tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50213413881811475482024-03-19T05:54:44.716-07:00Where in the World is Cade Elliott?Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-86092807960578279262010-04-28T08:36:00.000-07:002010-04-28T08:48:56.694-07:00Hong Kong - April 15-16<div>The past few days I have been in Hong Kong. I went up to the top of Victoria Peak. It was in a cloud. The next day I went to Disneyland Hong Kong. It was a ton of fun! At night we had our last group dinner and everyone said goodbye. The next morning we took a fifteen hour plane trip to Newark and then a short flight back to Richmond. I had a stupendous time in China! <div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTiKfmuVTfMSm1gInaqbMSJ760XRV8EzS8xtlkjMhAPtuv91IGQ8CmbJyMEUwAcPkf0FNvqYUjihFatTyA0NID3r86b1QWMpLl0PJo8uczkurMtrBdvbdEJF62scME8Z1Bmr6XW3vM5S1/s1600/IMG_3273.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465214801160952658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTiKfmuVTfMSm1gInaqbMSJ760XRV8EzS8xtlkjMhAPtuv91IGQ8CmbJyMEUwAcPkf0FNvqYUjihFatTyA0NID3r86b1QWMpLl0PJo8uczkurMtrBdvbdEJF62scME8Z1Bmr6XW3vM5S1/s200/IMG_3273.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1P7F2QaqJ0YAZpdLK7G1d_1qIdoPxe0ePhm-DO-Ff_TU_tMZID566PX1Xbfc60aGfGuAA54hEjPISukeUtzJn-2tUZ9wgfkJl-h1B6_m924RMnOVSmvuntM_gafzBJmF_paP08xp6w_y/s1600/IMG_3374.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465214807391246514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1P7F2QaqJ0YAZpdLK7G1d_1qIdoPxe0ePhm-DO-Ff_TU_tMZID566PX1Xbfc60aGfGuAA54hEjPISukeUtzJn-2tUZ9wgfkJl-h1B6_m924RMnOVSmvuntM_gafzBJmF_paP08xp6w_y/s200/IMG_3374.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO86Vfq6G9n4TfYnLrJAWpvk1R8VqcMcW5efvgitx1oeAPCwUjKZyN3UW8CLhZrcO-_7c5SS0jYB3BfCVRoVvGg6GI4NTSc_wM4nO5cD1_uoMseW8eBNM0Wc-BDUoXlQNghasVMa8qu7X_/s1600/IMG_3390.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465214812307226642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO86Vfq6G9n4TfYnLrJAWpvk1R8VqcMcW5efvgitx1oeAPCwUjKZyN3UW8CLhZrcO-_7c5SS0jYB3BfCVRoVvGg6GI4NTSc_wM4nO5cD1_uoMseW8eBNM0Wc-BDUoXlQNghasVMa8qu7X_/s200/IMG_3390.JPG" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAd-Q4KRS16NtA4rZ-jibNf0awZK7FtThn_NrubOF16pUE_hlkXRq2ozpOE_EsjkVTHNEvBrvo77K3iEix6QinY210z5nkgWG1ZHqlEzm5cn1-A7XudxuErq52WgQ78c0izCiyZZW88rC/s1600/IMG_3450.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465214820310435698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAd-Q4KRS16NtA4rZ-jibNf0awZK7FtThn_NrubOF16pUE_hlkXRq2ozpOE_EsjkVTHNEvBrvo77K3iEix6QinY210z5nkgWG1ZHqlEzm5cn1-A7XudxuErq52WgQ78c0izCiyZZW88rC/s200/IMG_3450.JPG" /></a></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-65841711766317694602010-04-15T06:31:00.000-07:002010-04-28T09:00:30.395-07:00Yangshuo China - April 2010Hi everybody! We made it to Yangshuo. Yangshuo is a really cool area in Southeast China with lots of mountains. This is were the floating island scenes from Avatar were filmed. We rode bikes through the mountains, took a cooking class, a Tai Chi class, a Kung Fu class, and a Chinese calligraphy class. I was surprised that I was such a good cook and could do martial arts. We ate some adventurous things such as chicken brains, snails, lotus root, and I drank some rice wine. I had a fantastic time in Yangshuo. We are taking another overnight train to Hong Kong. Will update later.<br /><br /><div></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLa0VREx1dEqxQbYMeRD1kk9cKGQsEXyZng3hbjz1mSNNkFWoOWoa5mbo1GeSB4_LZ4XPwqA9rDJIIm0zm3MU5mXiboqlzV9N9qI-8zdqnKOa4qVJbvi2Fdm6jpHc9KTSzhmWkwvL8Te5/s1600/China2+016.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465217334686491154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLa0VREx1dEqxQbYMeRD1kk9cKGQsEXyZng3hbjz1mSNNkFWoOWoa5mbo1GeSB4_LZ4XPwqA9rDJIIm0zm3MU5mXiboqlzV9N9qI-8zdqnKOa4qVJbvi2Fdm6jpHc9KTSzhmWkwvL8Te5/s200/China2+016.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP3XOql_bJBM-iDQkHVQZNkh7LHMRNpKGX7MXt6bTxs3SY0uISE0dq7OXh5u2F6GwOgVh5X5GQPfpmiBNBf-uhijEX6rweOYUD9OfSjQBj1TLYEPQ0ZiR5W4O5L4fitrPGByxNmd3Xjg5/s1600/IMG_2980.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465217358164326690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP3XOql_bJBM-iDQkHVQZNkh7LHMRNpKGX7MXt6bTxs3SY0uISE0dq7OXh5u2F6GwOgVh5X5GQPfpmiBNBf-uhijEX6rweOYUD9OfSjQBj1TLYEPQ0ZiR5W4O5L4fitrPGByxNmd3Xjg5/s200/IMG_2980.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHcGH6LsfcjH5ly72Y93zwkCrY4tgpMzxa1iB1sxADy-X3ngSzcHto85xZWOg1YIc1gagXayCmj5yOhzgMmfF9L8xLTAq4ghXEHRH7XhgzS5eRobFz2DC8ZGJRJ6i1gDZ6Sa0pMYOPgns/s1600/IMG_2976.