06/10/2010
We got up early (6am) and had breakfast as soon as possible, and then we went to the airport. I got my last passport stamp (that makes six). We left on the Airbus A380 (which is now my favourite kind of airplane) for the long flight to Sydney- 13 hours. I watched lots of movies and had a bit of a sleep. Finally we landed in Sydney at 6.05am and we were all tired but glad to be home! What a fun holiday!!
Sunday 10 October 2010
Dubai Day 2
05/10/2010
Today we went to Wild Wadi, which is a water fun park. It was very hot and sunny (38 degrees) so we made sure we put on lots of sunscreen. In this park you can take a tube ride which takes you through most of the rides without you having to walk around. There's also some smaller rides just for kids, and a wave pool (which was my favourite).
My crazy dad went on the really high ride (called Jumeirah Sceirah) which is 33 metres from top to bottom. On this ride my dad's pants were ripped and he had to buy a new pair. Mummy and I thought this was very funny!
We stayed at Wild Wadi until the late afternoon and later on we went to another famous shopping mall, The Mall Of The Emirates. This shopping centre is famous because it has a indoor ski slope. We didn't go skiing but watched the skiers for a while. It looked like a lot of fun. After dinner and some more shopping we took a long taxi ride back to the hotel. We had to go to bed early so that we could get up for our flight back home the next day.
Today we went to Wild Wadi, which is a water fun park. It was very hot and sunny (38 degrees) so we made sure we put on lots of sunscreen. In this park you can take a tube ride which takes you through most of the rides without you having to walk around. There's also some smaller rides just for kids, and a wave pool (which was my favourite).
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| Me in the wave pool |
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| The kids water slides |
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| Me on a water slide |
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| One of the tube rides |
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| The giant slide |
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| Daddy putting his ripped pants in the bin! |
Dubai Day 1
04/10/2010
After going to sleep at 2.30am I was woken up at 9.30am for breakfast. After a yummy buffet breakfast we caught a taxi to Dubai Mall. This is a really large shopping centre with lots of shops as well as an aquarium, an underwater zoo and an ice-skating rink. I visited all three! The aquarium can be seen by the visitors to the mall but I went in a tunnel under the aquarium where I saw lots of sharks (my favourite) and stingrays sitting on top of the tube. Next we went to the underwater museum where they had lots of animals (piranhas, turtles, worms and giant crabs) but my favourite animals were the pengiuns.
We had some lunch and then did some shopping, and then we found the ice-skating rink so we skated for two hours. When I was skating I met a girl who was also seven years old and was also visiting Dubai, from Iran. After a bit more shopping we had some dinner and then caught a taxi back to the hotel.
After going to sleep at 2.30am I was woken up at 9.30am for breakfast. After a yummy buffet breakfast we caught a taxi to Dubai Mall. This is a really large shopping centre with lots of shops as well as an aquarium, an underwater zoo and an ice-skating rink. I visited all three! The aquarium can be seen by the visitors to the mall but I went in a tunnel under the aquarium where I saw lots of sharks (my favourite) and stingrays sitting on top of the tube. Next we went to the underwater museum where they had lots of animals (piranhas, turtles, worms and giant crabs) but my favourite animals were the pengiuns.
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| The tunnel under the aquarium |
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| One of the sharks! |
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| A cool crab |
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| A cute penguin! |
We had some lunch and then did some shopping, and then we found the ice-skating rink so we skated for two hours. When I was skating I met a girl who was also seven years old and was also visiting Dubai, from Iran. After a bit more shopping we had some dinner and then caught a taxi back to the hotel.
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| The waterfall inside the Dubai Mall |
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| Me ice skatimg! |
Paris Day 5
3/10/2010
This was a boring day. We had to catch our plane to Dubai. We waited at the hotel for the bus but the bus never showed up so we had to get a taxi which ended up being quicker. The plane trip took 6 hours and I watch lots of episodes of The Simpsons and played Bejewled Blitz 2! The plane to Dubai was a bit late leaving Paris and so we didn't get to bed until 2.30am and it was still 35 degrees! When we arrived at our hotel someone got our bags for us, opened the door and gave us a drink of some really yummy juice. Our hotel room was really fancy, it had a bath and I had my own room.
