Five years ago my mom took a Deferred Salary option at worrk, so she got paid only 75% salary for four years then got paid 100% the fifth year but she didn't have to work. Five years ago it didn't really mean much to me but just a few months before we left I started getting more and more excited. It was also a little scary because all we left with was one way plane tickets, back packs, and a hotel room for one night. I new that I was going to miss everything at home: my grandparents, my friends, my puppy and my dad when he was gone. On the upside, my sister and I got our own ipad minis!!!¡¡¡
Our first stop was Frankfurt. My jet lag was so bad, I fell asleep leaning on my dad waiting for the cross walk light to change to walk. Our second stop was Berlin. The hostel that we stayed in had a tip cup that said "Justin Bieber Assassination Fund". We got to see the Berlin Wall. Our third stop was Stendal. There was a big bell tower just beside the town center and a crazy woman with lipstick on her teeth took us to the top. We could see the whole town! Just outside of Stendal, we took a walk in the forest just off the highway. Katie was freaking out because she thaught she was going to be attacked and eaten by wild boars. The best part of Germany was meeting Lothar and his family, and seeing our Opa's home town.
Opa's house was the two windows on the right.
The funny thing is we didn't stay in Germany then go to Prague. We went to Prague then back to Germany. Prague was beautifull! My mum kept saying it was like being in a fairytale, and it was. The streets (like almost everywhere else we went) had cobble stones, with tonnes of little alley ways, and soooooo many stairs! There was an awesome castle with so much detail, it was insane! I liked the gargoyles. There were lots of guards in blue suits. There was also lots of street performers and horse and buggies.
Our next stop was Füssen were we got to see Neuschwanstein. It was incredibly beautifull! It was the castle that Walt Disney used to design the castle in Disneyland. We found a million tiny frogs on the trails around the castle. In Füssen there were lots of big snails with no shells, so if you go there, watch where you step!
Lake Como was lots of fun because we got to relax and swim a bit. When my sister and I were walking by the beach we caught a newt! In Venice there were lots of gondolas and different water ways. There was lots of Murano glass for sale. We even got to see it made in person! He made a glass vase, a fish and this glass horse...
Rome was amazing!!! We saw the pantheon, the colloseum and ancient ruins. When we went on a tour the tour guide said that the building we were looking at, the Romans called the Wedding Cake. My dad met his friend Steve and we all went out for gelato. One day we went on a walk that was supposed to take us a few ours but then it turned into a seven our walk. My legs were killing me!!!!! But it was worth it.My favourite place was St. Peter's Basilica. It was so big you couldn't get all of it in even six pictures!
La Pieta, by Michelangelo, is in St. Peter''s Basilica
Overall our first month was absolutly amazing! We saw tonnes of cool sites and places. I know I'm going back to some of the places because I put a penny in the Trevi Fountain.
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