Sag Harbor Whaling Museum
The past ten days were very busy and almost every night I was falling asleep soon after my kids: still, I didn't feel there was a day I wanted to sit at home by the beautiful weather and went to a couple of interesting places. I had planned this a while ago for and eventually I visited the Whaling Museum in Sag Harbor . Lately I am observing that - since we are in the US - my kids learn to know different animals than they would in central Europe, starting with "quirrl" (squirrel), chipmunks (a novelty for me, too), interesting birds and - even if not live - whales. Admittedly, I had the impression that the history of whales is more or less a history of men, but it was nevertheless fascinating to learn more about this mammal; there are different kind of whales and their bodies were used for the most various purposes like fuel for lamps or tennis rackets, cosmetics and fashion products, like corsets (and here you find me totally against it). Whaling itself was a na...