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465217355224479698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHcGH6LsfcjH5ly72Y93zwkCrY4tgpMzxa1iB1sxADy-X3ngSzcHto85xZWOg1YIc1gagXayCmj5yOhzgMmfF9L8xLTAq4ghXEHRH7XhgzS5eRobFz2DC8ZGJRJ6i1gDZ6Sa0pMYOPgns/s200/IMG_2976.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyZJG89miV7YDM-jDDJzGmn_Xa6dX4gtNpDoHwjxL270kIEnwyB7bVHuUTdwp_ugS3bV-g3djkvuZBtNfqnMaTjtJWrD8BT4XUMgqkIyvFC0NDU4a8zOSFaSUKEtu0xHBP__3DYllzA-2/s1600/IMG_3162.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465218319170425442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyZJG89miV7YDM-jDDJzGmn_Xa6dX4gtNpDoHwjxL270kIEnwyB7bVHuUTdwp_ugS3bV-g3djkvuZBtNfqnMaTjtJWrD8BT4XUMgqkIyvFC0NDU4a8zOSFaSUKEtu0xHBP__3DYllzA-2/s200/IMG_3162.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZBcgnH8oeRaWCb0rK-aT2_2yFDsTjLsPONcJOJduTAX1Fjm55EnQmuQHkF-7FKKC2OPsAk3-WIcudIa91vBanTH_54wbAv4iFAF2bpG6OWlzK_XBZO6-M_qvQsS7yBsI6kGB0Fr3OiBk/s1600/IMG_3243.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465218327525433218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZBcgnH8oeRaWCb0rK-aT2_2yFDsTjLsPONcJOJduTAX1Fjm55EnQmuQHkF-7FKKC2OPsAk3-WIcudIa91vBanTH_54wbAv4iFAF2bpG6OWlzK_XBZO6-M_qvQsS7yBsI6kGB0Fr3OiBk/s200/IMG_3243.JPG" /></a></div><will>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-83442902031417151412010-04-09T22:33:00.000-07:002010-04-09T22:50:20.125-07:00Xi'an China - April 10,2010Hi everybody! For the past few days, we have been in Xi'an which is a city in the middle of China. I did many things like take a stroll through the markets, saw some Pandas, and walked along the ancient city wall. I also had a great time at the Terra Cotta Soldiers. I can't believe that there are at least 7000 of them. The soldiers were made by Emperor Qin who also made the Great Wall and unified China. Even though he accomplished many amazing things, he was still very unpopular because many people died working on the Terra Cotta Soldiers and the Great Wall. Back in Xi'an, we even encountered a pick pocket or two in the markets - (nothing stolen though).<br /><br />I'll post another message from Yangshou.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NtolNZqYH845whmTyhZLupU-S2TdztwM5xWcdHWf3l84CMY2tDZgRx4xJZZ4ma-xGjKGgHYgcoddNrtA8Nwsz7muT5Sdbp2aUv0O4LAqdgrt7XCsc6CSKeOEPoPs1xMVcX6YubvSW2q8/s1600/Xian+348.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458380039724596930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NtolNZqYH845whmTyhZLupU-S2TdztwM5xWcdHWf3l84CMY2tDZgRx4xJZZ4ma-xGjKGgHYgcoddNrtA8Nwsz7muT5Sdbp2aUv0O4LAqdgrt7XCsc6CSKeOEPoPs1xMVcX6YubvSW2q8/s200/Xian+348.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6t6HntfIO1baeAa6LNU4P0L66bPswqaThaIHpnLUjJTXFOQ7J5Qm2Zth_gtTOlh7_wrCkyaKtpIvtITXkwA-oZPIY3VWTzEudsGJL4pl7NSSlMrskc_sctmJN2W48lVVv3kBvrNKiKf5/s1600/Xian+296.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458380032359355506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6t6HntfIO1baeAa6LNU4P0L66bPswqaThaIHpnLUjJTXFOQ7J5Qm2Zth_gtTOlh7_wrCkyaKtpIvtITXkwA-oZPIY3VWTzEudsGJL4pl7NSSlMrskc_sctmJN2W48lVVv3kBvrNKiKf5/s200/Xian+296.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlbFwFdQOsPp1KhYla5qAPbf14eSgHktUidIkHQMQpJUHUj7n_8cFE5cktkL7Drqa9AuKEq1uchpIEbWMAQcldn024cw8GNB8VFIQhjUrKlkU0pudgjoA8Msqkoo0tDuIbLPIYOjmxiwE/s1600/Xian+276.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458380027011575138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlbFwFdQOsPp1KhYla5qAPbf14eSgHktUidIkHQMQpJUHUj7n_8cFE5cktkL7Drqa9AuKEq1uchpIEbWMAQcldn024cw8GNB8VFIQhjUrKlkU0pudgjoA8Msqkoo0tDuIbLPIYOjmxiwE/s200/Xian+276.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-43736995516224857502010-04-08T02:31:00.000-07:002010-04-08T05:15:36.812-07:00Beijing - April 2010Hey everybody. We made it to China and just spent 5 days in Beijing. Beijing is a gigantic city with about 22 million people and it was a whole lot of fun! We saw Tiannamen Square, the Forbidden City, The Temple of Heaven, The Great Wall of China, and amazing acrobats. We also saw the Bird's nest and the Water Cube where the 2008 Summer Olympics were held. We've eaten all kinds of foods (including cow intestine), but passed on the Scorpion on a stick.<br /><br />We took an overnight train to Xi'an to see the Terra Cotta soldiers and will let you know how that is in my next post.