This was a boring day. We had to catch our plane to Dubai. We waited at the hotel for the bus but the bus never showed up so we had to get a taxi which ended up being quicker. The plane trip took 6 hours and I watch lots of episodes of The Simpsons and played Bejewled Blitz 2! The plane to Dubai was a bit late leaving Paris and so we didn't get to bed until 2.30am and it was still 35 degrees! When we arrived at our hotel someone got our bags for us, opened the door and gave us a drink of some really yummy juice. Our hotel room was really fancy, it had a bath and I had my own room.
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| Our hotel in Dubai |
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| Inside our hotel room in Dubai |
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| Our hotel in Paris |
Paris Day 5
02/10/2010
Today is mummy's 40th birthday! First we visited Sacre Coeur, another church that mummy likes. It sits on the top of a hill, I counted 313 steps from the street at the bottom to the cathedral! From the top of the steps you have a great view back over Paris. It started to rain a little bit while we were here, but it didnt last long!
We also visited a famous market - the President Wilson Market - they sell things from all around France (fish, cheese, bread, salami etc), for lunch we ate Nutella crepes - yum. Then we took a trip out to a place called Jardin d'Acclimatation. This is a park where you can go on rides including roller coasters and ponies. My favourite was the giant swing.
After that we went back into town to meet up with Mum's friends from Australia who she hadn't seen for a long time, Greg and Bindi (and their three boys). They are soon on their way to Germany to drive a campervan through Europe. We had fun with them but soon we had to go to get changed as it time for mum's birthday dinner at a French restaurant called Roger la Grenouille (which means Roger the Frog!).
Then we walked through the St Michel area where there were thousands of people, on our way to see Notre Dame at night. It was a fun area, I think I'll come back here without mummy and daddy one day. Just before I went to bed I got to see the Eiffel Tower at night. I think it looks better at night.
Today is mummy's 40th birthday! First we visited Sacre Coeur, another church that mummy likes. It sits on the top of a hill, I counted 313 steps from the street at the bottom to the cathedral! From the top of the steps you have a great view back over Paris. It started to rain a little bit while we were here, but it didnt last long!
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| Sacre Coeur Cathedral |
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| Me and mummy on the giant swing |
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| This roller coaster was fun! |
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| This one was fun too! |
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| Daddy, Bindi, Daniel, Aiden, Cameron and Me |
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| Me and mummy at dinner |
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| The outside of Roger the Frog |
Then we walked through the St Michel area where there were thousands of people, on our way to see Notre Dame at night. It was a fun area, I think I'll come back here without mummy and daddy one day. Just before I went to bed I got to see the Eiffel Tower at night. I think it looks better at night.
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| Notre Dame at night |
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| The Eiffel Tower at night |
Friday 8 October 2010
Paris Day 4
01/10/2010
Today we visited Paris' most famous museum, The Louvre. On the walk up to the Louvre, which is called the Jardin des Tuileries, there are lots of ponds with chairs around then which I sat on. This would be really nice in summer, but a bit cool right now!
The Louvre contains lots of artwork and it is so big that we only saw some of them today. I saw the famous painting the Mona Lisa, as well as as statue of Venus de Milo (her arms are missing, I don't know why everyone wants to see her).
After the Louvre we had French hot dogs and then we walked around looking towards the Pompidou Centre which is a famous art gallery where all the building's pipes are on the outside of the building and are painted all different colours.
After this we went back to Notre Dame, this time to go insidie for a look. It is just as beautiful inside as it is outside. Mummy took lots of photos, she loves churches! Then it was back to the hotel for some quiet time watching TV and colouring in.
Today we visited Paris' most famous museum, The Louvre. On the walk up to the Louvre, which is called the Jardin des Tuileries, there are lots of ponds with chairs around then which I sat on. This would be really nice in summer, but a bit cool right now!
