Paris Science Museum (Day 9) (Technology)

Like every other day, I woke up to Connor's trademark screech: "RISE AND SHINE BOYS!" We were all showered and dressed within 25 minutes. We had kind of developed a system to save time in the morning. A four-minute shower, 30 second teeth brushing and 30 seconds to get dressed. We were almost part human, part machine.
"What's the details on the next location?" I asked. Connor was already on it. "The Paris Science Museum. It's the biggest science museum in Europe, located in the Parc de la Villette. It was opened on March 13, 1986 and is home to five different floors of scientific exhibits." He said. This sounded like fun. We took the elevator down to breakfast and ate some good hotel food, then we called Alain to come pick us up in the van.
He got to our hotel pretty fast. "What's up guys!" he said enthusiastically as we approached the van. We all said hello and talked on the way to the museum. I was pretty tired so I slept most of the way there. We eventually arrived at the museum and we all got out of the van. "Do you want to come with us?" Evan asked. "I can not today. I have people to drive." said Alain. He pulled off and we approached the entrance of the museum. We had paid online, so we flashed our passes to the receptionist and walked inside.
I was already amazed as soon as we passed through the doors. There was an open space full of floating stars and places to sit. It seemed to be something like a really fancy common area. There were places telling us where to go and what was in those areas. It was a really cool place, with many exhibits and many people exploring the museum.

The first place we went to was the restroom, because Evan insisted that he really needed to go. After our bathroom break, we visited the areas full of technology and manufacturing. The first technology area we visited was very bright and had many touchscreens that we could interact with, to learn about the technological advancements in the display. The area was called the "Tara Data" and it taught us a lot about new technological advancements. The whole Tara Data exhibit was based around the way that technology has impacted our lives and how data is processed. It was fascinating to learn about the technological advancements that this museum had information about.
Next, we were going to visit the random architectural projects. We weren't sure what they were supposed to be, but they looked interesting. On the way there, we saw a model of a helicopter that was high above our heads. It probably represented the technology aspect of the museum. Will then proceeded to try to climb up the stairs to the second floor and get in the helicopter. We dragged him away before anything could escalate further.
Eventually, we reached the architectural exhibit and saw the weird looking pieces of art/technology that we didn't really understand, but we appreciated them anyways. It was a large orange-lined building with what looked like a toll booth in the front. It looked like a scale model for what looked to be a mansion of some sort. It was a really cool exhibit, but we quickly lost interest. Our next stop was the big chrome ball outside. As we were walking toward the outside area, a woman stopped us. She only spoke French, but it sounded like she was saying someone's name. As she was talking, a small boy yelled from the helicopter. The woman screamed and ran up the stairs toward the child.
Soon, we reached the big chrome ball. We didn't really know what it was, but it looked really cool.We soon learned that this big chrome ball was named "La Geode", and it features an area inside that shows movies in IMAX format. The screen covers 1,000 square meters and the inside of the ball features a surround sound. The shows usually consist of nature and science documentaries. We took pictures inside and outside. It was the best exhibit we had seen this whole day.

After seeing the chrome ball, we visited some other, smaller exhibits, but eventually it was time to go home. We walked from the outside exhibit, through the main common area, and out the front entrance. The receptionist said something to us in French and waved. I waved back. Alain was outside waiting for us. "Hello guys!" he said. We piled into the van and were on our way. Shortly, we reached the hotel and unloaded from the van. We ate some hotel dinner and went up to our room. I fell asleep pretty fast, dreaming about the adventures ahead.