Berkeley

In the last two weeks, we've schlepped twice over the bridge to Berkeley. Last weekend we took Ruby to Tilden Park. Despite having lived walking distance (albeit a strenuous uphill walk) from the park during the semester that I studied at Berkeley, we've never been there before. It's a wonderful place for kids and so big that we only saw part of it. There is an antique steam train that you can ride, which Ruby quite enjoyed.

Ruby waiting for the train:





Here it comes!



Ruby welcomes the train into its station.



Tickets please!



Ruby was very satisfied that her ticket got punched.



And we're off!







Ruby was a bit disappointed that the ride came to an end.



Next we checked out the park's carousel. Ruby is always a bit nervous at the beginning of the ride ...





But by the end she was a regular equestrian.





This Saturday we went back to Berkeley for Cal Day, which is like an open house at the University for prospective students and their families. Ruby is a little young for college, but our friends who are Berkeley alums invited us and said there were many activites for kids. On one of the lawns they were passing around all kinds of reptiles, including a tortoise, several large snakes, and various lizards.

Ruby was dubious.



She was quite wary when she was presented with the head of an albino Burmese python ...



But she felt a lot more confident with its tail.



Next we headed to Memorial Glade, where Ruby frolicked in the grass and had a snack.









Maybe Ruby will want to be Cal bear one day. (In-state tuition woohoo!)