Hiller Aviation Museum San Carlos, CA

We went to the Aviation museum to learn and see the different planes. We saw the Wright Brothers plane, which looked uncomfortable and hard to steer. Then we went around and looked around at the many different planes, helicopters, and other things that fly. There was a flight simulated we tried it was hard at first but then it got easier. We saw many planes we thought some of them wouldn't fly at all. There was some that could fly but we thought it couldn't. Then we went to see the cockpit of a plane but there was too many people. We saw some jetpacks and a vertical flying model. There was a plane where you had to push yourself off by running.

My First Broadway Show - Rocky

We went to see the broadway production of "Rocky". It was exciting when the fights started. Even when there was no fight it had a good story. There was only two fights in the whole show but when you see the fights they look as if they are actually fighting. It has a lot of drama set up to its story.When fights start it would put you on the edge of your seat waiting to find out the next move. There were many songs that played during the movie. It was very thrilling and unpredictable of what would happen next.

The Lick Observatory @San Jose CA

When we were coming up the mountain to the Lick Observatory I got dizzy and sick, I almost threw up.  

Once we got to the top I was happy to be out of the car. I learned that James Lick the man who had the observatory named from is buried  under the telescope. It was a 36-inch refracting telescope, and was the worlds largest at the time they made it. The way they got it up the mountain was with the use of horses

and mules carrying wagons. I had hot chocolate to help me not throw up and we looked around. We could see many people biking or driving up the mountain. In the museum we could see some of the pictures the telescope took.

Empire State Building

We took an audio tour and learned about the different sights we could see at the top of the Empire State Building, there was a lot of sights. The line to go to the top was really long it took us 30 minutes to an hour just to get to the top. Once we gone to the top we took some pictures. It was really cool to see all the buildings. At the top it was crowded with people but we stil made the most of our trip. We got to take many photos from the top with some of the buildings. We got to see many things at the top and going to the top. When I first got to the top I was a bit nervous since I'm afraid of heights but I was able to last. Then we went back down and went back to the hotel we were staying in. It was so fun I would comeback again.

Strawberry Fields at Central Park New York

When we went to Central Park.

I saw the John Lennon memorial and got a picture with me in front of it. Central Park was alive with flowers , there was so many different kinds of flowers. There were plenty of trees that provides shades. Lots of people were taking photos and sitting on the bench and enjoying their surroundings.

I learned that John Lennon was killed and he composed the song Strawberry Fields inspired by this place.

American Museum of Natural History

The next museum we went to was the Museum of Natural History.

The first exhibit we went to was The Dark Universe planetarium. It talked a lot about dark energy and dark matter, the room we were in was crowded. Then we went to the dinosaur exhibit and saw lots of dinosaur fossils , there was even one of a giant turtle. We saw a video about dinosaur evolution while we were there. Then we went over to the dioramas, we saw bears, deers, and tigers and other animals. Then we went to the Asian exhibit and saw the tools and houses they built in different parts of Asia.

Museum of Modern Arts New York City

MoMA ( June 6, 2014)

When we went to MoMA I was excited, these are the things we did.

We went around and looked at all the different types of paintings by famous artists . Some of them confused me a bit. We looked at some of Andy Warhol's paintings along with Barnette Newmans painting. Picasso had some intresting paintings and clay molding that was abstract. Jackson Pollock had a big painting with paint splatters everywhere I was a little bit confused by it when I first saw it. We only got to go on 2 of the 5 floors they had (4,5) but we still saw a lot of paintings. My favorite painting we saw was Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. We saw a painting with a forest and a chair with 2 colors on it. While I was there I was really tired so we had to take multiple breaks.

Grand Central

These are the things we did on our trip to the Grand Central Terminal.

We learned that both the east and west staircases were modeled after the Grand Staircase from Paris opera house. We took both a tour and a audio tour. I learned that the clock in Grand Central Station are very accurate. I also learned that over 700,000 people walk through the terminal each day. It's one of Midtown Manhattan's most famus historical land marks. I learned that the ceiling was designed to be constellations. The ceiling was almost pitch black when the ceiling was dirty. The station houses Campbell apartment which is consider the most romantic bar. The station used to have long term but they got rid of it and only have short term now.

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Trip....

On my trip to New York we went to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, this is what I learned from the trip.

I learned that the Statue of Liberty's structure was made by the same man who went on to create a famus tower called The Eiffel Tower the man who did this was named Gustave Eiffel. There was a famus person who crated a very famus poem about the statue, her name is Emma Lazurarus, and the poem she created is called "The New Colossus". There was also a video in The Statue of Liberty's Museum it showed the Process of how they made the tower.

After we visited the statue we went over to Ellis Island where thousands of immigrants housed to process their papers. We took a tour and I saw the great hall and the dorms where they slept. We took a tour and the tour guide took us upstairs while we were going upstairs he told us that the stairs we were walking on was a test and that at the top of the stairs there would be a doctor waiting to examine you, he told us they would write with a chalk if you had any medical concerns like if you were pregnant they would write PG.

Bronx Zoo Report

These are the things I did and learned at the Bronx Zoo.

At the Bronx Zoo I went on the Asian Monorail we waited a long time in the line just to go. After the Monorail we went to the shuttle that would take us around the zoo. The shuttle dropped us off near the Dinosaur Safari so that was the next place we went. I learned a lot about dinosaurs like their shape size and weight, but there was too many to tell all of the shapes, sizes, and their weights. Next We went to go to the tigers and we got to see only one tiger because they are very territorial. We saw polar bears and the brown bears were hiding. We also saw giraffes and we went to the 4d theater show of Ice Age. We went to the butterfly garden, mouse house, and the bug carousel

Planning our New York trip

Before we get to New York we decided to plan our trip, here is our plan.

First, we will arrive on Tuesday and we plan to  go to 911 memorial. The next day we will go to the Bronx Zoo, and will also go to Columbia University. On Thursday we are scheduled to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. On Friday we will go to the New York public library and then the Grand Central, then over to MoMA. Saturday, we will take a full Circle Line Island tour then in the evening we will be at the Empire State Building. Sunday will be our fun day at Central Park and Gaggunheim museum. On our last day I look forward to see the American Museum for Natural History. In the evening we will fly back to California.

What I learned about animals

        Yesterday I read a book about animals. Here's what I learned from the book.

        I learned that sea birds make good parents because they stay with their eggs from 6-14 months. I also learned that raptors have stones inside their gizzard and whatever the raptor can't digest it the gizzard makes special pellets and once it's done eating it spits the pellet out. Another thing I learned was that the longest migration of sea birds was the article tern which flies 12,000 miles both ways.

       Another thing I learned from the book is that boneless fish like the sharks, rays, and skates have mouths on the lower part of their head and eyes closer to the top so they can't see what they're eating. I learned that the first fish had no jaws and they were finless there is still two fish that are early fish and that is the hagfish and the lamprey.

Something else I learned from the book is that the biggest monitor lizard is the Komodo dragon which weighs in at about 300 pounds. Lizards have dry scales on their skin and clawed feet. Lizards can use their tongue for ,many things for wiping their mouth clean to catching their food.