was bigger and seemed to have more stuff, but my hometown one was decent as well. They had these 2 parabolic dishes set up 50 feet apart, and you could talk and even whisper into it, and the person at the other end could still hear you very clearly. The other stuff was interesting, but was intended for a much younger audience, so it was pretty basic science-y stuff.
The second (and last for me) museum was the Montreal Museum of Archaeology. They had an exhibit about some major archaeological finds in Japan, mainly concerning their way of life. there were so many people and I felt so rushed, it felt like we only spent 10 minutes there. Then again, it was a pretty small floor space, so there wasn't really all that much to see. If I would have read every single sign for each piece they had, we probably would have been there for 2 hours.
All in all, it was a good day to be at the Old Port. Half the time we would be standing in line for something, but we would be outside as well, soaking up the sun. It was fun, but I think I probably would have enjoyed it more if I had some extra company come along...
posted by hurc @ 1:40 a.m.
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