We wandered around Barnes and Noble and grabbed a quick bite at In-N-Out Burger (I still maintain that Five Guys is better), but our main reason for the trip was the Pima Air and Space Museum. It was definitely the best aviation museum I have ever been to! (Brian insists I need to go to the National Air and Space Museum, which he thinks is the most impressive. One of these days...)
My favorite part was the tram ride, which took you around the outdoor static displays.
A lot of the people who work at the Museum are veterans and actually flew some of the aircraft we were looking at! The tram ride and narration by the driver taught me more about the planes than I could have ever learned by just going around and looking at them, which I loved!
For example, this Air Force One flew John F. Kennedy while he was President. I didn't know that you can tell a presidential aircraft by the blue that goes above the cockpit.
This is in contrast to other government aircraft, like this plane, called "Freedom One," that was used to return the hostages to the United States from Iran in 1981.
There were so many cool things to see at the Pima Air and Space Museum, and I think we could have spent all day there and still not seen everything! I loved hearing about one plane gunner who shot his own aircraft down when it went supersonic, and seeing the wreckage of another that was pulled from Lake Michigan after a training pilot made a teeny mistake. :)
On the drive home, we even caught a beautiful Arizona sunset.
While Tucson wasn't exactly what we expected, I think we will probably head up there again this weekend to see what else we can find to do! It's my next to last weekend in Arizona before returning to real life, so I definitely want to make it count!
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Looks like a fun day in Tuscon!!
P.S. are you liking The Happiness Project? Trying to decide if I want to get it...
Oh Tucson, a lovely city it is not! My brother lived there for 5 years so I visited there many times. The Foothills area has some great restaurants. And if you love sushi there is a GREAT place on Speedway, a couple blocks from the Radisson Suites. I can't remember the name. And I'm going to forgive you for liking Five Guys better than In 'N Out. ;)
So fun!! And seriously, doesn't Arizona have some amazing sunsets??? We drove thru there when we took a day trip from Las Vegas to go visit the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon!!!! :)
Looks like fun!!! Don't you love lil trips like that?:-)
Have a great weekend dear
That sunset is incredible!!!
The sunset is so beautiful! I love the mountains in the background. That museum seems pretty interesting too :)
That sunset picture is beautiful and it sounds like you made the most of it which is good! I've been to Tucson before, but it was on business and I stayed at a beautiful Marriott resort, essentially in the middle of the desert, so it was lovely, but I didn't get to see much of the surrounding town.
Looks like a nice little getaway... I love Tuscon, but not in July or August... not that it's any better here!
Next time Brian's back home, you'll have to drive down to Andrews AFB (you'll need ID to get thru the gates). You can actually see the real, current AF1 at the hanger, and all of the other secondary aircraft that fly the veep and Secretary Clinton. It's very cool. We were lucky enough to be there once when it was on the grounded and got photos of ourselves in front of it. It's so big that you can still stand on the street behind it and get photos of yourself with it.
ohmygosh that last picture is STUNNING! So glad you're having fun and I love all the facts about the planes, etc! I dig learning stuff like that... :)
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