Saturday, 31 March 2012


Switzerland:

 We landed in Switzerland at night (Swiss time) and had McDonalds. Well I don’t like McDonalds but I was hungry and didn’t have many other options so I ordered a chicken wrap. After dinner we rented a car and drove to Konstanz so I actually didn’t see much of Switzerland.
Do you have a Larger Nutella please?


Germany: 

 We drove to Konstanz from Switzerland and stayed the night there.The next day we saw the Münster Church, then took a ferry to Meersburg. Once in Meersburg we saw the Meersburg Castle and some old buildings. After checking out the Castle we had Italian Cuisine, Yum! We then hopped in our car and drove to Austria, but on the way we stopped at the Neuschwanstein Castle .

Me on horse that won't move :)

Me by a tree in Konstanz. Super foggy out. 

Münster Church, Konstanz. Still Foggy.

Meersburg

Neuschwanstein Castle


Austria:

 Our next stop was Innsbruck, Austria. When we arrived at our hotel the lady at the reception gave me and my brother stress balls to play with. (Mine broke the next day).  
When we finally made it up to our room it was HUGE! We went to a restaurant across the street that night and had Mexican. I had a weird but good lemon drink with chicken and steak fajitas. The next day we left and on the way we stopped at the Crystal Swarovski in Krystal. It was so cool and we saw the worlds largest cut crystal, a horse made of crystal, a giant crystal jellyfish, a forest on the roof, dancing mechanical pants, a weird painting that moved so slow that you didn’t notice the picture change on each panel till it was done, and much more. At the end we saw amazing crystal items in cases such as purses, clothing, and some others, all entirely or mostly made of crystals! Then at the end I received a crystal starfish necklace, a book I still haven’t opened and a small cake. My favourite part / place in Austria was definitely the town of Krystal.
Innsbruck

Innsbruck 

Crystal Swarovski

Inside the Crystal Swarovski

Lit up giant crystal Jellyfish with forest on roof.



Free cake from the Crystal Swarovski


Switzerland (Again…):

 On the way to Geneva, Switzerland we went to The Chillon Castle. It was very cool I thought because it was still in tact. In Geneva we went to The Fountain. It was a hole in a dock that shot out water. We got a little wet but it shot so high it was awesome. Then we slowly drove through the traffic to the airport and left for London
Crazy hotel in Zurich, long and full of single beds.

Montreux Palace, Lake Geneva

Chillon Castle

Outside the Castle

Inside the cellar of Chillon Castle

Fountain in Chillon Castle

Fireplace in the dinning room of the Chillon Castle

The Fountain, Geneva

Going out to The Fountain, Lake Geneva


England: 

 We stayed the night in London, England. Then we left for Jordan. I didn’t see much of London so I think I’ve said enough.

Friday, 30 March 2012

Disneyland Paris


Hey Everyone,
Sorry I haven't Blogged in a while I've been busy and had no internet so now I'm going to finish off Paris with what follows...
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Paris: 

We went to Disneyland for a day. Fun! My favourite part was the Hollywood Tower of Terror or The Rock & Roll rollercoaster because half the rides broke down (We were the last people to ride the Indiana Jones roller-coaster before they had technical difficulties hmm... ). Although one thing I did learn about Paris is that it smells like cigarette smoke no matter where you are, even in Disneyland you’re aloud to smoke any where! I had one lady in front of me in line and every time she breathed her smoky breath blew right in my face. Yuck. I also saw another lady talking to her kid in a stroller while she smoked and the smoke went straight in the kids face :( . I think the haze in the distance was actually cigarette smoke! (Joking, but really peoples?)

Eiffel Tower at night

Hollywood Tower Ride



My Brother in Disneyland

Monday, 12 March 2012

Paris, France

After Iceland we went to Paris. The first thing we did in Paris was go to an Aquarium because the line for the Eiffel tower was to long. Later we went to the top of the Eiffel Tower, it had an awesome view and was very cool. We walked to the Louvre, where we saw the Mona Lisa. While at the Louvre I got sick and we had to take the subway home. I felt better later. We also took a hour boat tour around the city. We went to a church we saw while walking around and went inside. It turned out to be an 850 year old church called the Notre Dame Cathedral with beautiful stained glass windows. On our last night we went to the Eiffel Tower at night while it was lit up. We were in Paris for a total of 4 days.
Fish! 

Spotted Garden Eels... I think

Fish tank at Aquarium

Fountain across the street from the Eiffel Tower

View from the top of the Eiffel Tower


Halfway up the Eiffel Tower


 Orsay Museum (used to be a train station)



 Notre Dame Cathedral

 Notre Dame Cathedral



The Bridge Pont Alexandre III

Eiffel Tower

Thursday, 8 March 2012

Day 2,3,4, Reykjavik, Iceland

Day 2
On our 2nd day in Reykjavik we went for a long drive in a blizzard to hike to a waterfall in the great Atlantic rift area of  Þingvellir. My brother stayed in the car because it was to cold for him. It was still a blizzard when we got to the top and I was freezing so we left not to long after. Next we drove to Geysir, where we saw Strokkur (The Churn) that erupts every 10 minutes. It made my brother and my Mom jump because it erupted right when we walked up to it. After we went to Gullfoss (Golden Falls) Waterfall. I liked how when you looked down it it looked like it went into nowhere. Then we went to the gift shop. Me and my Mom bought an Iceland hat and my brother got a vanilla muffin and pencils. Then we went to an hot outdoor pool.
Hiking through Atlantic Rift.










Waterfall in Þingvellir














Us at Geysir thermal area


Big Geyser
Mini Geyser
Gullfoss
Me at Gullfoss Waterfall

 Gullfoss



















Day 3
We went to go to the another cave called the Raufarhólshellir lava cave but the entrance was full of wind blown snow so we couldn't go in. So we drove back through a blizzard to go home when we saw giant waves splashing up against the rock barriers of Þorlakshofn . We walked over to get pictures, after about 10 minutes it started hailing and storming bad, so we went to the Blue Lagoon for a swim. It was really cool, it's an outdoor natural geothermal spa resort, when you walk in there are cooler spots and hotter spots and special boxes located around the pool with silica mud in them. Silica mud is a pure white geothermal mud that you apply to your face.
Cave at Blue Lagoon












Blue Lagoon




Day 4
Today we went to another cave that once again was filled with snow. After we went to the church of Hallgrímskirkja. Later we drove North of Reykjavik through a tunnel under the ocean to Akranes.
Church of  Hallgrímskirkja