Jes and I went to the CA Academy of Sciences this morning and we were pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn’t as crowded as first time we visited last fall.  We missed the rainforest last time so that was our first stop.  It’s a huge dome that has a special temperature and humidity for all the plants and butterflies.  There were all kinds of butterflies and lots of them!

The dome has natural light that comes in from the circular windows on the rooftop above and a huge pond down below filled with gigantic arowanas and catfish.  At the very bottom there’s a tube that allows you to hang out below the water and the dome, which give you a really cool point of view.

It was a fun way to spend a Sunday morning and we were home by 1:00 pm to enjoy the rest of the day.