Do you know what I did on winter break?
I went to Barcelona, Spain, THAT'S what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went up a crowded street called La Rambla!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There were birds, hamsters, turtles, and fish, too!!!!!
I watched a flamenco show, too!!!
You will never guess what happened next!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went to PARIS, FRANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went up the EIFFEL TOWER, saw THE MONNA LISA, and STARRY NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (let's not forget to mention that i went on a HUGE ferris wheel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--Isabelle Rugg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now for some thoughts on the differences between the countries.
I found that I like the food in Germany better than the food in Spain and France. I really like the meat in the gravy here in Germany. I also like their sausages. I don't really like the tapas in spain. It was too spicy. French food was also too spicy but I loved their pastries.
I like Paris because of all the tourist sites, like Eiffel Tower, Arc of Triumph, Notre Dame, Versailles, Musee D'Orsey, the Louvre, and the Musee Orangerie. Something to make the Louvre and the Musee D'Orsey more interesting is that the Louvre has the Mona Lisa and the Musee D'Orsey has the Starry Night.
In all three countries there are friendly people and non-friendly people.
Now lets move onto Spain. I like the tourist street, La Rambla, and at the end of it it has a statue of Columbus pointing out to the sea and it seems like he is saying "Land Ho!". We saw Cirque du Solei and it was really fun. We also saw a flamenco show and I got some castanets for a souvenir.
And in Germany most people are friendly and when you go around the corner there is usually a surprise.
--Isabelle K. Rugg
BYE!
