Beth

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Dear Diary,
== I had a wonderful trip to Russia on June 17. The trip might have been long but it was all worth it. Moscow was gorgeous. It has the most amazing sights in the world. The food is just delicious. I got to walk through the [|St. Basil's Cathedral], it was amazing It is so old yet it was so beautiful to see. It has a church in the very base of it to represent the holiday of Protective veil. Next I went to the MUSEUM- PANORAMA "BORODINO-BATTLE", it is on historical ground. It used to be a village named Fili. When I walked through the museum I saw the prehistory of the war. This museum had many different materials of background of the war’s history.For lunch I ate traditional ==

Dear Diary,
== It is my second day in Russia June 18. It took me 2 hours to take a train from Moscow Russia to Rostov Russia. Seeing the landscape was just magnificent Today I just felt like roaming the area. Trying the food and their tea. Just so you know both were scrumptious. It was so much fun to see all the different people. They were all so kind and welcoming. I could tell all of them had talent from there dancing, writing and there story telling. The view from my hotel room is spectacular; all I can see is the cities beauty. I also toured one of their zoos. It had such and intelligent elephants. They were swimming, playing with each other and were running all around. That was the end of my Rostov adventure. ==

Dear Diary,
==Today I am in Saint Petersburg June 19. I went to the Summers Garden the oldest garden in almost the whole world. It was magnificent, from the fountains to the status and to the rare flowers. It seemed like I was in a garden themed palace. Next I went to the Leningrad Zoo. There were so many different animals to see. There were giraffes, orang-utans, anteaters, African elephants, Indian elephant, chimpanzee, a hippo, and a rhino. Most of them seemed alive and playful, you know when they were not sleeping.==



=//__Poland__//= =Dear Diary,= =I had the best time in Russia, but I just flew in to Warsaw Poland, on July 20. It is gorgeous! I started my day off by visiting the Lazienki Palace. It was amazing, and was both beautiful and relaxing to see. The ponds and gardens around it were so amazing! I got a glimpse of the previous inhabitants of the statues and paintings, although it was originally a bathhouse. It is both for art-lovers and historical people. I was told that it is one the most beautiful buildings of its kind in Central Europe, and it certainly is so far. Next I went to the Warsaw Municipal ZOO garden. This zoo has many endangered species in its zoo. They also have well kept flowerbeds, gardens, and ponds. There are lions, media type="youtube" key="urr7un4roFo" height="156" width="275" align="left"panthers, the hippopotamus, the giraffe, the zebras polar bears, and some seals. After that wonderful experience I needed to get some rest, so that is exactly what I did.media type="youtube" key="aZCqk8rJeM0" height="170" width="288" align="right"= = = = = =Dear Diary,= =I had an amazing time last night, but I am ready to have an amazing new day. Today on July 21 I am in Gdansk Poland ready to start the day. First on my agenda I plan to spend the morning at the. Note to self: have a better vocabulary by the end of this trip. Any who, the Old Town was marvelous. I learned so much about the all different people’s background, it was so interesting. It is really hard to forget, the old buildings and all the magnificent people, they were all so different,yet all so kind. The different food was excellent too. For dinner I tried the bigos, and the Pierogi, the pierogi was personally my favorite. = = = =Dear Diary,= =Today I am in Krakow Poland on July 22. All day I visited Auschwitz a historical museum. I never guessed I realized how hard that time was. I learned so much about the people, and there hard times. I have never been so interested in a war before, but this does= == =make me want to learn more about other wars. There were so many victims that it makes me very sad to think about all the pain those people were in. All those shoes and suitcases to me symbolize how many Jews had to suffer, or were exterminated because of Holocaust. =

Dear Diary,
==I just flew over from Poland to Hamburg Germany. The first thing I am going to do is go to the Hagen beck Zoo. It was amazing!!!! There were a ton of people there. They have a Tropical aquarium, a Japanese garden, and a ton of baby animals born in the zoo. It was made in 1896, and was founded around the same time. The zoo was once destroyed within 90mins, in World War ll, but it was restored and looks even better. The enclosure is set up with a ditch around the habitat so that you get a closer look at the animals, and you are a loud to feed them with the purchased food. There were a lot of elephants to see. A lot of them were bred in captivity. There are some extra activities too, such as elephant riding, a fairy tale train and a large playground, they also have an enclosure where children can cuddle and feed pets like goats, little donkeys, bunnies and so on. The Japanese garden made me really feel like I was in a Japan. There were about 250 different animals in the tropical aquarium too. Then I went to the Hamburg State Opera House. There I saw a lot o f traditional music, and dancing. I would consider going there too, because the ballet was amazing. Sadly I had to leave because it was getting late and I was really exosted. ==

