NY Hall of Science

As the fall season officially begins, I've made a little pledge with myself to try out a few of the museums and attractions that we've been hearing about for a while. So when we woke up to yet another rainy day, I thought maybe a little trip into Corona, Queens was in order. The NY Hall of Science is there just next to the Queens Zoo and the neighborhood has lots of great Mexican eateries. So first up, the museum...

Elisa enjoyed the preschool area, especially the market place where she could unload the basket and then crank the produce off the conveyor belt. She did this about 10 times before we redirected her to the kitchen area. You can only watch the food fall on the floor and laugh uncontrollably so many times.

Nacho took a turn showing Elisa some of the great toys in the play area.

This photo turned out just about as well as it looked--freakish! I love that Elisa's head has disappeared. Spooky.

This projection wall thingy was fun. Elisa was all about the dancing and not so much into the shadows. But we got her to stop for a minute and look.

The giant bubble table was fun except that it was nearly impossible to get the bubbles off the wands. Oh well. Elisa ended up "washing" her hands in the table which was about as much fun as the bubble making.

And finally...the food at Tulcingo Restaurant was amazing. So cheap and delicious that I think we'll be heading back there for another round really soon. Our lunch included a spicy chili verde soup with beef, the above-pictured cemita al pastor (my fave), a carnitas taco, and a tostada with carne asada. I tried the horchata which was creamy and so good at calming down the spice, while Nacho had a strawberry shake. The total for all this was $23. Seriously. A great deal which left me with just enough cash to run across the street and try their bakery. We picked up three pastries for $2.25! I love this place. And considering that the waitress brought Elisa some free guac because she couldn't eat the spicy salsa, I think she liked it too. The kid likes her guacamole. So yeah, the museum was a fun day, but for sure we'll be back to Tulcingo soon.