Today we went to the Copernicus Science Centre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus_Science_Centre). It is a brand new state of the art facility here in Warsaw. We tried to go last week, but when we got there around 11:00 am there was already a massive line up that looked like it would take about 3 hours to get through. Who is crazy enough to wait in line for three hours to get in here, we thought, and went to the zoo instead. Then, thinking we were ever so smart, we decided to show up this morning at 8:30 am (a half an hour before they open) and beat the rush. We were all feeling very proud of ourselves as we got off the bus, walked around the corner and saw...a massive line up!
This was the line in front of us. The line behind us just grew, and grew and grew.
It was shorter than the line last week, and the building hadn't even opened yet, so we thought it wouldn't be so bad and we decided to stay. When the doors opened, the line went fairly quickly...and then not so much. We finally got into the exhibits at 11:30 am, three hours after our arrival. Crazy!!
Krista and Michael fairly early into our wait.
My friend Paula and the kids at about the 2 1/2 hour mark.
Once we finally got in, we were not disappointed by all the great hands-on exhibits. It was super fun and informative. It really was a great place to take the kids...at least from their perspective.
Owen in the hamster wheel.
The kids playing with pan flutes.
Michael played with these marble ramps for over an hour and cried when I made him leave to have lunch.
From my perspective, it was a little stressful. I had four kids wanting to go in four different directions in a really big and crowded building. In places like that, I always find myself repeating 1, 2, 3, 4...1, 2, 3, 4 in my head as I try to count the kids and return home with as many as I went there with (and preferably the same ones!).
It was also a little stressful because our kids would stand in line and wait to try something, only to have some kid jump ahead of them. For whatever reason, there seemed to be an extraordinary amount of line jumpers there today. It was a little frustrating, which is evident in this picture of my friend Paula:
All in all, we had a fun and very full day. Am I going to go there again? Probably not. However, I am glad we stuck it out and went there today. If you are ever in Warsaw, you should definitely check it out. Try to get there early though, make all your kids wear orange hats and be prepared to battle the crowds!
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