Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Crysta Parkinson @ Well Worn Suitcase
Other plans fell through today, so we made a spur of the moment decision to explore the Auckland War Memorial Museum. What a great choice that was. There was plenty to see and explore for days, but we saw a huge amount in the one day we had to check it out.
Admission was very reasonable -- a $10 suggested donation for adults, and kids free. The museum is free for Aucklanders, which is a great little feature. (Especially for homeschooling parents!)
Lunch was at the Atrium Cafe inside the museum. Prices were pretty on par with any sort of tourist attraction, and the food was nice and Kiwi. Everyone tried something interesting, then it was off to explore all three levels.
First was a traveling display of National Geographic photographs, which our budding young photographer (Cameron) quite enjoyed. There were nature photos from all over the world, plus pictures taken by a variety of age groups. He loved that each one said what camera it was taken with, and shared settings, etc. We saw the Maori court, and checked out all the carvings and canoes and all kinds of fun traditional things.
Next we saw all of the nature things on the second floor and the "weird and wonderful" display, which was an interactive display for the children to play with hands-on.
On the third floor was the war memorial. Maia and Ella were very interested in the Holocaust exhibit, and Bria liked the telephones where you could pick up the receiver, push a button, and listen to a story.
Cameron really did not want to leave when it was time -- he was really into taking photographs. But as the afternoon wore on and people were getting worn out, we headed back to the beach house for the evening.
Admission was very reasonable -- a $10 suggested donation for adults, and kids free. The museum is free for Aucklanders, which is a great little feature. (Especially for homeschooling parents!)
Lunch was at the Atrium Cafe inside the museum. Prices were pretty on par with any sort of tourist attraction, and the food was nice and Kiwi. Everyone tried something interesting, then it was off to explore all three levels.
First was a traveling display of National Geographic photographs, which our budding young photographer (Cameron) quite enjoyed. There were nature photos from all over the world, plus pictures taken by a variety of age groups. He loved that each one said what camera it was taken with, and shared settings, etc. We saw the Maori court, and checked out all the carvings and canoes and all kinds of fun traditional things.
Next we saw all of the nature things on the second floor and the "weird and wonderful" display, which was an interactive display for the children to play with hands-on.
On the third floor was the war memorial. Maia and Ella were very interested in the Holocaust exhibit, and Bria liked the telephones where you could pick up the receiver, push a button, and listen to a story.
Cameron really did not want to leave when it was time -- he was really into taking photographs. But as the afternoon wore on and people were getting worn out, we headed back to the beach house for the evening.
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