<br /><br /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457705815156518882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrKwJs-UQNSII4bKXaipwXtDn6RRtP9MeAD4ZSEFvhX8OcZOqTPEfF8rWYkUWw5vbOHzQEuIHI0QGPoFugO_O3CrTTthA52IfR0gA34yb_vAHWtzWSQ-HxbvXVQApbYeIMFxWv-Je15uY/s200/Beijing+162.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifstfwS-rYAHW8j2jQQfvb_hsHErW-L8twWN2K2FT7tmCw521RPOmu1NB0D1NY9FbWw4gGhcIyC5qjp65w3FzaBY8ienw5iI68HKM1Sn3SM_O-_NElvK37llfu-Sd-rZQHJyhBwD_gj-ki/s1600/Beijing+100.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457705811541505266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifstfwS-rYAHW8j2jQQfvb_hsHErW-L8twWN2K2FT7tmCw521RPOmu1NB0D1NY9FbWw4gGhcIyC5qjp65w3FzaBY8ienw5iI68HKM1Sn3SM_O-_NElvK37llfu-Sd-rZQHJyhBwD_gj-ki/s200/Beijing+100.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoHbeo9SMoe8PJJxbXOA3UyuGEOay3XWVDCYvycoOlpF4mvAn1NAYEQrYzda5Usb4dGJiKk_JCintCgnexItwy-IE644JMoE1A6L92K4RpIX5nkbE8vPnKwRqS6Td9A6bf1JmuGAQCrVt/s1600/Beijing+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457705799984657090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoHbeo9SMoe8PJJxbXOA3UyuGEOay3XWVDCYvycoOlpF4mvAn1NAYEQrYzda5Usb4dGJiKk_JCintCgnexItwy-IE644JMoE1A6L92K4RpIX5nkbE8vPnKwRqS6Td9A6bf1JmuGAQCrVt/s200/Beijing+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-3612131786759379622009-04-02T07:37:00.001-07:002009-04-02T07:56:22.326-07:00More LondonSecond time in London was nice. We met with more friends and played around in Regent's Park. We ate near St. Paul's Cathedral. The Science Museum was the best ever. They had a really fun Wallace and Gromit interactive exhibit. We also watched a 3D Imax movie. Shakespeare's Globe Theater was cool. The original burned down in a fire. The last thing we saw was the Tower Bridge. We had a great view. 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We went to Oxford to see the steps where Mrs. McGonagall met the 1st years in movie number 1. Also, the banquet hall is based on the dining hall there. In London, we saw the place where the Leaky Cauldron scenes were filmed in numbers 1 and 3. The spot was different in each movie. We went to King's Cross Station to see platform 9 3/4. It was not actually filmed at platform 9, but at platform 4. In the 6th movie, coming out this summer, Death Eaters destroy Millenium Bridge on the Thames (pronounced Tims) River. We also went to the place that Grimmauld Place was based on. We went to many more cool Harry Potter sights too! I can not believe it is almost time to go home.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuhiWh8Npd0zb32-FhAfgwKLkxqMEau-Xidvp4Beqo3X2U1hivSYJfn8NLkuu4tboiUxJJh5NbxLM39GawH2-OeGGEe-nxsIj6AIxId5iaF3R77gzaubUaNBD19r0Mit9ktDqiSYeJCRK/s1600-h/IMG_5619.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320101828915655794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuhiWh8Npd0zb32-FhAfgwKLkxqMEau-Xidvp4Beqo3X2U1hivSYJfn8NLkuu4tboiUxJJh5NbxLM39GawH2-OeGGEe-nxsIj6AIxId5iaF3R77gzaubUaNBD19r0Mit9ktDqiSYeJCRK/s200/IMG_5619.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXj4olO_BYDqhK96s3DU1qywBBsnm5USgiHbt05zgI3uoUE9DbTteY-rF0aOnFOIshcGZqlGtoPy0lj4WIVFf3qpq6gY4ArvjLJqCTTPnj5T2yaGaion1bjokJJpYuyK3u2w-7w81St7ud/s1600-h/IMG_5613.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320101829945718786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXj4olO_BYDqhK96s3DU1qywBBsnm5USgiHbt05zgI3uoUE9DbTteY-rF0aOnFOIshcGZqlGtoPy0lj4WIVFf3qpq6gY4ArvjLJqCTTPnj5T2yaGaion1bjokJJpYuyK3u2w-7w81St7ud/s200/IMG_5613.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxbAuzQR4l_sR3tSDDW5vEDmb06ub8dvvkH7U7CaC-y1Au_4nWznPUJO4KYbP2dh7RZjYAWslAsDFGqKoBPnGC1DJTHyAwch7Holdt4mdPVPC9IVUFq_Usg6OkN5QkYamtrz4D1CSSlwD/s1600-h/IMG_5763.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320102877303110578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxbAuzQR4l_sR3tSDDW5vEDmb06ub8dvvkH7U7CaC-y1Au_4nWznPUJO4KYbP2dh7RZjYAWslAsDFGqKoBPnGC1DJTHyAwch7Holdt4mdPVPC9IVUFq_Usg6OkN5QkYamtrz4D1CSSlwD/s200/IMG_5763.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLeIQCcGVvRbIo3Z_XtmkZ1Ne44_AZWpaKkduQ3gwG17aHHl0YU7Scw2JW-96vhB9Ezk_PZ9eK-0vJz8cwoe03qpzdtnarAT_W0R6z9Y2sBnTy3_sLVN32HTenx_Ux_Cb1ftHdl6dUuli/s1600-h/IMG_5792.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320101843367101954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLeIQCcGVvRbIo3Z_XtmkZ1Ne44_AZWpaKkduQ3gwG17aHHl0YU7Scw2JW-96vhB9Ezk_PZ9eK-0vJz8cwoe03qpzdtnarAT_W0R6z9Y2sBnTy3_sLVN32HTenx_Ux_Cb1ftHdl6dUuli/s200/IMG_5792.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQ1oaqR_c9vJQswXRuMVdLQvrYlVsTefboEYDGbodpxfKSpfIPO8rGNAm1rcn3WJ1gKHQ7hwdK_tIVmEEhoztlcBw-RvGBWfk9hvdRcyCQQgOcRtdtY3n5PaK-QHdxT0Ynv0CAQkyGPG6/s1600-h/IMG_5794.