Audrey's day off

Well, Audrey didn't have school today, and neither Steven or I had language class, so we decided to explore some of Sofia's museums.  After taking a quick detour to see Levski church we headed for the Museum of Natural History.  While the museum was pretty neat, it had tons of birds, it was what I can imagine a museum in the sates looked like about 20 years ago.  There were no interactive exhibits, and most of the animal displays were stuffed.  This made it interesting....for example, the zebra and panther were missing some fur and looked as if they had mange.  I can also now say I have seen a stuffed dolphin, that looked totally fake because of all the paint they used to make the skin look dark.  I also had an educational moment with Audrey when I had to explain that the flaming was white because it was no longer eating pink food.  Oh...and don't even get me started on the snake room.  All I'll say is lots of snakes and even more formaldehyde.  They looked really nasty, but you had to walk past them to get to the fish, so Audrey and I sucked it up and made it through.  I also found it ironic that the insect room, filled with all sorts of insects, smelled like moth balls.  It was fun to see what you would find around the next corner.  Audrey found a seal that she thought was smiling at her, and a European bison that made our North American bison look like cattle.  Overall, Audrey thought it was neat, and I did too.    
Now I am sitting here in the study with the wiondows of the apartment open, a slight breeze blowing through, and listening to thunder in the distance.  Audrey is playing with clay at the table, Eli is playing a memory game with Jonathan and Steven is taking a much needed nap.  This is what I call a GREAT day!