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· 3/28/08-
Scotland - 1. We went to the airport in Amsterdam where we had a 5 hour
layover and then an hour delay. Met Vicky, our tour guide for the entire
trip. Did a quick walking tour. Ate at a Spanish tapa restaurant. Went on
a ghost tour.
2. What I learned about Scotland- I didn't realize that the city of
Edinburgh would seem like a smaller, older version of New York.
3. Exchange with a native- We did not have enough time to talk with the
natives, unless you count the ghost tour’s guide.
4. What I learned about people in Scotland- they accused others of being
witches until the 1940s, according to the ghost tour guide.
5. Something I learned about myself- I am not afraid of flying unless I look
out of the window
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3/29/08- Scotland- 1. List of things we did- Got up late at 7:45. We had
breakfast at 8. Went on a bus tour around Edinburgh. Went to
Edinburgh castle and had a tour around there. Went to a Chinese restaurant
for lunch. Went shopping on Princes Street for three hours. Sat on a train
from Scotland to England for five hours. We watched drunken Scottish people
sing. Talked to a group of English boys that were my age and interviewed
them. Arrived at the hotel.
2. Something about London- Curry is the most popular dish in London.
3. Exchange with a native- I interviewed our tour guide from Edinburgh,
David. I talked to and interviewed the English boys from the train.
4. Something about the natives- The English have no problems with swearing,
especially schoolboys.
5. Something about myself- I am finding out that interviewing locals is not
as bad as I thought that it was.
·3/30/08-
London- 1. List of where we went - Walking tour of London. Set free for
five hours in the city. Saw several street performers in Covent Gardens.
Met the new group. They are from Arizona. I do not think that the group
leader likes us. We went on a Tube race. My team won.
2. What I learned about London- Big Ben is not the clock, it is the bell.
Street performers must have a permit to perform in the city.
3. Exchange with a native- We met Vicky’s dad. I bought a cookie, hot
chocolate, and earrings at Covent Gardens.
4. Something I learned about the natives- Fish and chips are getting less
popular because of the shortage of cod. Street performers are passing
around a petition to prevent their income from lessening by 50%.
5. Something I learned about myself- I do not like mango sorbet.
·3/31/08-
London- 1. List of where we went- Took a bus tour around London. The guard
almost attacked Ken. Went to the tower of London and took a tour. Went on a
ferry ride on the Thames River. Ate at a pub and had fish 'n chips. Went
and rode the Eye, the massive Ferris wheel with glass bulbs where the riders
sit in.
2. Something I learned about the country- Big Ben the clock is really called
the Westminster clock.
3. Exchange with native- I ordered a bagel at Victoria station.
4. I learned about natives- Queen Elizabeth II thinks of the Buckingham
palace as her office instead of a home.
5. About myself- I like fish 'n chips.
·4/1/08-
1. List of where we went- Went to Campton market. The group was afraid for
some reason. Went to King's Cross to see platform 9 3/4 and take pictures.
Switched groups and did the same thing. Went to see Monty Python’s Spamalot.
Sat at a cafe and got yelled at by the French waitress for weird reasons.
2. What I learned about the country- Campton market has very nice shops and
several good food stalls.
3. Exchange with a native- A lady interviewed us by Campton market for her
book, and I ordered pizza.
4. What I learned about natives- There are many Indian and gothic people in
the country.
5. About myself- I found that I somewhat enjoyed the Indian food, it’s still
a little spicy for my tastes.
·4/2/08-
France- 1. What I did- Got up extremely early. Went on the Eurostar to
Paris. Went to Notre Dame and explored the Latin quarters. Ate a crepe
with nutella. Went to a creperie for dinner and had a crepe with ham and
cheese. Went to the Eiffel tower and the arc de triumph.
2. What I learned about France- Notre Dame's front is not as old as the
back. They paint the Eiffel tower and it takes ten weeks to do the whole
project.
3. Exchange with native- I ordered a crepe with nutella.
4. What I learned about natives- They are more helpful than I thought they
would be.
5. What I learned about myself- I know much more French than I thought that
I did.
·4/3/08-
France- 1. List of what we did- Took a bus tour. Most of the bus fell
asleep. Went to the Louvre and saw the Mona Lisa. Went shopping on the
streets. Went to dinner and had Flam. Climbed to the top of the Eiffel
tower.
2. What about the country- on the champs, one side is more expensive to rent
than the other because that side has sunlight the whole day.
3. Exchange with native- I bought prints of France. A native tried to help
me get a drink from a vending machine with no success.
4. What about natives- The Eiffel tower vendors will not leave you alone and
will attack you in groups.
5. What about myself- I think that flam is very good. I am still deathly
afraid of heights because of the last elevator up the Eiffel tower.
·3/4/08-
France- 1. List of things we did- Went to Montmartre. Saw the cathedral.
Went shopping at the many little shops. Ate a crepe with nutella and
whipped cream and pet the owners' cat, Nana. Sat on steps and had my hair
done in pigtails. Rode on a two-story carousel. Ate a three course
dinner. Rode on a night train. Had an April fools joke played on us.
2. What I learned about France- le sacré coeur is dedicated to the soldiers
of the Franco Prussian war.
3. Exchange with natives- bought a crepe and went shopping.
4. What I learned about natives- They are very pushy when they want to sell
something.
5. What I learned about myself- I do not like Spanish yogurt.
·3/5/08-
Barcelona- 1. List of things that we did- Got off the night train and
immediately went on a bus tour. Fell asleep on the tour. Went to Sagrada
Familia. Got to the hotel and went las ramblas. Shopped around for a
while. Watched street performers such as living statues and break dancers.
Ate some tapas and tried some octopus. Went to an expensive café and had
ice cream. Ate dinner back at the hotel. Started to pack for the trip
home.
2. Something about Barcelona- La Sagrada Familia has been under construction
for 125 years and is only 55% done.
3. Exchange with natives- Bought a lot of stuff. Interviewed Belen, our
tour guide.
4. About natives- almost all of them are nice and bilingual.
5. About me- Octopus is not that bad.
·3/6/08-
Barcelona- 1. List of things we did- Had a free day. Walked around las
ramblas until lunch. Ate lunch at the hotel. Went to the beach to tan for
a few hours. The other group left for the flamenco dance. Ate dinner at
McDonalds. Wandered with Britt, Ken, Allison, Jackie, Andy, Señor, and Miss
Hall around las ramblas. Sat at a café/bar, and Jackie got a free shot that
was alcoholic. She did not drink it. Got ice cream and went to the hotel.
2. About Spain- They have absolutely no restraints on alcohol distribution.
3. Exchange- Bought a lot of things at a lot of different markets. I spoke
in Spanish for most of the time.
4. About natives- They are perfectly comfortable with stripping and wearing
speedos on the beach.
5. About myself- I like Kalahari rings and I spend way too much money on
souvenirs.
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