August 28, 2006
Stepping All Over the Queen
The Queen Mary that is. I had read that Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, would be making a stop at the Queen Mary. She's located down in Long Beach. Which isn't too far from where we live. Since I'm into all things Titanic, I wanted to catch it before it moved on to San Francisco. I finally managed to make the time to see it yesterday, Sunday the 27th. Which is a good thing, since it's last day here is September 4th. Unfortunately, I was unable to take any pictures while touring the display. None at all. That was their policy. No photography, videotaping, not even cellphone cameras. But, I did manage to take some of the Queen Mary and the Foxtrot- Class Russian submarine, codenamed Scorpion, that is tied up next to her. We also toured the sub. We also were able to take a self guided tour of the Queen Mary. But, I really wanted to see the Titanic display the most. They gave us each a "boarding pass" for the Titanic, that had a person's name on it. At the end of the tour, they had the names of the survivors, and the deceased on a wall and you were able to look up the person's name to see it they survived. My "person" didn't. They were a third class passenger. While I loved the tour and seeing the artifacts, the whole story made me depressed. What a waste.
Posted by Valkyre at August 28, 2006 10:47 PM