Europe is AMAZING!!!

Day 0:

Today we are heading to the airport. We are going to London! At London we will see the city highlights, go on the London eye and to Greenwich park! I am really looking forward to the London eye. It is a ferris wheel and you can see all the city.

I am now at the airport where I ate some really yummy quinoa soup and then played cards with my dad. It is now time to board the plane.

I did not like the food though! Now we are going to land at London Heathrow airport. After we reached we went on the Heathrow Express train to Paddington and then caught a taxi to Jury's Inn. Then we went to Victoria Station for dinner using the London Underground and Overground! I ate bread and soup for dinner.

Day 1 - London:

Today we started the day by eating breakfast at Jury's Inn and took the underground to Victoria Coach Station and took a tour. I saw the Albert Hall, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben (the bell inside the tower is called Big Ben). Then we ate lunch, saw Buckingham Palace, Marching guards, St.Paul's Cathedral, the tower of London and went on a Thames River Cruise and went on London Eye! I liked the underground and the London Eye the best! Then we did an underground trip, got lost in Harrods ate dinner and went to bed.

 

Day 2 - Belgium:

We took a ferry from Dover to Calais and then the bus to Belgium. In Brussels we heard a story about kings dying too early, saw a pissing boy statue, looked at a beautiful square, and then ate a wrap I didn't like and then ate ...a.....WAFFLE!!!!! and then went to get 2 souvenirs and some....CHOCOLATES

 

Day 3 - The Rhine:

We left Belgium by bus and reached Boppard in Germany to do the Rhine River Cruise! After the cruise we reached Wurzburg. Now are are at Germany. Mom spotted a ferris wheel, so we went on it. Turns out it is a fair so we went on a lot of rides but there was one really scary one that I cried. Then we got some slushes and went back to the Hotel where we saw fireworks and went to sleep.

  

Day 4 - Germany to Austria

We are heading for Innsbruck Austria. But instead we are in Rothenburg and we got to see a pretty tower and colorful houses and walk on cobblestone roads and buy souvenirs! I bought a plate and a puppet! Then we left for Innsbruck and on the way I was singing a song. Oh!!!!!! I forgot about Neuschwanstein Castle! It was unfinished and boring but I got an icecream! But on the way back it was raining like crazy crazy! There were even extremely small rivers! Now i am dry but I was soaking outside and in the bus!

Day 5 - Innsbruck, Austria

We are doing a tour of Innsbruck and we took a drive around and then we took a walk around. We saw a church called Wilten church (yellow baroque church) and a sound of music house and were driving again. There are 140,000 people in Innsbruck and 165 of them are 100 years old! Then we went to a museum in a church where we saw bronze statues and took a walk. I saw mimes and a headless man! Then we went to Swarovski and got crystal figures and left for Switzerland.

P.S: I got a card game that I love.

Day 6 - St.Moritz, Switzerland

We are now in St.Moritz and we are in the hotel and there is a bunk bed and mom let me sleep on the top! When we reached we took a walk around the lake and spotted moths and a small waterfall with fishes in it. Then I swam in the pool but the shower in the hotel went all over the place and mom got wet!

Day 7 - Bernina Express and Lugano

I am boarding a train called Bernina Express - St.Moritz to Tirano, Italy where we looked around. On the way there were beautiful sights like lakes and mountains. The train was going really fast! There was a moth in the train, dad caught it and let it free. At Tirano I got ice cream and took a walk. We got back on the coach and drove around Lake Como and reached Lugano. At the hotel, there was a wonderful view of funicular cars! We even played a game where we predicted what kind of car it was. But the hotel room just had beds a table, and a bathroom. That's it! We did a lake Lugano cruise to a restaurant and ate and then we went to Italy in the cruise (took 5 to 10 minutes), saw the moon and went back to Lugano, Switzerland.

Day 8 - Lucerne

We left for Lucerne and bought a cuckoo clock and went to a cafe and got a chocolate brownie and went to Lake Lucerne and took a walk around. I saw swans and on the way we went on an old bridge called chapel bridge! Then i waded in the lake. Then we took a funicular and cable car (it was so much fun!) to Mount Stanserhorn. We ate lunch and did hikes, got icecream and went back. Then we went inside a clock tower and I felt mysterious (like Hugo Cabaret) and then I went to a Swiss Folklore and did some yodeling but was extremely scared! Then we danced and left.

P.S: I lost my 8th tooth in the bus!

