Tonight we visited the Taj Mahal. And Big Ben. And the White House. And the Sphinx. And St. Basil's Cathedral. And the Great Wall of China. We were supposed to go ice skating, as we do every New Year's Day, but the rink was already sold out when we arrived, so we decided to travel around the world instead.
Sacramento is hosting this one-of-a-kind lantern and light show at Cal Expo this season. It actually ends in just a few days. Since it was not far from our downtown skating rink, it made the perfect Plan B when we discovered that everyone in the state is catching on to our "Go Ice Skating on New Year's Day!" idea. It ended up being such a great night, far exceeding our expectations even!
While we waited for the sun to set, we played in the "snow."
And saw a fun show featuring some Kenyan acrobats who did all sorts of cool tricks, including "human pyramids". For a limbo number, they called Ella and Delia up on stage. While Delia could not go this low, one of the acrobats could!
When dark fell, it was time to start our world tour. The expo was divided up in sections of the globe. We visited the Golden Gate Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, and the White House in America.
In Europe we saw London Bridge, Big Ben, the Eiffle Tower, Dutch windmills, and gondolas in Venice, to name a few.
We saw safari animals in Africa, the Great Barrier Reef and Sydney Opera house in Australia and a huge dragon, panda bears, and the Great Wall in Asia.
We've been having some really cold weather lately, so being outside all night was chilly. We watched an hour long Circus Lights show featuring amazing acts and performers from around the world. I couldn't feel my toes by the end of it! But, besides battling some initial no-ice-skating-disappointment and some numb extremities, this night ended up being one of our favorites of Christmas Break!
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