More Holland

Rather than hang out with war criminals in the Hague, I checked out the M.C. Escher museum.

 

Here's the beautiful square in Amsterdam.

 

At least the part of the city that isn't under construction is pretty enough.

 

The little red house belongs to someone who doesn't like property taxes.

 

Newtonmania in Leiden

Leiden's science museum was one of the greatest ever. There were tons of physics toys to play with for "Newtonmania," and it was free.

 

This is the apple that fell on Newton's head.

 

This is some boring book Newton wrote.

 

Fun with the brachistochrone. Ila knows the lion by its claw.

 

Keukenhof

I took an extended weekend to visit Holland and Belgium. Ila, a Caltech friend, is studying in Leiden, giving me a good excuse to have a look around. Without purposely planning it, my trip coincided nicely with tulip season, so we went to Keukenhof to see the flowers. I came away with many more photos than I care to post. Here are just a few.

 

 

 

Food

Sometimes people are shocked when they hear about the awesome Caltech cooking class. In addition to furthering my love of physics. Tech instilled a love of beef tenderloin. I finally found a butcher that will sell it at a reasonable price in Oxford, so I made a feast. I can't recommend Meatmaster highly enough.