Last Sunday, after church, we walked with our friends from America, the Fandls, and their friend Ying from China, to Pablo Espanol. The Fandls have 3 children: A 16-year-old named Harrison, a 9-year-old named Griffen, and a 6-year-old named Faith. Mr. Fandl described Pablo Espanol as an outdoor museum.
He was right. They even had audioguides. At the information booth we got a scavenger hunt kit. I was sort-of the leader. We had to find certain monuments and in the bag was something that was to tell us something of what it looked like. For instance, the first thing we had to find was the tile tower. The something in the bag was a tile. There were 3 clues for each thing we had to find to keep us on track. And the cool thing was if you couldn't find the clues, there was step-by-step instructions to make sure we found it. (It took us awhile to figure that out; at first we just thought that we were supposed to follow the step-by-step instructions)
One of the things we had to find was a glass kiln, which we found inside a glass store. We saw a man making glass creations and it was really cool! Since the glass hardens very quickly, the man had to shape it quickly. He made a great-looking kangeroo in about 20 seconds!
When we were halfway through the scavenger hunt, our book said we could have a break, so we did. We rested and got a snack. In a good place, too. We could see the whole city from where we were sitting. Mrs. Fandl is a photographer, and she took a few pictures of our family, and asked Dad to take some pictures of hers. Then our break was unofficially over. We walked on. It looked like a smal town! Little restaurants and stores filled the streets. By the time we finished the scavenger hunt, it was almost time to go home. We bought ice-cream and when we were done eating, we saw some orange trees and Josiah used Dad's bouncy ball to try to knock one out. Harrison tried jumping, but they didn't succeed. Oh, well. They might have caught us stealing if we did. It was a fun day.
He was right. They even had audioguides. At the information booth we got a scavenger hunt kit. I was sort-of the leader. We had to find certain monuments and in the bag was something that was to tell us something of what it looked like. For instance, the first thing we had to find was the tile tower. The something in the bag was a tile. There were 3 clues for each thing we had to find to keep us on track. And the cool thing was if you couldn't find the clues, there was step-by-step instructions to make sure we found it. (It took us awhile to figure that out; at first we just thought that we were supposed to follow the step-by-step instructions)
One of the things we had to find was a glass kiln, which we found inside a glass store. We saw a man making glass creations and it was really cool! Since the glass hardens very quickly, the man had to shape it quickly. He made a great-looking kangeroo in about 20 seconds!
When we were halfway through the scavenger hunt, our book said we could have a break, so we did. We rested and got a snack. In a good place, too. We could see the whole city from where we were sitting. Mrs. Fandl is a photographer, and she took a few pictures of our family, and asked Dad to take some pictures of hers. Then our break was unofficially over. We walked on. It looked like a smal town! Little restaurants and stores filled the streets. By the time we finished the scavenger hunt, it was almost time to go home. We bought ice-cream and when we were done eating, we saw some orange trees and Josiah used Dad's bouncy ball to try to knock one out. Harrison tried jumping, but they didn't succeed. Oh, well. They might have caught us stealing if we did. It was a fun day.
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