Switzerland, September/October 2007 / Day #2: The Swiss Transport Museum, Mercury capsule
I visited this museum as a kid in summer 1986. I can't remember much of it, but I do remember that it was fun, and they had plenty of locomotives there -- not that I was ever interested in trains. Anyway. This time I got lay my eyes on something else, including Mercury capsule, helicopters, airplains, and cars. On of The Things over there was 2-axis rotating flight simulator. My dear wife agreed to wait while I was standing in line to get in. For some reason she wasn't coming for a ride with me. I was a little suspicious if my stomach could take it, but 3 minutes in flight proved to be worth 20 minutes of wait. It was a little weird at first to fly upside down and spin around, but apart from lack of G-forces, it was the best flying experience I've had. Not the most realistic, but the most authentic. I want one of those things home. :-)