So, today was the day. This was one of the big reasons for driving instead of flying. To see the Titanic Museum in...Branson, Missouri?! You couldn't get much farther away from an ocean than where we are right now, and yet this place has the largest collection of Titanic memorabilia in the world. Go figure.
We spent the morning at the pool today, and then came back to our room for showers and lunch. The boys didn't really want to leave our room, but we told them it would be worth it.
When we drove up to the museum and they realized what was going on they were screaming with excitement. Then Will burst out into song with, "Oh they built the ship Titanic to sail the ocean blue..."
They made the outside of the museum in the shape of the Titanic. It's scaled down 50%, and only did the front half, but it is still way cool. And of course it is hitting the iceberg. I had my camera all ready to go, and was so excited about all the cool pictures I was going to get...and then found out they don't allow cameras inside! It was a major ripoff, but I can still picture Will and Jake stoking the fire and fighting over who was going to steer the ship; and Jake sticking his finger in the cold water, 28 degrees, to see how long he would last; and all the boys checking out the vertical decks. And then there was Ben who was so excited he could hardly stand it, especially when it came to looking at and climbing up the grand staircase. He said it was a once in a lifetime experience. Yes, there were some pictures that would have just been perfect today, but oh well.
The artifacts, pictures, etc. were incredible too. I thought it would all be a bit more hokey, but it was really well done. We all really enjoyed ourselves.
Daren let the boys choose one thing in the gift shop to get, and both Will and Jake got the inflatable
Titanics. Ben and Daren got the big model Titanic which they will put together at home.
Once we got back to the hotel it was back to the pool, to test out the new ships. They absolutely
LOVED today, which is what I was pretty sure would happen.
2 comments:
Oh how we'd loved to to have seen the faces of the boys when they saw the Titanic Museum artifacts - talk about being in hog heaven!
Why am I laughing so hard!? What a perfect way for them to end their trip. Who would have thought-a Titanic museum in Branson? Way to go. I bet the boys were indeed in hog heaven. And the no pictures deal-what a JOKE! No Fair!
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