Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Museum of Man 2-8-16

Today's adventure was a trip to the Museum of Man which is located in the Palace of Chaillot located at Trocadero (across the Seine, just west of the Tour Eiffel).  The museum is a wing of the ethnological museum at Quai Branly specializing in archeology, kind of a rehash of museums that we've visited in the past, but it was still interesting.  It's very much
 oriented towards younger visitors with loads of interactive displays and animations.  We were both amazed because there were so many people visiting today, what's up with that?  Lots of kids and also many seniors on a Monday, weird.
As I gazed out a window at the Eiffel Tower I saw a rainbow today which is one of the very few I've seen here.   A rainbow in February is unique to me.
I watched quite a bit of the Superbowl early this morning, from 00:30 to about 02:30 (half-time), then I snoozed until about 4:15 and woke to see the last 4 minutes of the game.   What a great win for the Broncos, I really like Peyton but I think it may be time for him to retire from active playing.  I think he would be a fantastic coach and maybe he will consider that, who knows.  Anyway a fun game to watch if you're a Broncos fan.
In the morning yesterday I signed up for the 2016 version of Ride the Rockies which will be a very strenuous route this year.  Our team name is "Magic Bus" so this pic seemed appropriate.   Up until this last year I've ridden in all but 2 of them since 1999, so I'm eager and also apprehensive since I haven't been on a bike for well over a year.  I'm planning on a 4 day ride down in Louisiana at the end of March, assuming I can begin training as soon as we get back from Paris.

4 comments:

  1. I'm glad you got to see the end of the game. Wasn't it exciting?! People here are going completely nutso over it.

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  2. I was happily surprised to see the score with 4 minutes left and then things really took off with the forced fumble. I was pretty amazed and I have to say, happy.

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  3. Hopefully you didn't yelp with joy like I did. I'm sure I would have awakened the whole neighborhood! Of course, the cowbell I was using wouldn't have helped. :)

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