Thanks to rockyyh, who inspired me to set up this blog website. And the blog is decided to be written in English. Since this labor day is at 2nd September, we decided to visit the Silicon Valley.

Stanford University

Campus

Departing late morning, we chose Lyft as our transportation since the public transportation costs us 12.5$ each, which is almost the same. All of us were struck by the large scale of Stanford, having a long road with tall palms on both sides, a grassland covering the whole eyes, and a large court before the “useful” buildings.

The whole campus is scattered with buildings, and I believe the major part is the greenery. The buildings are not tall, but they are all in the same style, a bit like the map of Anubis in CS:GO. Immersed in this atmosphere, I believe the environment will affect the mental state of a man.

Cantor Arts Center

After having a wonderful self-service meal, which is a bit expensive, we visited the art museum nearby. At first, I thought the museum is just composed of exhibitions of each continent, although the china or even the bronze implement truly impressed me. But there are also many modern artworks： A “crude” model of a man in African lobby was made in 19th century. There are also small rooms to record some artists not that famous, and a woman of Chinese American origin was one of them. She also left some drafts like demonstrating the Chinese characters.

Wandering around the museum, I began to notice some familiar sculptures. And a sculpture of an ugly but thoughtful man appeared in front of me. And I finally realized that it’s Balzac made by Rodin. Even after getting out of the campus, I remembered that the sculpture group in Memorial Court is the Burghers of Calais!

Hoover Tower

The 8$ ticket is a bit expensive, and the above landscape didn’t amaze me, maybe the color is too uniformed. But the staff talked with us a lot. Once the woman (controling the elevator) saw us wearing CAL clothes and hat, she began mocking: “You guy cals…” And another civilised elder executive introduced the stories about the bell set in the tower. Once her friend didn’t leave before the bell performance, and she was scared to death. To our surprise, the bell is still working and there was a performance just at 6:00pm. And above the elevator button, a analog dial can precisely display the elevator’s current layer after almost a hundred year.

Apple Park

Borrrrrring and dulllllll! Without invitation, we can only wandering in the visitor center, having a drink, glancing at the productions that I can afford, and playing the iPad with weak AR of the sandbox. However, we wasted too much in Stanford so that the Google headquarter and the Computer History Museum couldn’t be our next destination. Hope next time I can visit not just as a visitor.