SDNHM

I'm on a roll here...This was taken last Tuesday (4/3) at Balboa Park. The weather was perfect - the sun was out and it was so beautiful outside. This was taken near the International cottages.
A plaque commemorating Agoston Haraszthy, a Hungarian aristocrat, a legendary vintner and the first sheriff of San Diego. This is fittingly located near the House of Hungary. Gorgeous rhododendrons near the Spreckles Organ Pavilion:

The right wing of the Organ Pavilion:

In the courtyard near the Prado restaurant is the "La Tehuana" by sculptor Donal Hord , who also made Monty Montezuma at SDSU! The statue used to be located outside, near the Adam's Humanities building. Now good old Monty is located in the new Student Center:

Here's Monty (taken at SDSU Family day April 2006):

Since it was the first Tuesday of the month, that meant it was free admission to theSan Diego Natural History Museum as well as the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (which we didn't have enough time for). The downside with free admission is that there are big fkn hordes of people, many with strollers and whining bratty kids. This is the pendulum that knocks down blocks (dominos?) on the hour...I remember being so fascinated with that as a kid.

An ankylosaurus:

Jaws:

I want to say this is a T. Rex, but I'm not sure! This was a permanent exhibit called, "Fossil Mysteries":

Another dino that I forgot the name:

Here's the other side of the dino above:

The dino downstairs...Kind of pales in comparison to the one in "Night at the Museum".

Another view. This is on the first floor:

Here's a view of the Moreton Bay Fig Tree taken from the second floor of the SDNHM. It's been fenced off since 1989. As kids, we would sit under the shade during field trips. They fenced it off because the roots were getting messed up.

A view of the Casa del Prado theatre:

At the top (4th floor) of the SDNHM, there were several art exhibits (photo & sculpture) going on:

I'll post the artist and the names of these works later: