American Museum of Natural History
As the title suggests, we visited the building known from the movie “Night at the Museum”.
For the entrance we paid $22.50, which is the recommended amount, if you want to pay more or less, they propose a pay what you want model.
The museum is much more modern than the movie suggested, among other things there was a planetarium where we watched “Dark Universe”. Dark Universe was a marvelous visualization of the forces that rule the universe and what it is made of (Apparently 4.6% atoms, 23% dark matter and 72% dark energy).
We also discovered the small figures known from the film, they were part of an exhibition in which different cultures and their cities were represented as miniatures.
Also, the exhibition about our earth was worth seeing. It ranged from giant geodes
up to a 9t cross-section of a giant sequoia.
As IT people, we immediately noticed an error message located in the exhibition on the oceans of the world:
It was particularly interesting, because we never considered using Macs for informational screens like this 😅
And also classic Apple, the only company I know, who sells $800+ devices that come with not enough (non-upgradable) storage straight from the factory.
The life-size whale hanging from the ceiling in the same hall was therefore, of course, only of secondary importance.
On the third floor we found the Easter Island statue, which should also be known from “Night at the Museum”.
Unfortunately, this did not respond to my travel gum.
Finally, we went to the fourth floor, where the dinosaur exhibition is located.
Unfortunately, we had to hurry a bit here, as the museum already closes at 5 pm. Understandable, since you also have to prepare a little when everything comes alive here at night.
Brooklyn
Green-Wood Cemetery
For me, it is part of every trip to the country and almost a tradition to visit at least one cemetery. Therefore, we visited the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, a very large cemetery, we spent almost 2 hours there without making a long stops. This cemetery is also known from TV, as some scenes of the popular BBC series Doctor Who took place here, although the scenes, as we found out later, were probably shot in Wales. The Eleventh Doctor fought here against some angels (The Angels Take Manhattan - Season 7, Episode 5), but since an important event takes place in this episode, I don’t want to reveal more at this point.
The highlight of our visit here, was the burial of one of our secrets. It was a wonderful ceremony. 👐
It was surprisingly warm that day, around 16 °C, this spontaneous weather change even made the snow steam up.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
As you might expect in January, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden was more of a mud pit than a colorful oasis. Still, there were some nice spots behind the “temporarily closed for winterization” barriers.
The ducks here were real “daredevils”
The squirrel population was also flourishing here, so at the request of a single individual, we stopped every 15 m to take an extensive photo album of these “rare” animals. :squirrel:
But instead of showing you the squirrel pictures now, I wanted to show you Beautiful Louis ✨ standing in a street in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Bridge
About evening we made our way to the Brooklyn Bridge to get probably the most beautiful view you can have in New York, well we can’t confirm that, but the piers of the bridge were made of a beautiful light colored stone. But see for yourself:
TV evening 📺
On TV here in the US, the really important things are being discussed, for example, “How many lies can Trump fit in one tweet” and his “Lie Counter” is currently at 2001 👍
Not to mention the special broadcast of Trump’s latest “shithole” testimony and movie star affairs, seemingly just about every news program is making fun of the President.
By the way, the advertising on the news channels is quite similar to that of the German equivalent, always good to know who to call when I have trouble peeing and encounter a #MouthBreather 😂