We went to the Botanical Garden, Fata Morgana exhibit and WITCH day at the gardens yesterday. The girls acquired some seedlings and prizes, notebooks, stickers, and everything was free which was nice. My favorite part was the music. There was a band playing with people singing. Sofie and I were the only dancers. She was really the dancer. I was like the guy - I stood there, held her hands, and admired her as she swung about me in circles. These new seedlings are not the only plants the girls have. They are sprouting peas and radishes, the fastest growing things we could think of, but I'm afraid they won't be fast enough for truly satisfying results. The girls are also some of the most productive children in their pottery class. They work non-stop for the entire two hours each week and have a lot to show for only two classes so far. All I can think, is Natalie our friend upstairs may get more birthday presents than she wants. hmmm...
We also swung by the zoo to see the elephants, big cats, playground, lemurs, and to pet some goats. I was stiff from all the walking this morning, but Caleb was gone when I got up, walking by the river in town, and checking out his old favorite haunt, Starbucks. He found that Starbucks here is closer in price to California, so if he can convince the rest of us to go with him some day, it won't cost him forty dollars like France. His new 30-day transport pass was burning a hole in his pocket. For days Caleb was wondering why there are no cafes around our area before we went to the Prague museum and learned about the destruction of cafes during the communist era. This would be a great place to start a Cafe. It would be really cool if someone started one in the old style that we saw at the museum. There are enough Saunas and Solariums to go around already. Northerners like heat too. We know that to be true when we go to Calistoga, CA and the hot tubs are full of Russian people. Could use some more saunas and hot tubs in Michigan maybe.