On March 24th we went to a science museum, and according to Dad, "The best science museum in Europe". We took the metro to the last stop and then got on a bus to the museum. There were a lot of things to do. Of course they had the traditional pendulum, where a silver ball hanging from a string rocks back and forth, trying to knock over these metal tee-looking things that are placed in a circle. The pendulum explains that the earth is moving, so the tees move. So even though the ball never moves, it is still able to knock over the tees after a long period of time.
We did everything we could before it was time to have a snack of popcorn and dried fruit. At snacktime, Dad gave each of us an assignment. Marianna's was to find 2 exhibits that she liked and tell what kind of science it is(Physics, Biology, etc). Liam's assignment was to find 2 exhibits he liked and to say what science it talked about(Waves, Air, etc). My assignment was to find 3 interesting exhibits and explain how they work. Josiah's was pretty much the same as mine, except he had to do 4 instead of 3.
So we explored more and then had lunch. After lunch we played outside a little bit. There was a time capsule that was moving
very slowly and according to the plaque, in 150 years, we would be able to see a message. Oh, well. I guess I didn't want to see the message after all. After lunch, we looked at the rest of the museum and went up the escalator to the gift shop(escalators are
very common here). We took our time at the gift shop. Dad bought a bouncy ball and a birthday gift for Marianna(it's some markers shaped like farm animals). Everybody else just looked. All in all, we had a great time. Here are some pics:
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| Josiah and me posing in front of a dinosaur |
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| The pendulum |
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| Ball about to make the one at the end fly. | | | |
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| Spinning center makes the coin turn right |
3 comments:
Sounds like you all are having a lot of fun. We are enjoying reading of your adventures. We got the postcards and enjoyed hearing from you. So glad you guys are meeting people and having a wonderful experience. I am impressed!
Jim-Regarding the food post- We decided you just have to try not to do the math on the exchange rate when it comes to eating out. Pondering it too much is dangerous for your mental health, ha,ha. Tim is still recovering from our $60 meal of one pizza, an appetizer, and water.
We are having fun and learning a lot. Have not yet paid $60 for a pizza and appetizer but I no longer think that is completely impossible.
Hope that pizza was an extra large with double toppings! Still--it's crazy. You're right, we have to not ponder it too much. Lots of meals we're not spending that much, but once in a while it adds up before you know it, and you have to eat, so you just grin and bear it . . . and enjoy it.
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