Phoenix Phun

In between Sarah and Hanne's shopping trips to Arrowhead Mall , we managed to squeeze in a few things in the Phoenix area.  One of these was a tour of the stadium where the Arizona Cardinals play.  Sarah had asked about this, and we found an open morning.  

Even though this stadium looks like a flying saucer from the distance (at least to me), the tour guide said it was patterned after a barrel cactus.  Okay, if you say so...

Sarah and Hanne hammed it up for me by pretending to imitate Pat Tillman.  The three of them look pretty intimidating, don't they?

Looks like Sarah might be calling one of her brothers back in Denmark to tell them where she was at that moment.

You sure don't realize how big the stadium is until you stand inside and look down at the floor. 

 We also went to the new Musical Instrument Museum, also known as "MIM".  If you love music or instruments, this is the place to go to.  We didn't realize how big it was until we started going through the different exhibits.  There are over 10,000 instruments from all over the world displayed here.  It took us most of the day to go through the different galleries and I saw instruments that I had never seen or heard of before.

Never thought of using an oil can this way, but apparently someone else did!  Directions:find one can of Castrol oil(empty) for your guitar, add a wood neck, and some strings and voila, you have a guitar!

As you walk past the individual displays, the wireless headsets pick up the music and video clips associated with that particular display.  It was absolutely amazing and you are immersed in the sights and sounds of the cultures.  Hanne and Sarah stopped in front of the Denmark board so I could get their picture.

 One of the unique and largest items was this huge electronic machine which could be heard throughout the whole museum when it was played!  The accordions, organ, drums and various other instruments that played carried the sound everywhere.  This gargantuan instrument took up one whole wall. It was like standing next to a calliope pumped up on testosterone!  Sarah got a real kick out of this one!