Day 9 - Interlaken, Guyere and Geneva

From Lucerne we went to Interlaken and got chocolate and then we went to Guyeres and ate lunch and went in a really awesome castle and then went all the way to Geneva and went around a lake and got icecream! We took a walk around Geneva and saw a clock made of wood and plants and then we we went to the bus but nearly missed it and went to the hotel!

Day 10 - Paris

We are going to Paris but stopped in Beaune. It is famous for it's wine. We stopped there and bought some macaroons and a basket and went to Paris. At Paris we went to the Seine river for a cruise and went under the lovers bridge, the concorde bridge, the Alexander bridge. We also went under Pont Neuf and 18 more bridges like that - 22 bridges altogether! And then we went on a really fast elevator ride in Montparnasse and went to the hotel.

P.S; in almost every hotel there is hot chocolate!
P.P.S: We ate dinner in Illy - Best Panini in the world!

Day 11 - Paris

We took a bus tour and saw Notre Dame chapel and lit a candle and said a prayer ad saw stained glass windows and there were these monster statues called gargoyles and it was raining and the gargoyles were spitting out water and we learned about a story of a hunch back. Then we drove around and got dropped off near the Louvre and we said goodbye to everyone. I missed the tour people but it was also good to get some nice time alone. Ah what wonderful freedom. We ate a WONDERFUL sandwich and went to the lovely Musee d'Orsay and OOHed and AAhed at the paintings. We saw THE Starry Night! I observed neo impressionism and said they use a lot of dots.... when I didn't know about it! There were sculptures too. Afterward I ate crepe!!! Then we took the metro to the Arc of Triumph and climbed to the top! Then we went to Sacre Cour and I lit 2 candles and said 2 prayers!!! then we went to the dome.Then we did a BORING carousel ride and went to a sweet shop and saw chocolate sculptures  and bought sweets. Then we went to Champs De Elysses for dinner and then went to the EIFFEL TOWER!!!!! It was lit up so we went to the tippie toppie and saw a laser show. Then we took the metro to the hotel.

I loved the day even though I walked quite a bit and climbed a lot of things, and the day was packed!
Some of my favorite things were the Musee d'Orsay, Arc of Triumph, Sacre Cour, Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower and eating crepe!!!!!

Day 12 - Paris:

We started the day by getting up and eating breakfast and drinking hot chocolate (as usual). Then took the metro to Invalides (Napoleon's tomb) because i am so, no wait, sooooooo interested in Napoleon. I got to see where Napoleon was buried CLOSE UP!!! I LOVED it! I even saw Napoleon's coat and hat! Then we went to Notre Dame but it was TOO long a line so we went to a restaurant called Krishna Bhavan. Then we took the metro to the Louvre and saw the Mona Lisa, but it was too hot, too crowded and confusing all at the same time!Then we went to Champs de Elyses (pronounced Shawn Elees) to shop for fashion. Tough luck. Just one dress. Then we went to a restaurant called Saravana Bhavan and went to the hotel. Tomorrow we leave for the airport.

Day 13 - Back home

Now that the vacation has ended here a list of favorite, funny and curious things.

Top Favorite Things (not in any particular ranking):

1. Paris Metro (Paris)
2. London Underground and Overground (London)
3. Mt.Stanserhorn (Switzerland)
4. Crepe, Icecream, Ovaltine, Hot chocolate (everywhere)
5. Wurzburg fair (Germany)
6. Arc of Triumph (Paris)
7. Eiffel tower (Paris)
8. London Eye (London)
9. Seine cruise (Paris)
10. Musee d'Orsay (Paris)
11. Invalides (Paris)
12. Notre Dame (Paris)
13. Sacre Cour (Paris)
14. Souvenirs (everywhere)
15. My new adult friends (everywhere)
16. Cobblestone roads (everywhere)

Top funny things I heard:

1. You go baroque when you have no monet
2. The kings dying story in Belgium
3. The French cooks, British police, Swiss running everything story
4. Luigi's YAH!!!!
5. When we all guessed the river name wrong

Top curious things I saw:

1. Paid potties (turning potty seats)
2.  Cobblestone roads
3. Fun public transportation
4. Curious castles
5. Cute names of towns (Beaune, Guyere etc)

Description of vacation in one sentence:

It was so fun and I loved the new styles of things and I loved all the fun and different things and everything else except for too much rain and too long bus rides.