See the new masthead? Yep...took that one today.
But the real impetus for the trip was BamBam. He wanted to go see the touring Titanic Artifact Exhibit at the Aquarium
They snapped this photo of us outside the exhibit
Very weird to see us in our modern day clothing juxtaposed against the classic beauty of the Titanic's grand staircase.
And I thought to myself.
This is how we would look today getting ready to cruise on the Royal Carribbean.
And it made me wonder, how many other families boarded with the same hopes, anticipation, excitement.
We were then issued boarding passes and given the identity of a passenger for the duration of our tour.
The artifacts we saw were beautiful and heartwrenching. Shoes, clothing, pens, papers, money. The lights throughout the exhibit were very dim, no photography allowed. We were able to touch a "glacier" to feel the icy cold intensity of the water that night.
We heard first person recorded accounts of survivors.
And I thought to myself, what would I do? Would I die with my husband or live for my children.
It sounds like such an obvious choice. And maybe it is or was. But the brutal agony of the reality of their choices permeated the exhibit.
We were
Mrs. Boulton Earnshaw
Masabumi Hosono
Michel Navrtil
Joseph Philippe LaRoche
Read their stories.
Remember them.
Be thankful that for today at least we don't have to make the choices they had to make.
In the twinkling of an eye
3 comments:
I love that Titanic exhibit! We went on the Queen Mary and it was very compelling. Fun picures!
hmmmm.
very very
thought provoking indeed.
you are a beautiful
family, btw.
my, what a deep post today.
love seeing the four of you together as a family.
and i don't even want to think about the decisions that had to be made by people. way too sad.
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