I am now in Wurzburg Germany. I can’t wait to see how my day will turn out today. To start the day of I went to Market Square. It was really fun to see. I got to eat one of their traditio
== nal bratwurst sandwiches. It delicious! The people there were so nice. The atmosphere was really nice, but nothing unordinary. Still it was pretty traditional. That is really all I did. Talk to you tomorrow.==

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== in the 19th century, and was built on rugged hill above villages. Ludwig ll was the founder and made it as a homage to Richard Wagner. This amazing castle was the inspiration of the castles in Disneyland, and in Sleeping Beauty. That was really all for today see you in Switzerland tomorrow. Bye==

July 26-Dear Diary, I am now in Switzerland. It is amazing! My first stop is at Rhine Falls. It is gorgeous. It has a series of three falls. The three names are the Zürcher, Schaffhausen, and Mühle falls. They are fairly low in height from other waterfalls I have seen. They are surrounded by thick forests and the town, around it. Near the falls is an old castle (the Schloss Laufen). That old castle makes the falls easier to look at without the more exotic and energy using view. The falls were known to be made about 15000 years ago, when the glaciers left, leaving a beautiful landscape behind it. The water flows of the edge at 750,000 liters per second, which is a fifth of what Niagara Falls flows at. I was feeling dangerous and so I took the dangerous daredevil route around the base of the falls. It was really thrilling but it was still gorgeous.

July27-Dear Diary, Yesterday was thrilling, but today won’t be any different. I get to go skiing in Davos Switzerland. This should be very interesting, because I am not the best skier. Although I am not the only one going! Lexy is coming along with Me.!!! But she will be snowboarding. She is very good at it too. The resort has 38 ski lifts, and a 320km downhill drop. They are augmenting in natural snow., and lift 6400 skiers per hour. They have the most variety I have ever seen, wide open cruising trails, steep narrow chutes and gullies, open powder fields, forests and well maintained half pipes and terrain parks. The Davos terrain is spread across five mountain areas, the five mountain areas are; Jakobshorn, Pischa, Rinerhorn, Parsenn and Madrisa, which each share different characteristics. Like always Lexy and I never had any arguments on where to go, or what to do next. She and I had a ton of fun, it was nice to see each other again. No one got any injuries or had any major whip-outs.

July28-Dear Diary, Next I went to Mount Pilatus, which I had to take a train type thing to get to the sight. On my way guess who I saw? Noelle playing a traditional alpine horn while singing recola. I got to hike all around the mountain. It was hard but very worth it. T he view was priceless. I traveled over 10 on the 70 peaks and crossed 3 of the 5 lakes. It was amazing! The People dressed very traditional like. The women were wearing very colorful dresses, and the men were wearing Black suspenders with a white shirt with red short sleeves. That was pretty much all of my day. See you in Croatia tomorrow.

July29-Dear Diary, Know I am in Zadar Croatia, It is gorgeous. First I went to the Plitvice Lakes. The scenery was breath taking. The ferries took us to each different lake. They were all so natural looking. Walking along the sides of there was so much fun to do. The sand felt nice and warm on your feet and the water was a crisp cold. It seemed all so perfect, I say this because everything was wonderful and the sunrise was gorgeous. Next I went to the Kornati Island National Park. Some very nice men and women took me on a boat and sailed me around the islands. The islands looked like they were full of life; I say this because I saw many trees and b ushes, a few Wild Boars, Cross Foxes, Grey Dolphins, very little Bats, and a bunch of European Rabbit. Lastly I went to the Krka Waterfalls. They were amazing! Just not as amazing as the Rhine falls, the only upside is that you can swim in it, and there are seven different waterfalls no three. Also it is one of the most orniithologoical places in Europe. It was very fun to swim in and walk through. That is all of what I did today, bye!

July30-Dear Diary, Today I will be spending a relaxing day at the Dalmatian coast- Radisson BLU Resort & Spa, Dubrovnik Sun Gardens. I get the pleasure of being at a spa, or walking around gardens, and even swimming in a pool. The gardens were magnificent! The gardens were so plentiful and flourishing. Today that was really all.

July31-Dear Diary, For the last day I will be at ‎  Dubrovnik, Croatia. Today I just want to relax, and enjoy the view before my last day in Europe. Honestly I am whipped out from this wild adventure. So I am just goanna sit on my patio and either read a good book or just plainly look at the scenery. The scenery was amazing! I got this view of the beaches below. I guess I am goanna do something else, that would be swim in the beach right below me. Man I am not thinking straight.Bye!:)

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