Pacific Science Center, Seattle - June 17th, 2007

Last Sunday I went to Pacific Science Center for the first time. I saw some interesting Exhibitions:
Colossal Fossils: Dinosaurs Around the World

They are the world's mysterious giants. Millions of years after the dinosaurs took their last steps on earth, they continue to fascinate young and old alike. What did these creatures really look like? How did they really act? Scientists have worked to uncover many theories about the dinosaurs, and continue to dig for more clues. For the first time in Seattle, a unique collection of fossils, skeletons, eggs and artifacts will transport guests back millions of years, to the time when dinosaurs roamed our earth.

Showing at Pacific Science Center Colossal Fossils: Dinosaurs Around the World combines current research with prehistoric artifacts to create an educational, unforgettable and fun experience for all ages! Explore what it's like to be a paleontologist as you search for bones in one of our dig pits. Feel the immense power of their size as you walk among real dinosaur skeletons from across China. These exotic Asian species have inspired millennia of dragon legends. Discover the intricate beginnings of these giant creatures in our dinosaur egg and embryo exhibit.

As part of Colossal Fossils we are featuring Dinosaurs Alive! 3D, an awesome new IMAX film.

Tropical Butterfly House
Enjoy year-round sunshine in the Tropical Butterfly House! Temperatures are in the low 80s, humidity is 60 to 70 percent, and full-spectrum lighting keeps the plants and butterflies healthy. Watch beautiful, free-flying butterflies fly, sun themselves, and feed among tropical flowers. See a brand-new butterfly emerge in the chrysalis viewing window. New butterflies are released into the exhibit each morning.

Insect Village
Giant robotic insects, interactive exhibits and live animal displays give you a close-up look at the world of insects and other arthropods.

Science Playground
How does an electric motor work? What does a gyroscope do? How fast can you throw a baseball? Who wins the bubble race? Find the answers to these and other questions in the Science Playground.

Technology Exhibits
Computers, robots, virtual reality and more! Challenge an industrial robot to a game of tic-tac-toe. Defend your team's goal in VR Keeper, the full- body virtual reality soccer experience.

My Trip to Portland (June 8th-9th)

First stop - Multnomah Falls, dropping 611 feet in tiers of 542 feet and 69 feet, is Oregon's best. You can't visit this one and help but let your jaw hang down to your belly button, amazed at the raw force, and sheer height of the falls. Postcards speckle gift shops all over northwest Oregon, photographers come from afar to take pictures. This is, if you haven't already figured out, the most popular waterfall in the Northwest. As to the claim that this is the 4th tallest waterfall in the Nation, not even close.
After checking in Econo Lodge (the cheapest, the noisest and the worst hotel we have ever stayed - not more 2-stars hotel for me!!!) mama and I went to downtown Portland - did some shopping at Ross and saw Water Village in Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
That was rainy on Saturday at first we wanted to go to Oregon Zoo but after all we went back home to Auburn, WA.

Leavenworth, WA - 2007

Yesterday my parents and I went to Leavenworth, Bavarian Village - about 2,5-3 hours beautifil drive from our house. During couple hours we played with snow on Stevens Pass and then - I swam in open public pool in Leavenworth. That was awesome day trip - driving in the mountains and forests and water falls, shopping and dining in the town. Now we have a tradition my mother found good Bag store and every year she buys new bag there.







There are a lot of snow on Stevens Pass!!!




















Lunch on Rest Area - beautiful pine forest!!!!










Dinner in Munchen Haus - traditional German Sausages and Beer ( don't worry I'm responsible driver so I order non-alcohol beer - weird but tasted good!!)




Souvenir for me - Librarian Mug!!!

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

ORLANDO, Fla (May 31, 2007) - Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Universal Orlando Resort are partnering to create the world’s first fully immersive Harry Potter themed environment based on the bestselling books by J.K. Rowling and blockbuster feature films from Warner Bros. Envisioned as a “theme park within a theme park” and titled “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter,” the new environment will become part of the experience within Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park at the Universal Orlando Resort.
Expected to open in late 2009, the new environment will feature immersive rides and interactive attractions, as well as experiential shops and restaurants that will enable guests to sample fare from the wizarding world’s best known establishments. Also debuting will be a state-of-the-art attraction that will bring the magic, characters and stories of Harry Potter to life in an exciting way that guests have never before experienced.