Our plan for breakfast changed when we couldn't eat at either of the two restaurants we had in mind because one had a crazy line and the other was closed on Tuesday. We were going to go back to Honey Honey again, but found somewhere that looked reasonable on the way there. It was nothing special, but breakfast is pretty hard to mess up. It was cold again in the morning, which meant an opportunity to bundle Liam up all cute again.
It took us some time to get ready for our day (everything takes so much longer with Liam in tow!) We took a bus that twisted and turned down a bunch of different streets, but that ultimately took us pretty close to the Palace of Fine Arts. This was a nice plus that we were not expecting on our way to the Exploratorium. The architecture looked very classical, and was on a very big scale. There was also a lovely park with ducks and everything. The houses in the area were also really interesting, and clearly expensive.
The Exploratorium was really really cool. Although for the most part, Liam was too young for the exhibits, Bill and I were fascinated. The place is made for science nerds like us. Almost all of the exhibits are interactive, and they involved everything from plants to electricity to visual and auditory illusions. We spent a lot longer than we expected to spend, and by the time a little after 3 PM we left we were starving.
We grabbed a couple sandwiches and caught a bus back toward the hotel. As the bus rapidly filled with rush hour commuters, we got a little concerned about how we would get off as we were at the very back. Thankfully, most of the passengers got out at our stop, and it was not an issue. Liam made friends with everyone on the bus and got a lot of compliments. He was exhausted, and quickly fell asleep while we were still out and about.
The rest of the day was relatively uneventful. Because our lunch was around 4 PM, we weren't really hungry for dinner. We went to Ponzu, the restaurant attached the our hotel, for "small plates" which are basically appetizers. The food was surprisingly good, and we were so impressed we ordered dessert of a trio of creme brulee - you know calories don't count on vacation. The picture to the left is a gratuitous cute photo of Liam. We had to change him into this "emergency spare" outfit at the Exploratorium because we are using disposable diapers this trip, which apparently can allow poop to explode out into the clothes. Sweet!
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