Oklahoma City

On our second day in Oklahoma City I got a tour of the downtown.

I asked if we could stop at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.  We didn't have time to go to the museum, but I wanted to see the grounds.  The Memorial is very well done and very compelling.  Each chair is labeled with a person's name who died in the bombing.  They placed the chairs according to the floor of the building where they were located when it exploded.  The little chairs are the children.

Kathy, the woman from the hospital showing me around, told me some of her personal stories/experiences when the bomb went off, so I'm glad I went with her.  It made it more real and personalized.

The Survivor Tree

This is from the church across the street that was damaged from the blast

We went to lunch at the Museum Cafe that's connected to the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, and it was rather good food.  It's a nice restaurant.  Afterward, we went through the art museum.  It's small, but nice.  I really liked the Chihuly glass exhibit.  It has a cute activity packet for children that I know my kids would love.