Huntington Library and Griffith Observatory trip!

Okay, so on Friday the 10th, I went with my classmates and friends to the Huntington Library and Griffith Observatory! :D I'll tell you all about what happened in my counselor's car, during the trip, and on the way back.

From Work to Huntington

We all left at precisely 9:00 a.m. (It takes around 2/3 hours to get to L.A.) And so on the way, I was in my boss' car. We listened to the radio, sang along with the tunes, and talked about random stuff. There are many reasons why you had to be in our car to have the most fun:

1) Horrible yet amusing singing!

There are many people who are good at singing, some people just have the natural ability to be amazing and leave you in awe when they sing, and others just have the natural ability to be just plain horrible.

2) Good music

From what I've heard, the other cars only listened to music that most teens hate.

3) Games!

Sweet and Sour (Wave to people and see if they wave back *Called a Sweet*. Person who has most "sweets" wins.) ABCs (Find an A, B, C, D, and so on, in every license plate in order *no random letters like A D B G I*. First person who gets to Z wins.)

4) Dances in the Car!

Yes, we dance in the car. That's the whole reason why people are looking at our car, because we all are dancing like wild animals! XD

Huntington!

Huntington was amazing and beautiful. When we left the car, it was extremely humid! I walked into the office/lobby just to cool off. We ate lunch since food isn't allowed in the botanical parts of the museum, and walked with the whole group to the Library Exhibition Hall, where there was exhibits of history (From modern times to the medieval ages) and astronomy (they showed constellations and books from Euclid and Galileo) and more. After checking out the Library Exhibition, we walked around on our own for three hours. With my group, we tried going to the Mausoleum, but we weren't sure if it was open to the public. Then we headed to the Chinese/Japanese Gardens, which was so beautiful. There were koi fish in the pond, little trees that were only past 5/6 feet. They looked like bonsai trees! There were bridges that were significantly designed, a chinese restaurant (i think, but there WAS a restaurant!) and little hallways covered by canopies designed like hallways in a palace. After that, I went to the "Conservatory" or Greenhouse. There were sections made for different types of forests like Bog, Tropical Forest, or ____ (I forgot what it is). It was misting every minute, and it was hot outside so I put my face in the little mister fountain....whatever you call it.

From Huntington to Griffith Observatory

So my boss had a GPS, which was a TomTom. It was bestowed the nicknamed Maddie. Maddie took us to the right place, we made it to Griffith park. But once we got there, we turned right instead of left, and we were driving through different parts of the park and the observatory was still along ways away. Maddie took us from one place to the other, and eventually, being confused, she decided to change our destination back home. So we turned the GPS off. Goodbye Maddie! So we went to the left side of the park, and we finally got there, and the other car groups have been waiting for us for the past 20-30 minutes already. But we were able to make it, and boy it was worth it! Griffith Observatory was a three domed building with many turrets and telescopes. It was perched on a cliff overlooking L.A. You could see all of L.A., and the Hollywood sign was not very far away. We bought tickets to a planetarium show, and we watched (I forgot what the name was) a show about the beginning of the science of astronomy, and how big the universe is, and what dark matter is, etc. It was amazing! But the guy there was a paid actor, and at times he overdid the enthusiasm and sounded totally fake. But other than that, it was very exceptional show. After, we were released at the observatory, and we walked around in small groups to different exhibits. We gathered at the cafe at a certain time, and ate our dinner. Soon after, we got a ride back to our car (Our car was parked way downhill. It took like 15 minutes to get from our parking spot to the observatory.) and we headed back home.

From Griffith to Home

It's basically what we did on our way to the Huntington Library, but with excessive singing and dancing and games. :)

So it was a good day, and I loved being with my friends and going to all those beautiful places and learning more about astronomy.