Tuesday 2 Aug 06

0730 – got up =_=
0900 – got to the Anne Frank Museum (~30min walk) w/ Kathy/Shilpa

Waiting in the Rain

0930 – finally got into museum

Secret Bookcase

I secretly snapped this artsy-looking picture of somebody entering the secret bookcase that led to the secret annex where Anne Frank and her family/friend hid from the Nazi regime. This museum as a melancholy feel as all museums remembering this time in history (not as depressing as the Holocaust Musuem in NY, as I believe), but you feel like you're stepping back in time where you can stand face to face with the relics of the past. People should really check out the museum, but go early (~8:45) or late (~18:15) or the lines are really long and are not fun to wait in the rain like we did ='(

1030 – left museum to head back

1130 – preliminary research (establish more connections via email/phone)

1230 – free lunch =9

1315 – took bus (34) to ISHSS-VKS

Paul Wouter's Lecture at VKS

The idea behind ISHSS is a somewhat noble one to preserve documents from social revolutions that may/may not align with the major movements. As a believer of the idea that "history is written by the winners," I think it's important to also collect and study alternative POV's - how they initiate and carry out in history. I also liked how we also got tea/coffee right before his talk! ^_^

1400 – class session 2 @ VKS

1745 – stopped to take pic of windmill

1830 – met class to take bus to dinner (Ital. restaurant)

Group Dinner 1...or waiting for it =/

2000 – finally got some food O_O

2200 – walked around red light district (not a crazy as I thought it would be, but maybe because it was heavily raining too)

2230 – got too rainy & headed home