One of the absolute highlights of our trip was to the Deutsches Museum of Technology in Munich. We spent nearly six hours there. We would have stayed longer, but they closed before we could take in chemistry or fully enjoy areospace, rocketry, printing, or textiles. I think we have a good idea of where we're going the next time we make it to Germany!

The museum contains many retired loco's, most with excellent cutaways showing the massive engines and intricate workings inside.

The high-voltage demo area was an exciting place to be. The 150,000 volt playarea was shockingly fun :).

This was the first electric train in the world. It gave rides along a few hundred meters of track at a German expo.

See the ball on the left? Someone is inside it while they put a zillion volts through it. A rather compelling demo of how safe you are if you're not grounded.

The train exhibit also includes a 300-meter HO-scale computerized model railroad with amazing detail.

The museum has a huge exhibit on bridge and tunnel building. Here's Brian looking thru a tiny truss bridge. A good test of our new camera's resolution!

The water exhibit covers various types of pumps, sluice physics, hydroelectric power and energy storage.

Here's a working linotype. Here's a visitor typing her name. A few minutes later she got the hot lead results to take home. Kelly had never seen one working before.