Bonjour! Salut! We just came back from France! While we were there we visited some top tourist sites. Such as -->
The Eiffel Tower.
We went by way of the stairs.
Our view from the top.
I bought a beret.
The Eiffel Tower by night.
The Louvre
Venus De Milo.
Notre Dame.
That is all! Bye!
Ariel ;)
Hi! We just came back from a long vacation in Germany and France. It lasted 2 weeks and we did it over holiday break so Laurel and I wouldn't miss any school.
In Germany, we stayed at a friend's house while they were away and we got to look after their cat! That was probably one of the best parts (for me) since my dad is highly allergic. Anyway, we went out to explore Germany, not fuss over a cat all day, so we decided to take a tour around Berlin (the city in Germany that we were staying in). Here are some pictures -->
I don't know what this is called because I wasn't really paying attention to most of the tour, I was more focused on the fact that I couldn't feel my hands or feet anymore because they were numb with cold!
There was one place that we stopped at was the Holocoust Memorial, where thousands of cement blocks were built to remember those who died.
If you can tell, Laurel and I aren't smiling in this picture because the temperature seemed to have dropped so low, the light rain that was coming down, turned to ice drops before it hit the ground!
Laurel and I standing outside one of the Christmas markets.
I never knew that m&m's spoke German!
Schmuck! It means jewelery but in German it sounds so strange!
After spending a few days in Berlin, we went off to Bremen where we stayed with my uncle's brother, his wife and best of all, their dog, Mona.
Isn't she adorable?!
There were some very tall Christmas trees there.
After a great trip in Bremen, we got back to Berlin where we were greeted by Lucy, the cat, and her litter box which was waiting eagerly to be cleaned out. And guess who got the opportunity of doing that? Me.
On top of the couch was Lucy's favorite spot.
Whenever Lucy lay on my lap, she would flex her claws and dig them into my legs. It hurt!
That's all for now! Bye!
Ariel ;)
Hiya! I just came back from India. It was very interesting. We saw lots of temples and animals. Since cows are holy, they're everywhere, even walking right across the street! We also saw tons of dogs. It was so sad to see them just lying there with their eyes shut and their fur filthy with dust and dirt and fleas. Anyway, we also saw lots of camels. Camel-carts were a popular way of transportation, so were these little yellow cars that sort of looked like taxis. Well, here are some pictures -->
- I forgot the name of this temple already, but it's pretty!
- I remember the name of this temple. The Taj Mahal.
- Me picking up the Taj Mahal. Always a classic.
- I'm not sure what this temple is called either, but then again, India has a lot of temples!
- Me inside a camel-cart. It was a very bumpy ride!
- Me riding a camel. This was even more bumpy! And even more terrifying!
- Cows!
- More cows!
- We also saw a snake charmer!
- Dogs!
That's all for now!
;) Ariel
This is me at platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station in London.
This is me flying into a wall.
This is me.
This is me with the one and only (back from the dead) Babe Ruth at Disneyland Paris.
That's all. Bye.
-Ariel
Just some exciting school news to catch you up on:
1. There are 4 houses in my school. Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow. There are about 100 or so people in each house. Every house has 2 captains; a boy and a girl. I bet you can already guess the rest of my story before I write it but in case you don't I'll tell you. I got to be girl captain!
2. My school decided that because there's so much rain maybe we should get astroturf (fake grass) so the real grass doesn't get all mucky. They decided to make this a really big thing and have a contest for a logo that would be displayed on T-shirts, bags, the website, flyers, water bottles etc. Originally I wasn't going to enter a logo, but on the last day it could be turned in I decided I would. At my school's autumn fair, or fayre, as they spell it here, they announced the winner and it was me!
3. The Jack FM Breakfast show came to our school and interviewed each of the classrooms on what they had been working on through the past months. The teachers chose 2 or 3 people to speak for their classroom. I wasn't one of the people but I got to say "Good morning!" with about 13 other people who sneaked in with the speakers right before the recording.
That's all for now!
-Ariel
These are just a few picture of Laurel and I in our school uniforms. Enjoy!
Well, that's all!
Bye for now!
Ariel
