Under the Sea to Up in Space, all in one Day!

Today, being explore Sydney Wednesday since I do not have class, my day started out with going to the Australia National Maritime Museum with Adam and Andrew.  Australians are closely linked to the sea through commerce, defense, exploration, adventure, sport and play. The oceans and waterways have influenced Australia's development and who they are. The museum captures these artifacts and explores everything from the beginning of people immigrating to Australia and beyond. I even got a picture with the fastest boat in the world!

There were many replicas of the types of boats that people traveled on to come to Australia. The museum displayed everything from water defense to water sports. Outside was an actual war ship and a submarine that you could go on, but we did not have time for that.

It was actually really interesting, but I think the museum was having a baby and mom's day today. I am not even kidding, there were hundreds and hundreds of little babies and infants all over the museum, so it was hard to go through it all. If you ask me, it was not a place for an event like that to happen. I will definitely have to go back again when something like that is not going on.

We then headed to get some ice cream before heading into the IMAX Theatre. Andrew has never been, and Adam and I wanted to go again. This is a picture of the theatre, which is hard to tell how big the screen actually is.

We saw Hubble 3D, which was about the actual Hubble that went up into space. The movie is about "walking" with astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult tasks ever undertaken in NASA's history. The movie shows the power of rocket launches, and actual 3D footage of Earth from the vantage point of space, along with images of the universe. The screen was so incredibly clear that I actually felt like I was up in space with them. The view from space onto Earth was unbelievable and made me realize how amazing mankind actually is. I am now obsessed with the IMAX Theatre, and want to keep going back again and again!

I have many plans for this weekend including a trip to Oceanworld and Manly Beach on Friday, and going to see lawn bowling on Sunday with my class for a field trip. Keep checking back!

Heaps of Love,
Heidi