Here we are in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site (whew! that was a mouthful!). Violence and I are champions of finding free, exciting things to do in New York City. The TRB-NHS is $3.00 for grown-ups but it's free for kids. We looked through a whole little museum about President Roosevelt's life. Violence and I decided that he was awesome because he was such a great friend to the National Parks.
Are you surprised? Violet and I earned another Junior Ranger badge! That's four on this visit! We learned so much about Teddy Roosevelt. Did you know he was the first president to invite an African American to the White House? He was also the first president to introduce the idea of Universal Health Care.
Go National Parks! You know, I am really thinking of becoming a park ranger when I grow up.
We still had lots of time before we had to go home, so we went to.... The Tibet House! It's a little museum and gallery about Tibet, a whole country under occupation by China. We wanted to learn more about what Phoebe was protesting!
Tibet is such an amazing place! It's called “The Roof of the World.” The tallest mountains in the whole world, the Himalayas, are there. We couldn't take photos in the museum itself, but I really recommend going. Everything we saw was so beautiful. Isn't the Tibetan flag awesome? Look at those lions!
Here we are with a painting of Lhasa, the capitol of Tibet. The big white building on top is the Potala, where the Dalai Lama lived until he had to leave because the Chinese were taking over. Doesn't it look beautiful?
Finally, here we are with a sculpture of the His Holiness Dalai Lama. He is the leader of Tibet and one of our heroes. The Dalai Lama's name, Tenzin Gyatso, means “Ocean of Wisdom.” His biggest message for the world is one of peace. And that is what we believe too.
