Adventures at Stanford University

While visiting with Sean and Chun Hua we visited the campus where Chun Hua does her studies. It is located on 8,180 acres.....

Leland Stanford was a California railroad tycoon and politician. He founded the university in 1891 in honor of his son, Leland Stanford, Jr. who died of typhoid fever at the age of 16. The university is organized into seven schools including academic schools of Humanities and Sciences, Earth Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Law and Medicine.

While we toured parts of the campus we enjoyed a trip to the top of Hoover Tower. It is 285 feet tall and we were fortunate to go up to the top. (I too several pictures while at the top, which, I am sure you will figure out which one it is). It is named after President Herbert Hoover and is used for library stacks and offices.

We. then, walked over to the museum. On our way we saw sculptures by Rodin, a beautiful church and buildings that are works works of art with sculptured arches, each one different from the other. When we arrived at the museum there were more of Rodin's sculptures. This collection is the third largest in the world. How impressive is that?!!! Inside the museum we saw a sculpture of a horse that appeared to be done with driftwood, but, in fact, it was constructed out of bronze. I had to touch it to believe it!!!

I was in total awe how massive this campus is and I could go on and on....there is so much more.

Our walking tour took several hours and we only covered a fraction of it's enormity !

Thanks Chun Hua and Sean for the wonderful tour!