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Friday, July 26, 2013

Welcome to Rome!

First we took a train ride from our town to Rome - a little over an hour!



When we got there it was easy to find the Hop On Hop Off bus.  So, we hopped on and hopped off!  We saw a lot of things on our trip.  It got really hot around lunchtime so we found our hotel and relaxed, and mommy had a long rest.  Then around 4 we headed out for more adventures.  We got back on the Hop On Hop Off bus and went to the Coliseum.  When we got there, I saw a Gladiator!  It was really cool.






We then went out to eat.  I had some noodles - it was scrumptious.  Then we found a special fountain and I threw a 2 cent coin into it (Fontana di Trevi).  We then walked back to our hotel and rested.



The next morning we had a huge breakfast and left with a chocolate muffin - it was so yummy.  We then went on our tour of the Vatican, it was really fun.  I stayed with the tour guide almost the entire time.  We saw a really big Church (St. Peter's Basilica), painting and carvings.  We saw a really old carving (Mary holding Jesus by Michelangelo - Pieta) but someone had hurt it years ago, so it was behind a glass wall.  A lot of other stuff you could get really close to and touch - I liked that.








We then went out to lunch and then we got our train home.  We had an awesome time in Rome!

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Hiking to a castle, becoming a knight and riding a dragon (2 July)

Today I hiked to a castle. It was really long, very steep and very hard. 


At the castle I looked at the ruins and tried to pull a sword out of a rock.


At the museum I dressed in knight's armor and then I was made a knight. 



After that I went out to the playground and rode a dragon. It water dragon and shot water out of his nose. I tried to spray my sisters with the water.


Bike Riding (26 June)

Today I went bike riding with my family. 


I rode my bike next to the Rhine River. I had to go on a really tiny path next to the road. I was a little scared and then I fell off my bike. But I was okay and got back on my bike.


We saw the Lorely rock.


On the way home we took a ferry across the Rhine River to the town of Kaub. It was fun riding my bike onto the ferry.


I rode for a long way - 15 miles. My legs were shaky when I turned my bike back in.