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320101849118146226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQ1oaqR_c9vJQswXRuMVdLQvrYlVsTefboEYDGbodpxfKSpfIPO8rGNAm1rcn3WJ1gKHQ7hwdK_tIVmEEhoztlcBw-RvGBWfk9hvdRcyCQQgOcRtdtY3n5PaK-QHdxT0Ynv0CAQkyGPG6/s200/IMG_5794.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-37141023529119954892009-04-02T07:02:00.000-07:002009-04-02T07:20:52.730-07:00EnglandEngland was so much fun! We went to Hampton Court Palace, which was owned by King Henry VIII. There was a giant hedge maze and many awesome rooms. Then, we went to Stonehenge. It is a mystical rock arrangement. Some people (like Carson) think they were dancing giants, turned to stone by aliens. Lastly, we went to Legoland Windsor. There were so many fun rides and shows all based on legos. It was too fun to express! 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfYXeLKXE8sEStLZqCAlpJRd1mwrfGztwRQnwrWEtkhYoqoMTuqB4nOkShewvOKZcox1IQHYTVwlXsZdfwfq3E5wX9wD0aoZUlMjzIoGE5daNI9urA0va34iWnngcrFztMQRHqbmjJl1U/s200/IMG_5666.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-35258593884476521372009-03-29T23:32:00.001-07:002009-03-30T00:04:14.682-07:00Greece -- Athens, Olympia, & Temple of Poseidon<div>I can not believe how wonderful Greece was. We went to the Acropolis. On top, is not only the Parthenon - but also, the Temple of Athene NMike, The Stod, and Dionysus' Theatre. A little ways off is the super columned Temple of Olympian Zeus. We drove for 4 hours to the site of the ancient Olympics. In the site was the training grounds, Temple of Zeus and Hera and the ancient track. The Temple of Zeus was almost all rubble, but one of the columns stands to show how tall it was. We then ran 4 laps on the ancient track. We had it all to ourselves for a long time! On the way back, we drove to the Temple of Poseidon. It is on a cliff and we also had it all to ourselves. I hope we have a fun last week of travel!<br /><br />Acropolis...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sffDg5EuJqpM-uH272QgZCN0U0QZNK4Qk6uPvgVNxYl4KlkYf4y7PBoUIWAE6DwgDVo7uNJy_nNvubmd-eqLxcqYJ-u44-n0eTYm-csIgrhF3A4d_2JGBpC4Dl7vpqSi1SCrMNxO8FQD/s1600-h/Athens+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318870408034012466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sffDg5EuJqpM-uH272QgZCN0U0QZNK4Qk6uPvgVNxYl4KlkYf4y7PBoUIWAE6DwgDVo7uNJy_nNvubmd-eqLxcqYJ-u44-n0eTYm-csIgrhF3A4d_2JGBpC4Dl7vpqSi1SCrMNxO8FQD/s200/Athens+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Parthenon...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2a_f-sikLbs4T_RZMyVXxxd3ADB3kdhLRvBFDQvlcKUbIPEl45Y9oIk9HS-IHh-8mv4lpM7EdDZqVdP5zqgAqCmbsxXSujm059riq2LlMeWKQk9hrVhyphenhyphen1cS5t-FUm2GPV-81LoAnsZpvD/s1600-h/Athens+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318870420940516210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2a_f-sikLbs4T_RZMyVXxxd3ADB3kdhLRvBFDQvlcKUbIPEl45Y9oIk9HS-IHh-8mv4lpM7EdDZqVdP5zqgAqCmbsxXSujm059riq2LlMeWKQk9hrVhyphenhyphen1cS5t-FUm2GPV-81LoAnsZpvD/s200/Athens+023.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ancient Olympia...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD13-fzkMjhSmpv-Wf0OtxcHBfZfD8qneE2CCSAt6i8VmlM7QZ2P0RpkhUEjPoyOh9mtrpsiq627GNkC9Yb9fFCUaQZr6QWMHPHTEp1_ogGodf-AlVnhRU_BLFkqqjeR2xCAt_OFmHu4WA/s1600-h/Olympia+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318870439500885922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD13-fzkMjhSmpv-Wf0OtxcHBfZfD8qneE2CCSAt6i8VmlM7QZ2P0RpkhUEjPoyOh9mtrpsiq627GNkC9Yb9fFCUaQZr6QWMHPHTEp1_ogGodf-AlVnhRU_BLFkqqjeR2xCAt_OFmHu4WA/s200/Olympia+047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Starting Line at Ancient Olympia Track<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi450-RACYIcZbxw0I8GHbVp1phU-IIA6kUYL8qsNqBJ-LCQvJ4y1oxXK4zMgZ73lKbV2uqs8nb4m0xwGHU6nQ2QES9XZuuOLWZM03zYlMsfDrDI8e39oTLVmPgF5zi9HMjg6XCSSy9RZ3L/s1600-h/Olympia+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318870427137054674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi450-RACYIcZbxw0I8GHbVp1phU-IIA6kUYL8qsNqBJ-LCQvJ4y1oxXK4zMgZ73lKbV2uqs8nb4m0xwGHU6nQ2QES9XZuuOLWZM03zYlMsfDrDI8e39oTLVmPgF5zi9HMjg6XCSSy9RZ3L/s200/Olympia+022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div>Temple of Poseidon...</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OoaGBR-jDBY627eXKrNPlwoa7kzVtS2xVAAZxY2yHkMAOtIQVXOsQwmDTweUGPNiPvgOJwuiWXBSW_FEpvgVsbPzTZlvecZZPUc730ScaIh_7mShMGCovB1xhn-XKxT2poTMr_pJ6AgZ/s1600-h/Greece+--+Newly+Discovered+Temple.