Morning aside, today was my day with Bruno. Just before 11, we headed to the train station, same as yesterday. Same line, though this time one stop father. This took us just past Marienplatz, and to the train stop closest to the Deutsch's Museum. From the train station the museum was only a few minutes walk away, and an easy one at that. From the outside, you might not notice it, apart from the signs pointing towards it, but the building itself just seems to blend in.
That said, the museum is HUGE! Its like 5 large floors and absolutely packed with stuff. I only saw a few exhibits and felt exhausted by the end. So, that said, Bruno and I bought tickets, checked in our coats, and I followed his lead at first.
First we went to the room, front and center, is known as the Shipping and Marine Navigation exhibition. This room was full of ships, ships everywhere. We first went downstairs, where the exhibit was mostly about the mechanics of ships. So we looked at a series of different motors and propellers. When I could, I tried to explain the differences between different engines, though sometimes needed a few words translated.
We then went up the the main floor, which was focused less on the mechanics of the ships, and more so on the different types of ships and boats that exist. So, we saw different kinds of canoes, kayaks and rowboats, and how they have become better through the years. The same is true for sailboats, but I thought some of their older versions looked really cool, while the old kayaks just looked...impractical. Then there were some models (no room for the real thing) of submarines and cruise/freight ships. No military vessels though, which I think could have been fun to compare through the years.
From there we headed a bit further in to the aeronautics exhibit. Again, the exhibit rose a few floors of the museum. I would have expected it to be more about the development of flight, but it seemed more focused on different varieties of flying ships through the years. My favorites to see were the gliders, that had no motors and were able to be steered but relied solely on wind and their currents. Again, we found a few model engines, which were fun to examine close up. I also enjoyed that amount the midsts of all the planes and gliders, there was one section dedicated to a missile, which is indeed a flying craft of sorts. The caption said that it has since been used as a model for design of space rockets, and that was not sunrising. They looked identical.
From the sky we decided to head underground. We headed back towards the main entrance where the mining exhibit was located. This was interesting. Rather than an open exhibit that displayed the tools and the like, the exhibit was designed as a mine, where we walked through small passages to see scenes of what it was like to work there. The worsts part of this is that I always felt like I was going to hit my head, and were I any taller I think I would have...
Anyway, the exhibit itself was regally cool, and showed different kinds of machines, cranes, drills etc... all in their working environments. There were also sections that dealt with different mined minerals and their various sorting devices. (Mom... I thought of you at this point and those sorting experiments you'd bring to school) The exhibit then progressed to show more modern mining equipment. It was interesting... up until this exhibit, I had no memory of ever being here. However, about halfway through, there is a room, where the floor is a flat narrow path, but the scene is of a narrow, open slope, angling at about 45 degrees. At the bottom you could see a few workers. I walked into this room and my only thought was, "I've been here before..." So... yeah. I guess I've been there before and just didn't remember. It would not be the first time this trip.
We then had energy for 1 more exhibit, so we went to the robotics one, as it made me think of Rob. Unlike the last few things we saw, this was just a single small room. My favorite aspect was reading about how different types of robots were modeled after different living organisms. There were also a few robots on display that have formerly been on robotics soccer teams... always cool.
So, with that we headed back to Corinne's house, where the small remainder of the afternoon was quiet. Dinner was salad and rattitouie (spelling?). I have really been enjoying my dinners here. After dinner, Corinne, Elena, Bruno and I played an interesting dice game. You rolled 5 dice and could roll a selected number another 2 times. Then you had to score your roll in 1 of a few categories. Once every category had a score, the highest total won. It was fun, and we discovered that the older you are, the more you value low scores. Golf rules! I had also decided that it was long since time that Choupette (the cat of the house) and I should become friends. So, by the end of the evening this problem was rectified. Hurray for kitties!
With that, the evening pretty much came to a close. A movie was put on, which I sort of followed, and only sort of payed attention to. I also spent time trying to figure out my last few days of plans (at least in terms of what cities I'd be in. I think I know at this point, but I'll need to tie up a few loose ends in the next few days... but, that will be for then...
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