Monday, May 10, 2010

Post Cards From My Cell Phone





Welcome From Simi Valley, CA!
This week we dig into our archives of unused Post Cards! This time from the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA. I don't care what your political preference is, if you like history like I do, a presidential library is a treasure trove just waiting to be found! On my visit, about a year ago, I toured rooms and rooms of history dealing with presidential history. Of great interest was a walk through the old Air Force 1 with displays on how presidents used this unique airplane, and of greatest interest was the Magna Carta: The REAL Magna Carta! At first I thought it was a replica, but the armed guards and the inches thick bullet proof glass convinced me otherwise. You never know what treasure you might turn up in a presidential library!

The Reagan Library has breath taking views of the valley below it. I also took a picture of me at the Reagan grave site. I listened in to a tour of high schoolers and learned that a stairway to the crypt is under these large concrete slabs that look like, and actually are a part of the walkway. The stairs go down to large metal doors that in turn open up into the crypt. I wonder if there is a light switch down there?

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