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318872657943408146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OoaGBR-jDBY627eXKrNPlwoa7kzVtS2xVAAZxY2yHkMAOtIQVXOsQwmDTweUGPNiPvgOJwuiWXBSW_FEpvgVsbPzTZlvecZZPUc730ScaIh_7mShMGCovB1xhn-XKxT2poTMr_pJ6AgZ/s200/Greece+--+Newly+Discovered+Temple.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgLmzE9YNkpUCWnyQUiZGO-BMzbpTneUHJK5uVZJNpygVveJG9Cq_zXyxft-ez5QE78ps8j9Ud4hgC0xSgoISndcoXzmGYwpdmw2QH-cpZaiOCOn7s6hsd-5Bi4XqLviEfHks4hHdwPVX/s1600-h/Athens+107.jpg"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br />* The last picture isn't actually the Temple of Poseidon in Greece :-) Does anyone know where it is from (except Nonni, Mimi, and Pa).<br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-4086721412957123982009-03-27T00:49:00.000-07:002009-03-27T01:50:39.521-07:00Greece: SantoriniPretty, Pretty, Pretty! Our hotel had a great view, 2 floors, and a jacuzzi. The first few days we just hung out at the hotel with the occassional walk around. One day, Carson and I spent 5 hours in the Jacuzzi. Later in the week, we went to the volcano and hot springs. At the volcano, we had a nice walk across the lava (not flowing). The hot springs were unenjoyable -- cold and not very much worth a long freezing swim to get there :-) On the last day, we traveled around the island to go to both red and black sand beaches, see some other sights, and catch the sunset in Ia (ee-ah). I had the most lazy and relaxing time of my life.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6Y_q9RI2OHM4fqzeJ1oqQgkFTEt79-wRVH4fK5NeJolv_EWIcs78RMdAbJYptPyReBEYyKVaDGwXD8rTvDAMEFNp10qiYeeQzSG5_Yk-0D37eSOPDzLYPm48OXZpUt-Xqhq7r32RMlXS/s1600-h/Santorini+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317786810789567362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6Y_q9RI2OHM4fqzeJ1oqQgkFTEt79-wRVH4fK5NeJolv_EWIcs78RMdAbJYptPyReBEYyKVaDGwXD8rTvDAMEFNp10qiYeeQzSG5_Yk-0D37eSOPDzLYPm48OXZpUt-Xqhq7r32RMlXS/s200/Santorini+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbBYjdj5DC6MMMkUHxJiCzj12-K1-SkWQEvzmdIqjv8pmQKJVBZWZ6SFh996jr8uRRfDefN_hAs13zaO8GZlMUcqmBUjz4-296fDkfNgJUESRZp-Atk3lBxvIFn4dqiPKUs65XaXe1O8V/s1600-h/Santorini+308.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317775618991665186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbBYjdj5DC6MMMkUHxJiCzj12-K1-SkWQEvzmdIqjv8pmQKJVBZWZ6SFh996jr8uRRfDefN_hAs13zaO8GZlMUcqmBUjz4-296fDkfNgJUESRZp-Atk3lBxvIFn4dqiPKUs65XaXe1O8V/s200/Santorini+308.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsm6PkOGM_-MDXzKsdp6CQ7cRbSIm8B-OMNzV1ogEmkRxrvjHj03xZuqZ1mi_PJnsdOzhTx6dLV9t8C0pxOaVRrIVbnLq-ODlQ2Exahu4gbOIW2yQfUEh9E6-d26hptbFu2eDcXS-ZAH9/s1600-h/Santorini+317.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317775615965794082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsm6PkOGM_-MDXzKsdp6CQ7cRbSIm8B-OMNzV1ogEmkRxrvjHj03xZuqZ1mi_PJnsdOzhTx6dLV9t8C0pxOaVRrIVbnLq-ODlQ2Exahu4gbOIW2yQfUEh9E6-d26hptbFu2eDcXS-ZAH9/s200/Santorini+317.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UcoN3sVD39HrBUB-G4BoFYlZmvq0tqlMSGvYwUjdi6-27o5leXoqL53erFcYJCU9V_KNovS0XjfwFofj488cSLlpv9Tih-5bpihomrRFjFZ5-m5pVC0wR2iD4b1DXW8eeZzMrRQNj_bx/s1600-h/Santorini+194.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317775613736820642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UcoN3sVD39HrBUB-G4BoFYlZmvq0tqlMSGvYwUjdi6-27o5leXoqL53erFcYJCU9V_KNovS0XjfwFofj488cSLlpv9Tih-5bpihomrRFjFZ5-m5pVC0wR2iD4b1DXW8eeZzMrRQNj_bx/s200/Santorini+194.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyp0yBoBaENJzYdRpC3UupQyM2oi-A3QA1-2zkWr5dASunSMeJhJKtqpgPW5hW22rWMZ9aUybslSFa6R58mBjVa4UaEaP4AIhPJM44j5L0ZpPdYb8cWwdM9o5o4g52MMKiUzuI0h2YbATy/s1600-h/Santorini+002.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ-u1lshMrvBrI2e3eCWDBhif_J8nMIsxg7p8zr98yPIcbM5N-90kEurCUnaPgUKbmZBV1fvV4ybTzO8JW6NBB31Q-UQlJW6Vhi6OOL3-zKCMmbv_uSORI0X2NiQK6OlNeu_6t0Bra4JD/s1600-h/Santorini+280.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317775596270331986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ-u1lshMrvBrI2e3eCWDBhif_J8nMIsxg7p8zr98yPIcbM5N-90kEurCUnaPgUKbmZBV1fvV4ybTzO8JW6NBB31Q-UQlJW6Vhi6OOL3-zKCMmbv_uSORI0X2NiQK6OlNeu_6t0Bra4JD/s200/Santorini+280.