Day 4

So today we went to the University of Amsterdam so that dad could give his presentation about Sydney Chapman's Theory of the Hours of Labour. We took the tram there, so that was my first tram ride. The trams were quite unique, with little booths inside the trams so that the guys could check the tickets. We got a little lost but our map helped us. We got to the university, and dad gave his presentation. It was quite good, but would have been better for me if I actually understood economics. We stuck around a bit to have lunch, and then I left to go to the Amsterdam Tropics Museum. (Or the Tropenmuseum)

The museum was great. It covered tropical or subtropical areas, cultures, and history such as New Guinea, Africa, Mexico, and Southeast Asia. (Malaysia, Thailand, Phillipenes, etc) There were many interactive exhibits, and great effects, such as a projector that would project onto a glass wall, so that it looks like the wall itself turns into a screen. (Not advanced technology, but still neat) There were hyper-realistic wax figures, and old artifacts of course. I even got to hear some good (Gasp) rap/hip-hop music, as the Africa section covered modern African music. I guess the Africans are better at rap/hip-hop than African-Americans.

Anyways, I left at around 4:00 and met up with my dad, and we went back to the apartment. We are just kinda hanging around now. It's 10:12 as I'm writing this, and it's thunderstorming outside. Kind of weird, because earlier I was sweating in the heat outside. I hope that the rain clears up so we can go on a bike ride tomorrow... I'm looking forward to biking in Amsterdam.

(Photos will be up tomorrow or maybe even in a couple of hours. Depends on what I feel like)