“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” - Abraham Lincoln

Saturday was John’s birthday ! To celebrate, we went to the party capital of the world… CERN. No, it’s not some fancy club or beach destination; it is the European Organization for Nuclear Research. 

We spent the morning amongst the best of the best in particle physics. This was the place that founded the World Wide Web. John was super excited.

We took the two hour tour in the morning where we learned all about the particle accelerator they have set up underground in a 27 kilometer radius around the area. For those who don’t know (…idiots…) it’s a big tube that is buried about 50 meters underground where they make atoms collide and study the results. We figured out that we walk over it twice each time we go grocery shopping. So when they create a black hole that can’t be contained someday, we will be the first to go. You all will have an extra two milliseconds.

We also visited the particle and microcosm exhibitions. I was just glad to know that we can return anytime. Don't want to pack all of the fun into one day. 

The 1976 disk could hold one picture from a digital camera today.

We had a birthday taco salad with special American provisions for dinner, mojitos / daiquiries, and peanut butter brownies for dessert. Overall, I like celebrating John’s birthday! We're thinking we'll do it again next year.