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-29938086402259861352009-03-18T00:58:00.000-07:002009-03-18T01:40:13.198-07:00Turkey - IstanbulI had the nicest time in Istanbul. It is a very clean and exciting city with the nicest people EVER. It is the only city in the world that is on two continents (Europe and Asia). We stayed in a small, but stupendous hotel near Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. First, we went to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia. The inside of the Blue Mosque was beautiful. A Mosque is a Muslim church. The Hagia Sophia is a 1500 year old church which was eventually turned into a Mosque. We also walked around an ancient underground cistern that was dark, wet, and cool! We took a cruise down the Bosphorous which is the waterway that divides Europe and Asia. We met a friend of my mom's from High School in Istanbul whose name is Jennifer. She is a writer and she was so nice. She gave us a box of the best Turkish Delight ever. It was covered in Chocolate. We ate the whole box in just a few days!<br /><br />We had a really great time in Istanbul!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J8CPtJ3n2IJF6KTWjMWFUNHXLxWDVLMIdachJCTZMw4cCF8G5EmF7ye0WkqZBPPzLROTe1QlHx1N70i6MFRnPDfxbWiSiyN8YA4kG-W52-t1fpi2xg-2YSiin-N96S9wi0ENgj4Ib1wO/s1600-h/Istanbul+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314442011618342418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J8CPtJ3n2IJF6KTWjMWFUNHXLxWDVLMIdachJCTZMw4cCF8G5EmF7ye0WkqZBPPzLROTe1QlHx1N70i6MFRnPDfxbWiSiyN8YA4kG-W52-t1fpi2xg-2YSiin-N96S9wi0ENgj4Ib1wO/s200/Istanbul+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif74YSIkr0IWtj8kAWzrSi_wFEz2fZ3gzVbUjczTJ92Yk-m_RZqPv3d7P3IDtTxoyxpwvAqZJw2M91dQYpLsIGoBYsk5wu0nZyugOXkI5IDlU5t75Tx3uVAlxgANjhyPxBfC8rNVIllHo2/s1600-h/Istanbul+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314442016044291266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif74YSIkr0IWtj8kAWzrSi_wFEz2fZ3gzVbUjczTJ92Yk-m_RZqPv3d7P3IDtTxoyxpwvAqZJw2M91dQYpLsIGoBYsk5wu0nZyugOXkI5IDlU5t75Tx3uVAlxgANjhyPxBfC8rNVIllHo2/s200/Istanbul+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2E-Kharc_RCGVnBeQkrlTkP61P65kbbbZubYYxNjJbRtQIyBHzvG-rDERCp-ix0TMAA8V89WJoCg4QSteg1gv-kAV7zE5b3h7zVllH5w48z8SsAzm_6MmyK6vLri68OTBVhN4kOv9sqFB/s1600-h/Istanbul+115.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314442030264890354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2E-Kharc_RCGVnBeQkrlTkP61P65kbbbZubYYxNjJbRtQIyBHzvG-rDERCp-ix0TMAA8V89WJoCg4QSteg1gv-kAV7zE5b3h7zVllH5w48z8SsAzm_6MmyK6vLri68OTBVhN4kOv9sqFB/s200/Istanbul+115.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ed7I_we4vn_x6TO4YLsXXVnt7LwDtGXD_3Rtzr_u7qPYPAB9CuxbsPlBMSqgiU9GUnGM-2KW4fu_YoWAuypnOjR21UAWwLCYHRYO-8V3JIPuSnFTFIGc1WPtNXxquZ4KR9MKbyZO2N3D/s1600-h/Istanbul+087.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314442021975385586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ed7I_we4vn_x6TO4YLsXXVnt7LwDtGXD_3Rtzr_u7qPYPAB9CuxbsPlBMSqgiU9GUnGM-2KW4fu_YoWAuypnOjR21UAWwLCYHRYO-8V3JIPuSnFTFIGc1WPtNXxquZ4KR9MKbyZO2N3D/s200/Istanbul+087.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinK4tq6HEiw7eyRoGZW_Mfqa6fB3Yh0mcWb310aaujByRib2Ap8SgOyjU6JjdSFh6eygcqnZgZBawYaqXkTl9OwbB29nezjw4MiDfUGVt_S6AHZhmOVTnBmuUWz3evi8SJ-np6xwaggJtI/s1600-h/Istanbul+130.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314442024723142962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinK4tq6HEiw7eyRoGZW_Mfqa6fB3Yh0mcWb310aaujByRib2Ap8SgOyjU6JjdSFh6eygcqnZgZBawYaqXkTl9OwbB29nezjw4MiDfUGVt_S6AHZhmOVTnBmuUWz3evi8SJ-np6xwaggJtI/s200/Istanbul+130.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-14177036234930939152009-03-18T00:37:00.000-07:002009-03-18T01:41:10.799-07:00Jordan - Amman with FriendsJordan is a really great country with a ton of fun stuff to do. It is bordered by Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.<br /><br />I had a fantastic time with our friends in Amman (the Capitol of Jordan). We met them during our tour in Egypt. The kids (Rhys, Rahdika, Carson, and I) played, made a band, and watched movies. We ate a scrumptious home cooked dinner. It was really nice to see our friends.