Day 31: Museum

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Left at 10am in Uma and Maanoj's car for the Museum called Crystal Bridges. (http://crystalbridges.org/) This is a free Museum, owned and funded by Walmart. The art pieces in the Museum are the private collections of Sam Walton's wife and daughter. They have colonial art collections and also contemporary pieces. The Museum Halls and Restaurant are all sitting on a natural creek, beautifully designed and well maintained. They also maintain beautiful trails called Orchard Trails for nature lovers. This place was suggested by Maanoj. Many people travel from distant places to come here. Uma was seeing this for the first time although she is living so close to this place.

We spent an hour in the Museum, half hour on the trail, had lunch. After a few rounds of 56 at home left Uma's place at 2.45pm. Reached Dallas at 7.45pm. Talked about many things from parenting to raising pets etc. in the car. Madhu dropped us at V's apt. and went home. She drove the car entirely both ways. After dinner i watched T.V for a while and slept. R played online 56 till 12.30 and V played Halo online with Prarthu and AJ and then with Maanoj.

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Photos

Contemporary Art
Reflection of Madhu on one of the contemporary art pieces..was like a huge red gem. - (This is not a reflection. M is walking towards this glass from the other side - R)

Fish Tank
First work in the morning

Orchard Park
Had to wait here till the Museum opened.

Orchard Park
Madhu and Uma sitting and chatting while Viswam and Maanoj chatted walking around.

Orchard Park
This park is next to the Art Museum and we had to wait here for a while until they opened the Museum.

Time to go
Museum allows people to park inside only at 10.30am.

Entering Museum
You can see me and Uma.

Waiting again
Although we could enter the Museum we had to wait again in the restaurant since Museum opens only at 11am.

Oil on canvas
Looks realistic doesn't it. All the paintings in the Museum are the private collections of Sam Walton's wife and daughter. The Museum itself is owned by Walmart people.

The Museum
You can see that the museum buildings are built on and on the banks of a creek. Very well designed by a man from Israel called Moshe.

Lift
Huge lift to accomodate huge art pieces.

Photo Frame
Photo Frames were set up in many places...ideal spots to take photos. R took this photo of Maanoj and Viswam.

Photo Frame
V took this photo and has done a better job.

Trail
Walking the Orchard Trail.

Trail
M and the Trail.

Trail at the Museum grounds
Lovely trails. Madhu and Uma did not come.

Trail at the Museum grounds
The Orchard Trail was beautiful, but we did not have much time.

Eleven- Restaurant
Eating veg. wraps for lunch at the museum restaurant called Eleven.

Lunch
Lunch at Eleven.

Beef Burger
Maanoj and Viswam had this.

Sculpture
Can you make out the alphabets on this piece of modern art work?

Bye to Uma
With Maanoj, Uma and her pet dog Lucky before leaving their house.