September 15, 2003

• Puzzles galore
  
  Saturday was a day of puzzles.
  
  First I did a treasure hunt in San Francisco. The theme of the treasure hunt was one of my favorite children's books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was fun because unlike the IAP Mystery Hunt, the clues were actually doable. At the same time, my team wasn't overly competitive. Highlights included going to the cable car museum, going inside the Hyatt for the first time, riding the glass elevator in the Hyatt (just like Charlie!), and drinking a nice cool Gatorade after hiking up the hills of Marina.
  
  Then I finished reading Da Vinci Code. Coincidentally, it was about a treasure hunt... quite similar to the one I did, except that it was thousands of years in the making, people's lives were at stake, and the outcome of the hunt could change the world as we know it. It was also a mystery/suspense thriller, a primer on art/religion history and symbolism, and also it explained some interesting word etymologies. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in any of the above.

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