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwLobZYURxrAri6erv79hRq9IKxg8biMC2b8VXXW0wb_8p2HLbMHHAe34dYS9cdUSGsqnOndgQg0-NYHkEStIt0-sDh_8aGex9TQNVwflruQYoSu6giGPz5qXqN2uEjI69kY2sHmz4Ne0/s1600-h/amman+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314433290297394050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwLobZYURxrAri6erv79hRq9IKxg8biMC2b8VXXW0wb_8p2HLbMHHAe34dYS9cdUSGsqnOndgQg0-NYHkEStIt0-sDh_8aGex9TQNVwflruQYoSu6giGPz5qXqN2uEjI69kY2sHmz4Ne0/s200/amman+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SquHpoBUyn-Qa9c-quZQkzuDEuLC2B_lBNndIAVP_vFAJHI1u0GG_yUL8SKHMEZ35_0qRy4TGoXJIANYSm3lLKSXguC5FgEN597i5gOqpsNsKWoloyeCA8rbnipoKT8jeWxK86QDS0P1/s1600-h/amman+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314433287160257250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SquHpoBUyn-Qa9c-quZQkzuDEuLC2B_lBNndIAVP_vFAJHI1u0GG_yUL8SKHMEZ35_0qRy4TGoXJIANYSm3lLKSXguC5FgEN597i5gOqpsNsKWoloyeCA8rbnipoKT8jeWxK86QDS0P1/s200/amman+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoUTMMqr_5JeJyz9C8Wvmo6-pQABS6kErHaFiNu5iiFzoLwCxTkTD38f6bvniEACOUdNmB4q7SEVHbVx3o3CmZ-gpaHN2mKBXn6mFFPAPwxSA2F06bxNgFKXP08GJp9m5ik3yuoGtsMHj/s1600-h/amman+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314433291806480978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoUTMMqr_5JeJyz9C8Wvmo6-pQABS6kErHaFiNu5iiFzoLwCxTkTD38f6bvniEACOUdNmB4q7SEVHbVx3o3CmZ-gpaHN2mKBXn6mFFPAPwxSA2F06bxNgFKXP08GJp9m5ik3yuoGtsMHj/s200/amman+005.jpg" border="0" /></a>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-801164498954066662009-03-18T00:04:00.000-07:002009-03-18T00:36:55.244-07:00Jordan - Wadi RumI had a phenomenal time in Wadi Rum. Wadi Rum is a big desert area in Jordan. It is where Lawrence of Arabia lived. We stayed in a Bedouin camp with the Bedouins who live in the desert. We took a jeep ride through the desert with a Bedouin named Aboud. He showed us a few sites and then he started driving really fast through the desert and flying over big sand dune cliffs. I was in the back of the truck with no seat belt on. After that, we took an evening camel ride deeper into the desert to watch the sunset. When we finally got back to camp, we ate a deliciously delicious dinner of rice, lamb, beef, chicken and pita bread. Our room was a tent with a cloth door and lit by candle light. My family had a great experience in Wadi Rum.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuRbcOvwx5qB2b5qS2eSbVq608E6uVRRITDqciGoxBo91tkU224YdaaJ8OpuhPzTuhov_0sXhtJbrJwObrgGo-T363ySIiqPATJlwDtxhrwjRbGKKcnOJfIqAoNTbF-OIklILpIPQNsm-/s1600-h/Wadi+Rum+104.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314427450983511714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuRbcOvwx5qB2b5qS2eSbVq608E6uVRRITDqciGoxBo91tkU224YdaaJ8OpuhPzTuhov_0sXhtJbrJwObrgGo-T363ySIiqPATJlwDtxhrwjRbGKKcnOJfIqAoNTbF-OIklILpIPQNsm-/s200/Wadi+Rum+104.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaR8ProN_eeEyvj0fDidXjBNYnefyIOxP6iBRJdIq3B-teVjmGqp6WfPxe6eAG8-u4QArqsF28WEhYjBIEFVsfHVwm2yTWemQdjrK-G6BHT4QGoWhC8H1mMQE8TZFZ78i4xhx-hhjpv2xa/s1600-h/Wadi+Rum+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314427438623946242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaR8ProN_eeEyvj0fDidXjBNYnefyIOxP6iBRJdIq3B-teVjmGqp6WfPxe6eAG8-u4QArqsF28WEhYjBIEFVsfHVwm2yTWemQdjrK-G6BHT4QGoWhC8H1mMQE8TZFZ78i4xhx-hhjpv2xa/s200/Wadi+Rum+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pnrluqoHreobHnICWY75JZHitWdk41NBdBvBihTjiiNP2kpElcjme63t0g3x8CPkGXc4DD5gxCrbtt970LChWoBgVdfWpP6SaqRPr38Kp9WbmfhvFNo0NiAltcPBpKtJtZy0BZFGrQT_/s1600-h/Wadi+Rum+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314427447909270354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pnrluqoHreobHnICWY75JZHitWdk41NBdBvBihTjiiNP2kpElcjme63t0g3x8CPkGXc4DD5gxCrbtt970LChWoBgVdfWpP6SaqRPr38Kp9WbmfhvFNo0NiAltcPBpKtJtZy0BZFGrQT_/s200/Wadi+Rum+025.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH9jqi41oQbPyx5n66jauJGAjVdlSbMd81v94xhw7P4XvjdCY-bcjmzMHKFWEix3Ky8Xg9lWc9EM9fwGs7RiRauMMWygXX-UGyYoLGjrbEhY51EzvOvkk-lCXPgmBBrXrk7rklFeeBRmm/s1600-h/Wadi+Rum+052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314427452104097762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH9jqi41oQbPyx5n66jauJGAjVdlSbMd81v94xhw7P4XvjdCY-bcjmzMHKFWEix3Ky8Xg9lWc9EM9fwGs7RiRauMMWygXX-UGyYoLGjrbEhY51EzvOvkk-lCXPgmBBrXrk7rklFeeBRmm/s200/Wadi+Rum+052.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefgi_we7b3MHmu8Wa8SdqiN50oAv3-3ECvoB6YJnuXuBAkj2vWq9Bzbn3q7aN74ZAzPwa9gaCZgaKhmc4HDFemWmKEkrsTV3g_V3s4-Rpp8XfT0ajsFwrRrPAfE64jHJPR5kvTbDczvrL/s1600-h/Wadi+Rum+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314427432061591442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefgi_we7b3MHmu8Wa8SdqiN50oAv3-3ECvoB6YJnuXuBAkj2vWq9Bzbn3q7aN74ZAzPwa9gaCZgaKhmc4HDFemWmKEkrsTV3g_V3s4-Rpp8XfT0ajsFwrRrPAfE64jHJPR5kvTbDczvrL/s200/Wadi+Rum+008.