we went to the german history museum today. first we walked by a spider crane:
ryan was a little scared of it.
this bear wants money for you to take his photo. but i have a tall husband, so i can sneak over his shoulder...
this is a mosaic floor. FROM 250 A.D. no big deal.
the foundations of a roman house in trier, germany.
ryan took a lot of photos of the armor.
these are saddles made from horn. there's a note on the caption that says they are not meant for long journeys. i can't imagine that a horn saddle makes riding a horse at all better...
this one is fancy and painful.
a pocket calendar from 1397.
that's a gutenberg bible. there's only 25 in the world. i saw one. no biggie.
these are not harvest tools! i was also tricked! they USED to be harvest tools. they were turned into weapons during the peasants' war in 1525. the sides of the scythes are sharpened. i don't think the pitchfork was altered, really. it's still for poking stuff.
this is a noble woman from heidelburg in the 1600's. they look different now. on the other hand, i only saw regular women in heidelburg, no noble women.
this was the most advanced globe of it's time.
you'll notice that north america and south america are missing. also australia, but you can't see that.
that's not a gas mask. it's a mask for doctor's to wear to treat plague victims. and actually, it might have worked: plague was spread from person to person through droplet spray. if you cover all your mucus membranes, you can't get contaminated.
these tables are made with 25 types of marble or semi-precious stone.
this is EXACTLY how i feel when my mother reads me a sermon.... haha
the french revolution influenced fashion in germany too. yes, that dress in the back ground is see-through in the skirt. but don't worry. women would spray the skirt with water to make SURE it was see-through. classy is what i call it.
i want this doll now. she holds an entire miniature kitchen in her skirt. she's from 1800-something.
that's some tie-on hair. for when you're super busy in the morning, and can't make your own ringlets. just tie these on!
this bustier, purse and blanket are made from paper. dry clean only, i presume.
these stamps show the astronomical rise in inflation from 1920-1923. in 1920, a stamp was 5 pfennings. in 1923, it was 200 million. NO JOKE.
those carts are filled with the weekly wages for a company. there are 5 carts for the weekly pay for 20 people.
that's a first edition. whoa.
haha, bathing suits. so immodest.
i think tisch means table. i speak german now.
hitler youth posters.
hitler youth identity card
this is a hitler youth dollhouse. no, really. that's a framed portrait of hitler on the wall. you can also tell from the wallpaper:
see?
that's hitler's desk. think about that.
ah yes, more "scientific" proof about the master race.
hair samples. these were used so as to be able to determine your race. there are pictures of nurses comparing gypsies hair to these samples.
guidebook to paris for german soldier stationed there. it was apparently a popular place for soldiers to be sent.
that's a gas mask for a toddler on top, and for an infant on the bottom.
soviet soldiers on the reichstag.
this was a propaganda poster for the volkssturm. this was the final militia of the SS, made up of men between 16-60 who were not already fighting on the front. primarily it was made up of men over 50, and boys under 18. most of the older men knew it was a lost cause, and sent the teenage boys home, so they would survive.
allied propaganda poster.
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