Leonardo di Vinci Exhibit - Witte

[dalthauser]

I visited the Leonardo di Vinci exhibit today with my friend Roger.  It was really interesting to see the ideas he'd put on paper come to live in working models.  We also walked through the museum which was simple and nice, but nothing spectacular.   There were many animal exhibits (and especially butterflies pinned up throughout the museum).  I enjoyed seeing a real mummy - that was a first.  There was also a live exhibit of a bee hive which was really interesting).

Comments

[reyvin.livejournal.com]

That sounds very cool. Except for the pinned up butterflies. I don't think I'd like. :( But I would like seeing a mummy. I saw one in Atlanta when an Egyptian exhibit came through. It was cool to see it for real instead of just in pictures.

[kabuldur.livejournal.com]

That must have been very interesting - to see a real mummy would have been cool!

What does Witte mean?

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

Not sure - nowhere on the website tells what the origin of the name it. My guess is the last name of some really rich guy.... :-)

[kabuldur.livejournal.com]

I asked because I live in an area known as Witta! It is German, I've forgotten the meaning it it. They changed the name from Teutoberg in one of the World Wars.. Personally, I like the former name.

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

Could be. This whole area was settled by Germans early on. The name of my town is New Braunfels.

[kabuldur.livejournal.com]

OK :)

[k2rider78.livejournal.com]

It amazes me, some of the inventions DaVinci came up with, (some hundreds of years before their time) like his version of the helicopter.

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

I know. It was so cool to get hands on with some of the stuff. I was especially impressed with some of the designs to lift heavy objects.