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| Sitting along the Jardin des Tuileries |
The Louvre contains lots of artwork and it is so big that we only saw some of them today. I saw the famous painting the Mona Lisa, as well as as statue of Venus de Milo (her arms are missing, I don't know why everyone wants to see her).
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| The Louvre |
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| The Mona Lisa |
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| Venus de Milo |
After the Louvre we had French hot dogs and then we walked around looking towards the Pompidou Centre which is a famous art gallery where all the building's pipes are on the outside of the building and are painted all different colours.
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| The Pompidou |
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| One of the beautiful stained glass windows of The Louvre |
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| Inside Notre Dame |
Paris Day 3
30/9/2010
After all the fun of yesterday, we needed a lazy day! First we went out to La Defense which is a plaza which includes a large arch which lines up with the other famous arches of the Arc de Triomphe and the one nearer the Louvre.
Then we went to the middle of town and did some shopping. There is a large shopping centre which was beautiful inside. My mum took photos of the ceiling which was very pretty.
We then visited the Paris ballet building and then off to the Hard Rock Cafe for mummy to buy another shirt! We then went back to out hotel for a rest. We found a laundromat near the hotel, and Mum sat there and waited for everything to wash and dry. That night we went to a realy nice pizza restuarant for dinner.
After all the fun of yesterday, we needed a lazy day! First we went out to La Defense which is a plaza which includes a large arch which lines up with the other famous arches of the Arc de Triomphe and the one nearer the Louvre.
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| La Defense |
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| Me at La Defense |
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| Inside the beautiful shopping centre |
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| The Paris ballet |
Monday 4 October 2010
Paris Day 2
29/9/2010
Today we went to Euro Disney. I woke up very early as I was very excited. It was a nice sunny day.
Disneyland is on the edge of Paris and it took a while by train to get there. Once we were there it was so much fun! First we went on a steam boat ride and then into a haunted house which was not very scary, but had a fun ride!
Then we went on a roller coaster which was my favourite ride of the day. It was so much fun! I wanted to go again but the ride broke down so we went off to look for more rides instead. On the way to the next rdie we bumped into Minnie Mouse and Goofy and I had my photo taken with them. We also watched the Disney show which had lots of my favourite Disney characters in it!
Next we went on a flying elephant ride, then a tea cup ride, then we visited Alice in Wonderland, and on to the Peter Pan ride (where you fly through their house and Neverland). We also (of course) went on the It's A Small World ride.
Once that was all done I had two rides on the Pirates Of The Carribean ride. My dad and I then went on Space Mountain which is a really fast indoor roller coaster. I was just tall enough to be able to go on the ride. It was great fun and the ride went upside-down twice.
On the way back from Eurodisney we stopped at my favourite ice cream shop in Paris again and also found some dinner.
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| Euro Disney! |
Today we went to Euro Disney. I woke up very early as I was very excited. It was a nice sunny day.
Disneyland is on the edge of Paris and it took a while by train to get there. Once we were there it was so much fun! First we went on a steam boat ride and then into a haunted house which was not very scary, but had a fun ride!
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| The paddle steamer ride |
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| Me with Minnie Mouse |
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| The Disney Show |
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| Mummy and I on the Dumbo ride |
On the way back from Eurodisney we stopped at my favourite ice cream shop in Paris again and also found some dinner.
Paris Day 1
28/9/2010
Today we had a sleep in, had breakfast and then packed our bags and got on the TGV (a very fast train) to Paris! The fast train got up to 321km/hr at its fastest!
The trip to Paris took just over two hours and when we got there we had to go on a different train to our hotel. The train system here is called the Metro and it zigzags all over Paris. My daddy is very good at figuring out where we need to go and figured out we needed to get one train, hop off and on to another train line where out hotel is! It is very confusing to me and a little bit scary as there is not a lot of time to get on and off the train, especially with all our baggage! Mummy nearly didnt make it on to the train!
