We took the bus to the de Young museum to check out all the art. :) It was a pretty big space, and we did not have a ton of time, so we did the super quick run of it. It was really interesting, and we both agree that we'd go back if we were in the area again.
This piece was one of our favorites. It drew us in from the next room. Kirk said that the sculpture felt like being in a burning building with the debris falling on him- and when we read the information about it, that was not far off. The sculpture was made from the remains of an African-American Southern Baptist church that had been destroyed by arson. This picture does not do it justice- it was a moving piece.
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| It was called The Anti-Mass by Cornelia Parker. |
After we rushed through the de Young, we ran over to the California Academy of Sciences. We had high hopes for the Academy, but it was not really our type of place. It was more of a hands on museum for children, so unless you're traveling with littles, this is a skip.
Kirk wanted to see the Botanical Gardens, and Cathy wanted to check out Clement Street, so we separated for this portion of our journey.
Kirk enjoyed the gardens. There were really neat plants there, but he figures that summer is a better time to visit. He enjoyed the Japanese tea garden as well.
Cathy took the bus to Clement Street and spent most of her time in the huge and fascinating Green Apple Bookstore.
We met up near our hotel and hit up the only open restaurant we ran in to- a humble Subway. It was perfect timing- they were getting ready to close, and everything we saw as we walked back to the hotel with our sandwiches was closed. We're curious how Christmas day is going to go.
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