Tag: travel
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Versailles
We got up early today so we could be at Versailles in time for our tour. It was scheduled for 9, when the palace opens, to beat the crowds. It was a pretty train ride. We passed a building on the way with a fence that really makes it seem like they don’t want people…
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The City of Light
Today, we woke up in Paris, fulfilling a dream I’ve had for so many years. We only had one thing planned today, at 2 pm, so we had lots of time to wander. Our hotel includes breakfast, which was simple but delicious. We have croissants and Nutella at home, but they seemed so much more…
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Venice to Switzerland
We started our day with rubbish collection. Venice has no trucks, so garbage is collected every day by people walking around with handcarts. They knock on your door in the morning, and you take down whatever type of trash is being collected that day. Today was green waste and recycling. That little cart has to…
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Glass Island of Murano
This morning, we got a slow start before heading out to the island of Murano, which has been famous for handmade glass for centuries. Valentina, who was one of our rowing teachers, gave us these instructions to find her father’s shop on the island. The ride to Murano was really pretty. We went straight there…
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Colosseum and Forum
Unfortunately, Liam was sick today and had to stay home. With him not feeling weak, we started the morning slowly. Willow, River and I went out to a bakery to get breakfast pastries. One really cool thing here is their extensive use of pistachios in cooking. They have something that’s kind of like Nutella, but…
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Pompeii with an archeologist
Today we went to Pompeii. The day started out with some excitement. We had booked a train in advance, but when we left our place to catch a bus to the train station, we found that the roads were closed all around our place for a parade (today is Italy’s Republic Day.). it started raining…