Once we got to our hotel we dropped off our bags and went for a walk into the centre of Paris. Our first stop was the famous Eiffel Tower. We went all the way to the top in the lift which was a long way up! Up the top you can see the whole of Paris. From the Eiffel Tower it is 16,962km to Sydney!
My mum took lots of photos from up the top and also from the second level which was much lower down the tower. We found out that later that night, that someone made a bomb threat on the tower and they had to evacuate everyone- so lucky we went when we did!
After we came back down from the Tower we headed off on another walk. This time along the Seine and along the way we saw the tunnel where Princess Diana was killed in a car crash (there's also a monument to her) and then we went to see the Arc de Triomphe. This is a famous archway built in the middle of a large roundabout. There are lots of lanes of traffic going around and around and it is crazy!
After this we hopped on the Metro to see my mum's favourite church, Notre Dame. It is a very beautiful church and I can see why mummy likes it. After this we went to find a restuarant to book for dinner on Saturday (my mum's birthday). On the way I had an icecream and then it was time for dinner so we got on the Metro again and had dinner at an Indian restuarant next to our hotel. After this it was very late so it was off to bed for me!
Today we had a sleep in, had breakfast and then packed our bags and got on the TGV (a very fast train) to Paris! The fast train got up to 321km/hr at its fastest!
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| The TGV train |
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| Me at the Eiffel Tower |
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| The Australian flag |
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| Me at the top of the Eiffel Tower |
My mum took lots of photos from up the top and also from the second level which was much lower down the tower. We found out that later that night, that someone made a bomb threat on the tower and they had to evacuate everyone- so lucky we went when we did!
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| Looking down from the Eiffel Tower |
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| The Arc de Triomphe |
After this we hopped on the Metro to see my mum's favourite church, Notre Dame. It is a very beautiful church and I can see why mummy likes it. After this we went to find a restuarant to book for dinner on Saturday (my mum's birthday). On the way I had an icecream and then it was time for dinner so we got on the Metro again and had dinner at an Indian restuarant next to our hotel. After this it was very late so it was off to bed for me!
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| Me outside Notre Dame |
Monday 27 September 2010
Strasbourg
27/9/2010
Today we woke up early and Hannes took us to the train station in Zurich. We got on the train first to Basel and then another train to Strasbourg in France. We arrived at the train station in Strasbourg at 11.10am and our hotel was just across the street from the station which was good as it was awkard carrying our bags around. We went up to our room on the 6th floor, put our bags down and then went for a walk.
Strasbourg has a water canal that runs all around it. We walked around the canal and through the centre of the town. It is very pretty with lits of old French and German buildings. My mummy took lots and lots of photos! We looked around some shops and then went into Strasbourg's Notre Dame Church. We saw Jesus on the cross, lots of stained glass window, a big church organ and I lit a candle for Merethe's mum who died on Friday, it was very nice.
Today we woke up early and Hannes took us to the train station in Zurich. We got on the train first to Basel and then another train to Strasbourg in France. We arrived at the train station in Strasbourg at 11.10am and our hotel was just across the street from the station which was good as it was awkard carrying our bags around. We went up to our room on the 6th floor, put our bags down and then went for a walk.
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| Hannes, daddy and me at the train station in Zurich |
Strasbourg has a water canal that runs all around it. We walked around the canal and through the centre of the town. It is very pretty with lits of old French and German buildings. My mummy took lots and lots of photos! We looked around some shops and then went into Strasbourg's Notre Dame Church. We saw Jesus on the cross, lots of stained glass window, a big church organ and I lit a candle for Merethe's mum who died on Friday, it was very nice.
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| Jesus on the cross |
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| Stained glass windows inside the church |
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| Daddy and me in Strasbourg |
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| Me alongside the canal |
After this we walked back to our hotel for a bit of a rest and then we went on a boat ride around the whole canal. There was head phones that you put on and they tell you about the history of Strasbourg. I learnt lots of things! Afterwards we had dinner at a really nice restuarant and then back to our hotel to sleep! It was a fun day in a very pretty town!
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| What a pretty sight! |
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