Tuesday, July 20th

We spent most of today at the Olympic Park. First, we went to Biodome, an indoor zoo. There were many interesting animals.

This was our favorite, the Golden Lion Tamarin.

Macaws sure are pretty...

...but they're also loud! These two blue macaws were screeching at each other like nobody's business.

The capybura is the largest rodent in the world.

We saw Canadian versions of some relatives at Biodome. We saw a guy who was the spitting image of our cousin Donald. We also heard a kid who sounded exactly like our cousin Colin (although he did not look anything like him).

After Biodome, we went up the Olympic Tower. A car brings passengers up the outside of the structure.

These are the tracks for the car.

The view from the Olympic Tower to the southeast.

The view to the southwest.

Some photo ops outside the Olympic Park.

Next, we hopped on a shuttle bus to the Botanical Gardens and Insectarium. We started out at the Insectarium, which was mostly beetles and butterflies. Some of the scarab beetles were scary looking.

The Botanical Gardens were very pretty and was a relaxing place to visit. We walked around some, then got lunch, then walked around some more.

She's not hurting me, honest!

This is my favorite picture of the three of us.

This reminds me of the snowball fights me and Beth used to have behind the garage and Grandma's and Grandpa's.