First real day out and about

Yesterday I spent the entire day inside the flat, and I babysat the boys for the first time. Today we went to the Museum of Natural History. I love that museums around here are free. There were thousands of stuffed animals and bones. I took a few pictures and put them on facebook. The Internet is so bad here that I'm not going to take the time to put them both places. I think anyone reading this is friends on facebook too, so you can see the majority of pictures there. Some of the highlights at the museum were the T-rex, an ostrich, and a dodo bird skeleton. I also experienced my first public toilet, as they call it. It was free, which was nice, and it's more like a room than a stall like we have here. You have to hold the handle down to make it flush, and when you think you have enough water in the bowl you let go. It seems potentially disastrous! They also had a room full of artifacts from all over the world; tons of pottery, musical instruments, etc. They also had shrunken heads, which made me think of Harry Potter (a true fan knows why). There were cases of torture devises and the skulls of those who had been tortured. Lovely. Truly lovely. They had costumes from all over the world, including Eskimos, native Americans, etc. There were lots of things you could touch, including a whale's jaw bone, a stuffed cheetah, a stuffed pony, stuff owls and polished rocks of all shapes and sizes. I was amazed at the size of alligators and sea turtles; I don't think I've ever seen either up close. I'm slowly starting to learn my way around town, and I think pretty soon I'll venture out on my own and spend time taking pictures.