I remembered that the Natural History Museum had the King Tut exhibit going on and signed us all up for the 10 am entrance (the tickets have to be timed because so many people go through the exhibit each day). We left my place an hour and a half early to get a chance to walk around some of the gardens in the park. It was awesome. We were there when the iced coffee stands opened and had free reign over the whole place.
One of my favorite gardens happened to be the first one we stumbled across in the morning. The San Diego Botanical Garden has two ponds stocked with koi fish, lily pads, and guppies, with the botanical building sitting behind everything. We had to save the botanical building for later because we were there too early.
On to the museum!
The entire exhibit was put together in a really interesting way that kept the displays free from crowds. We entered the basement level with our 10 am group of people and were given ear pieces. The exhibit was sectioned off into lots of different areas and we moved from one to the next while listening to how King Tut's tomb was found (with cool videos showing the actual discovery), what was in the tomb, and a history of many of the artifacts. Then, the exhibit opened up into larger rooms full of the actual items found in the tomb.
The biggest surprise however, was rounding a corner and actually seeing King Tut. I guess none of us really expected the actual mummy to be there.
Obviously, the ones in the center are toucans. All beak!
As an aside, lizard skulls are super interesting and intricate while owl skulls are creepy.
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After the museum, it was back to the San Diego Botanical Garden! I've never seen so many orchids in my life.
A crane catching the guppies in the afternoon.
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