Grade 5 On the Go

The London Series : Day 1

6/28/2012

Our first day in London was amazing - amazing, amazing, AMAZING! Absolutely fabulous... Sue, Mom's friend, had planned and arranged practically
everything! First thing we did after leaving the house (or rather a mansion of five stories) much later than when we planned was go to the tube station, where we hopped on the tube and then onto a tour boat, which told us . . .

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The Sad Story of Lost Soldiers

6/28/2012

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So, we arrived in a little village called Bayeux, near a beach called Juno Beach where the Canadians first landed in World War II. There was a museum there, and we slipped into the daily guided tour just in time- only two minutes to spare. Our guide was nice, and he had to keep switching from english to french because there were other people in the group from other places in France. I could partly understand the French, but I'm missing all the key words... Like tanks or soldiers or grenades or guns.
The tiny building is right on the shore of . . .

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The Glorious Gardens of Claude Monet

6/17/2012

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Giverny, home to the ever-famous painter, Claude Monet. We waited in line a little, and then when in opened everyone piled in. I was shocked by the gardens - an amazing assortment of every flower (almost)! Paths weaved in an out of the wet, fresh plants and people milled all around. There was a sligth drizzle, but no matter; we headed straight to his pond and bridge, which was located across the road, accessed by a tunnel.
Everything in Giverny was beautiful -- the brick wall, the pond, the bamboo islands, the water lillies, the tiny streams, the bridges, the . . .

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Le Mont St. Michel (pronounce with French accent)

6/17/2012

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I wasn't too keen on going out that day, feeling rather sick, but Mont Saint Michel was beautiful -- of course I had to go! Immediatly Birch wanted to go walking on the wide, open beach! Dad persuaded me to come, so we decided to walk to the very end for at least an hour. The other day Mom had . . .

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Many Famous Sights and Amazing Views

6/17/2012

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We went to pretty much every sight in Paris; the Eiffel Tour, Notre Dame, and the Arch of Triumph. They were all really amazing, and lived up to my grand expectations to the absolute and beyond...

Eiffel Tower:
The Eiffel Tower was originally built by Mr. Eiffel, as an art exhibition to compete for the world's tallest building - I guess it was, but the silly competition is for some reason quite important to some powerful people in the world. I mean, really, there are more important things than winning (such as the pollution caused by all that construction and related topics). Anyways, the original plan was to . . .

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What Paris is Known For

6/14/2012

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Here some of the amazing art galleries we went to... After all, that's one of the things Paris is most famous for!

Musee Rodin:
I loved it! The gardens were massive, and statues were sprinkled everywhere. Unfortuantely, I couldn't find anything to sketch - all the scultures were either naked or missing heads or some other limb... And the only one which was suitable to draw was standing alone with no bench in sight. It was a pleasure walking around, and right before it closed we had peak inside the . . .

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My Dream City -- Paris!

6/12/2012

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We arrived in Paris!!! The first night we got there, we moved into our little apartment and while Dad and Birch put the car in a legal pay parking, a half hour walk and hour drive away, Mom and I cleaned and put into order the apartment. The cielings were low in some parts (especially the door) and Mom, Dad and Birch kept hitting their head... Thankfully I'm still too shortin the main room!

On our first day we tried to wake up early, but only managed eight o'clock. Ugh! I was really frustrated, and even more when Mom and Dad stopped at . . .

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My very, very, very, very, very Early Birthday!

5/15/2012

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My dream, since I started french emmersion (and then sadly quit because we moved to Beautiful Bowen Island) and found out Europe existed, was to go to France and Paris, to see the famous monuments and the Eiffel Tower most of all. So, when Mom asked me a year ago where in the world I wanted to go, I chose Paris. We decided (or rather Mom and I did) to celebrate my birthday REALLY early, in Paris!
It was amazing -- we found a bench below the Eiffel Tower, and had croissants and baguettes for lunch. Everyone got me everything; from a bag to TWO barrets (thanks Birdy!), a memo board, a book on the Louvre, several pencils and a lot more, which we sent home! It was great... Everyone just made it amazing!
Bye,
Allie

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Holiday Park

5/4/2012

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    Yesterday we went to Holiday Park, the place Mom used to work 25 years ago, in 1987, as a proffessional water-skier! We arrived, and I discovered that it was just like Canada's Wonderland or Disneyland with roller-coasters and face-painting and shows and people dressed in lumpy, fuzzy costumes that look ridiculous.
    First we started with the Free Fall, which is similar to the Drop Zone in Canadas Wonderland or the Hellevator in the P.N.E., except that I wasn't allowed on the Drop Zone because somebody got their leg cut off on it. Anyways, that was my first ride like that.
    Next we went to the . . .

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And Even More Castles!

5/1/2012

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I sometimes like to write about this moment, this PRESENT moment, and carry around a notebook to jot things down (or forget to and do so afterwards). I also like to draw, but that can't really be put into a blog. Here are the entries copied from the notebook, in order;

    Fussen:

    We walked around for an hour in the pedestrian zone (here they all them footgenger zones). I wish Vancouver had pedestrian zones, they are just SO nice to walk around in!
    There was, of course, a musician, who played with both hands: one playing the trumpet and the other the accordian! I dropped a euro in and was surprised that he had hardly any coins in his open case, considering how well he played.
    Mom and I were looking for clothes in a store for Mom. She bought two shirts, one blue and white, and the other black and stretchy like the on that got bleach spots on it (by accident). She looks really nice in both.
    Birch and Dad were eating . . .

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For additional blogging on our world tour, go to my family blog at:
www.lifewithbackpacks.com
I don't write on it but my Mom, Dad and Birch do.
    Also, excuse my pictures; my camera got knocked off a stone railing onto a marble stone floor outside Sacre Couer, and since then the photos have come out with black corners.
    And I'm editing my blogs, so if the spelling in some places is wrong, sorry. I forget some things once in a while.
    Like I said before, I love reading all the comments, but I won't reply to them!
--Allie
P.S. I'm very sorry for all the delaying of blogs, but, well . . . ya . . . I don't have an excuse for that! I'll try the best I can!

The London Series : Day 1

The Sad Story of Lost Soldiers

The Glorious Gardens of Claude Monet

Le Mont St. Michel (pronounce with French accent)

Many Famous Sights and Amazing Views

What Paris is Known For

My Dream City -- Paris!

My very, very, very, very, very Early Birthday!

Holiday Park

And Even More Castles!

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