{"id":598,"date":"2013-10-09T10:51:46","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T03:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=598"},"modified":"2013-10-09T10:53:24","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T03:53:24","slug":"598","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=598","title":{"rendered":"The Drum Tower &#038; More, 10\/8\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Judy\u2019s second day out with the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> graders on \u201cBISS on the Road\u201d.\u00a0 They start off with a visit to the \u201cWomen and Children\u2019s Museum\u201d.\u00a0 It\u2019s a very modern, high-tech museum with lots of interactive displays.\u00a0 Their next stop was the Drum Tower.\u00a0 It\u2019s one of the first sites Judy and visited back in August.\u00a0 They watch a drum performance, and enjoy the view.\u00a0 The final stop of the day is a museum with lots of dinosaur displays.\u00a0 Although the museum is a little \u201cworse for wear\u201d, the kids have a blast checking out all the dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-597\" alt=\"Museum2\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum2-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum2-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum2-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum2-624x835.jpg 624w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum2.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-596\" alt=\"Museum1\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum1-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum1-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum1-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum1-624x835.jpg 624w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Museum1.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_593\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-steps.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-593\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-593\" alt=\"Bell Tower steps\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-steps-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-steps-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-steps-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-steps-624x835.jpg 624w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-steps.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Descending the Bell Tower Stairs<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_592\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-balcony.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-592\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-592\" alt=\"Bell Tower balcony\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-balcony-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-balcony-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-balcony-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-balcony-624x835.jpg 624w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Bell-Tower-balcony.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2nd graders viewing Beijing from the Bell Tower<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Drummers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-595\" alt=\"Drummers\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Drummers-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Drummers-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Drummers-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Drummers-624x835.jpg 624w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Drummers.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_594\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Dinosaur.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-594\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-594\" alt=\"Dinosaur\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Dinosaur-224x300.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Dinosaur-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Dinosaur-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Dinosaur-624x835.jpg 624w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Dinosaur.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nothing gets a 2nd grader&#8217;s blood pumping like dinosaurs<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My day is spent planning for BHSFIC orchestra, and the music classes.\u00a0 I also emailed back and forth with our moving company about delivery of our July shipment.\u00a0 The wire transfer cleared and they received their money.\u00a0 FINALLY!\u00a0 Now they\u2019re scheduled for delivery tomorrow at 1:00 pm.\u00a0 There\u2019s no telling how long it will take Judy and I to put it all away.\u00a0 I think there are 23 boxes?<\/p>\n<p>They also told me the import tax on my golf clubs was $150!!!!\u00a0 You\u2019re allowed to bring in 10 clubs, but anything over 10 costs $50 each.\u00a0 I had 13 clubs in the bag.\u00a0 Ouch!\u00a0 I have several clubs that cause me more grief than success, and I would have happily left them at home.<\/p>\n<p><a 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