Sunday, March 21, 2010

Morocco





Morocco is exotic, hot and memorable. Morocco and India are very similar: women are all covered, women work very hard and lots of people are begging. But they are very different too: India has animals on the street, Morocco is cleaner, and roads are safer in Morocco.

We did an overnight camel trek in the Sahara desert. There were hills and hills of red sand stretching miles and miles, it seemed to stretch on forever. The camels were sweet, but had very stinky breath! One and a half hours later we finally got to the camp. We were glad to get off the camels because our legs were really sore. A group from England was being very loud, so we got as much sleep as them, which was 2 hours! Then we had to wake up at 5 am to see the sun come out. We were the only people who made it up to the 250 m high hill to see the sun rise. We ran and jumped all the way down to the bottom and got ready for the long, sore, stinky camel ride back.


At one of our hotels there was a 107-year-old woman! She would walk up steep stairs everyday. Her grandson also said that his cousins' grandfather was 120!! I think people live longer here because they are healthier and eat better food like olive oil.


I love Morocco because it is exotic, unforgettable and remarkable.



Switzerland






In Switzerland there are the Alps, lots of happy cows with bells and green fields.


Gimmelwald

This is a little town on a high hill. This is also where my mom and dad met. There is a hostel, pension, hotel, a few houses, farms, and a small shop.

It is usually very cold up there and there are mountains surrounding us.


The goats, sheep and cows all have bells around their necks.

We saw a cow trying to have a baby and we watched for about 1 hour but then we had to eat. When we came back a little later, there was a 10-minute-old calf! He was scraggily, and shivering but very cute. All the cows are very happy because the farmers have to walk their cows, and be nice to them. That is also why all the cows are very friendly too.

I love Switzerland very much and hope to come back to it someday.


France






France

Paris

We flew into Paris and stayed with our friends. We met up with my grandparents and cousin, Maria. We went to the Eiffel tower and had a picnic with a French family. It took 1 hour to wait in line to go up the Eiffel tower and when we got up to the second level we were getting kind of scared.

Gite L'Elzet

We went to a Gite called L'Elzet. It had 5 puppies, 1 Dalmatian, 2 cats, 1 donkey, 3 kittens, 6 goats and a few sheep. We just hung around and played with the puppies and took Paquerelle (the donkey) for walks.

Olonzac

We rented a house for 3 weeks in a little French town called Olonzac. Every morning we would get croissants at the bakery and yogurt at the store. A little French girl would come to our window and ask to play with us. One day I heard a scream and there was a scorpion in our house! Yikes! Every Tuesday there would be a market right outside our door with clothing, sausages, tablecloths, bread, olives, vegetables, fruit and much, much more!


Saturday, March 20, 2010

Fun WIth Chloe and KIra!!


In Niagara on the lake :)














Having all you can eat sushi! YUM!












Arriving in Saint Catharines