Doors Open

 This past weekend in a city close to where I live it had a "Doors Open" program, which is.    In the city, forty four different organizations, churches,  museums and numerous other buildings and parks, open their doors to allow people who do not normally go into these areas to enter free of charge to look at everything there and receive information which you may not know about.  

My date and I decided we would visit two of the places yesterday afternoon.  First on the list was The Flight Aviation Museum.  Members of the Canadian Air Force provided information about all of the equipment, uniforms, photos and planes from  WWll.  One room was updated with computers and radios used at the present time.  It was occupied by a man who was obviously in the Air Force and he was in front of a computer looking at the military planes which were currently in the air.   The information received from him was certainly very interesting.  With the click of the mouse, he showed us all of the planes in the air all over the world.   Each plane was colour coded to show the altitude at which it was flying, and he could tell us what kind of plane it was and from which country it came from.  Several countries had so many planes in their air space you could not see the map.  Certainly an eye opener.   Pleased with our decision to go there and see something new.

Our next stop was a one of the Muslim Mosques.  I know very little about a Mosques and the people who attend the Muslim prayer meetings, but learnt a lot in the two hours we were there.  Some things I found difficult to understand as to the why, what and where for about the answers to my questions,  but it certainly opened our minds.  We attended a prayer meeting in a beautiful large room,  visited the library which contained copies of the Quran and other religious books all designed with lovely scroll designs.   We were too late to partake of some refreshment and have my hand decorated with henna.   When we were ready to leave we were given a goodie bag which contained an English copy of the Quran, several small brochures and a chocolate bar.  Not sure if I will read any of the Quran or the other pieces of information.  but I certainly had some of the chocolate bar.   Did I enjoy the time there, of course, I now know so many things about the men and women who belong to Muslim religion.

To finish off the day, we had a nice BBQ.

Have a great day'

Cheers