So I got a little mixed up on the days. Election day is tomorrow. After turning around from the polling center in PB, I went to K. Mesa to drop off my bike. If you remember, I posted about a seemingly warped chainring that needs looking at. They’ll give me a call later.
On the way back, I made a detour going south. It’s been a while and I thought it would be good to have a change of scenery from the usual. Went to Balboa Park, and visited the Museum of Man. I’ve visited this museum countless times, but that is where my legs took me. Mingei and the Timken are closed on Mondays.
I visited the exhibits for the Meso-American civilizations (collectively known as Incas 1000 BC-900 AD). Wasn’t too impressed with the reproductions; I saw later that I wasn’t supposed to touch the plaster thingies. The stories they wrote about the exhibits were more interesting, but who knows if these are factual. The one thing that interested me was the head-shaping and skull surgery exhibits. Wonder what would possess anyone to do these things.
I meandered into the Egyptian exhibit. The usual mummified falcons and whatnot. Kinda expected the Ptolemaic mummy to suddenly stand up and walk. Ptolemy was a Macedonian general who inherited control of the middle east after the death of Alexander the Great; his seat of power became Alexandria, Egypt and Queen Cleopatra was the last of that dynasty (286-30 BC).
The kid mummies were interesting. That mummy of an Indian woman (around 1410 AD) was cool; her skin was all leathery, but you can still see her original leg ornaments.
Decided I didn’t have enough time for the Museum of Art. Went to the Tea Paviliion for some lunch. Salmon Rice Teriyaki. Cool spot to have lunch at. The breeze from the canyon and the sun peeking through the trees made for an outworldly in-the-moment experience. Had a nice time watching young and very optimistic adults. The Japanese Gardens are closed today as well.
This was fun. Maybe I’ll do it on Tuesday the next time.
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