We’ve spent the last 2 days in Boise and it has been toooo hot to do much since it is in the high 90’s. We had an excellent lunch at the Westside Drive In that was featured on Guy Fieri’s "Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives". This is the fifth place we tried and they have all been very good.
The next day we visited the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. This memorial is an educational park inspired by Anne Frank’s faith in humanity. There is a quote wall which is 180 feet and takes you through history as you walk by and read the quotes of presidents and slaves, children and philosophers, poets and paupers, the famous and the unknown. There is a life-size bronze statue of Anne Frank sculpted by Greg Stone. It shows Anne as if she were pulling back an imaginary curtain and gazing out a window from the family’s attic hiding place. This was funded largely by the students of Idaho and the names of 44 participating schools are on pavers in the area. There is also an outline in the cement showing the size of the area Anne and the others hiding had available in the attic. One tree on the grounds was planted by Miep Gies, the lady who bravely hid and got food for these people who were hiding in her attic, with access behind a bookcase. It is a beautiful memorial, hopefully teaching all people the dignity this young girl had and about human rights.
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