Childrens Museum

We had a long weekend which was so nice! We decided to take the kids to the Childrens Museum we've heard so much about. It was completely amazing! Probably the best one we've ever been to...not the fanciest, but the best for sure. Sorry there are so many pictures...but come on, it was awesome! Total cost? $8 for the 4 of us. We took a bus for $1 downtown, then took a taxi from the bus stop to the museum for $2 and then paid $8 to get in. Unbelievable. The Childrens Museum used to be a prison so it's absolutely huge but right next to the Red District in San Jose. That's right...brothels lined up one after the other with ladies lined up out the door for the choosing. I was completely disturbed.

But on to the fun...

Had to swing by the pet shop on the street first to see the cute puppies

And buy some coffee at the Central Market where they roasted the beans in front of us

And get some lunch at a local Soda...I about cried when we couldn't figure out how to order!

We got some type of fruit drink when what we really wanted was a Slurpie...how do you say Slurpie in Spanish??? We saw them there and everything, just couldn't figure out how to order them. Next time.

On to the museum!!!

Space center

Earthquake floor

Went to a section on the many uses of water. See the pictures? We use water for cooking, drinking, fishing, playing in the rain, and baptism. So funny that baptism is just a normal way of life...no one complaining in this country about religious stuff at the museum.

Why in the world was this their favorite thing at the musuem? They fought over who got to ride it and for how long...kids can be ridiculous.

Will and the goose having a talk

Remember...used to be a prison

A real train

Learning how bananas grow

Coffee plants

I'm getting ready to go home...but lots more to see

Kids shopping center...madness

This was the kid's favorite

They even had their own checkout girl who spoke English

Will had had enough...so he took a break sitting next to a pregnant girl

I think it would be a great idea for USA schools to come on a field trip down here for the Childrens Museum. It was so great and full of education! See what the teachers think about that and let me know.