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-90501333776367999462009-03-08T11:01:00.000-07:002009-03-08T11:18:35.287-07:00Jordan - PetraPetra was AMAZING! Petra was a city built by the Nabataens over 2000 years ago. They were a desert people who controlled the trade routes. Most people think that Petra was just the treasury building, but it was actually a whole city. When you are walking in, you see an Obelisk tomb. To get to the treasury, you walk through a siq. A siq is a very narrow canyon. After walking through the siq, you get to the main attraction -- Al-Khazneh (or the Treasury). It was delicately hand carved into the side of a mountain. All of the buildings were carved into mountains and use the styles from the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and other desert people. After a long but enjoyable additional walk up about 1000 steps, we reached a monestary in the mountains. It was very beautiful.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02w5zK893wcBlIJcgOaNFXpnbFtghJj0q2Th2nkslxthDUkYYooojcqNYybccT3R7-OmkyVcypMQgi7GgcL3AOy9MZPMYVwfe3OBG0OJXorCxCI9YZtQEKg3hyphenhyphenwDWmcLb5AasHllQy8-d/s1600-h/Petra+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310882321565178354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02w5zK893wcBlIJcgOaNFXpnbFtghJj0q2Th2nkslxthDUkYYooojcqNYybccT3R7-OmkyVcypMQgi7GgcL3AOy9MZPMYVwfe3OBG0OJXorCxCI9YZtQEKg3hyphenhyphenwDWmcLb5AasHllQy8-d/s200/Petra+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><the><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhc1nSQW29Y4SOw10jTSTTgTWYy1fxVX3Ne36267rayWORTEg7QJIYL577FdPCMBJz6TGMZTLWoebMjulSKWvBHvDc6pYi4BLFKHzw72LITbV7-eLF4dwExdJIpDuP5t3vbpxMV2F87cgY/s1600-h/Petra+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310882286623468194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhc1nSQW29Y4SOw10jTSTTgTWYy1fxVX3Ne36267rayWORTEg7QJIYL577FdPCMBJz6TGMZTLWoebMjulSKWvBHvDc6pYi4BLFKHzw72LITbV7-eLF4dwExdJIpDuP5t3vbpxMV2F87cgY/s200/Petra+062.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><the><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd29lnZphopDcL4ZwkaDYjfJKcN7Erfw0VefZlI90kX7a9l89plt-Y2wwoNChY9VTmIZJ9GGVcA7x1GQSLNsQZyfXDxWGMQIYFT1hWV0H-RBixQ0XLFyKtPD1FalpJfph-DxZHNlLpI5sJ/s1600-h/Petra+066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310882295625774450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd29lnZphopDcL4ZwkaDYjfJKcN7Erfw0VefZlI90kX7a9l89plt-Y2wwoNChY9VTmIZJ9GGVcA7x1GQSLNsQZyfXDxWGMQIYFT1hWV0H-RBixQ0XLFyKtPD1FalpJfph-DxZHNlLpI5sJ/s200/Petra+066.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><the><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyh2RMd8Dcpm9F0KPqOqUTtgb1EGfEq230bBb_cI9rvHrE_8jmXAvZYkkw66PWDUNZn5gww3TjYn2LLHANSSUWLlQEhpn3x_bO1Ujp27tcBZxjPoUU11XhliNQdCWnuUhZQ0p8TQlHU35/s1600-h/Petra+126.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310882315437488098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyh2RMd8Dcpm9F0KPqOqUTtgb1EGfEq230bBb_cI9rvHrE_8jmXAvZYkkw66PWDUNZn5gww3TjYn2LLHANSSUWLlQEhpn3x_bO1Ujp27tcBZxjPoUU11XhliNQdCWnuUhZQ0p8TQlHU35/s200/Petra+126.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><path><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CGMb4easNiBYj6Te0UWQzmX0wgTWwihot-EO-ur74YtFKV28ee8_iwjY3HSg1LThDIeyE3YuQZ8VojfcuInDrhmo8Itm3iEYxBGQFT3nK45kQonH37S4yvqjuzZW5i3Xjnjyu8nxOtIN/s1600-h/Petra+121.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310882304455551330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CGMb4easNiBYj6Te0UWQzmX0wgTWwihot-EO-ur74YtFKV28ee8_iwjY3HSg1LThDIeyE3YuQZ8VojfcuInDrhmo8Itm3iEYxBGQFT3nK45kQonH37S4yvqjuzZW5i3Xjnjyu8nxOtIN/s200/Petra+121.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> <monestary><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-40688800037595114992009-03-08T10:42:00.001-07:002009-03-08T11:01:32.443-07:00Jordan - The Dead SeaJordan has been a tremendous hit so far. The Elliott's would like to thank John DeBlasio for helping us set up our trip here. We stayed in a super Marriott with 3 swimming pools, 4 or 5 restaurants, and the Dead Sea. We had a delicious dinner with John, his Jordanian business partner Walid (who took care of most of the trip details), and Walid's family. We also played in the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea has 7 times more salt in it than the ocean. You can float so high you can even read a book without it getting wet. You can't play in it too long though. The salt starts to sting after a while. The sea is the lowest point on Earth. It is over 400 meters below sea level. We also caked ourselves in Dead Sea healing mud. It is supposed to make you feel younger. Carson said that he felt like he was 3 (Carson is actually 6). I can not wait to see Petra.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMm2Ldx5NHxkeI9xaGCABZn42HvxR03Di6NZicBKXg_nTMJFKhR6srwOPMZRbkCI-CV1o61wl_Zijmm3QqMfTgOOngToNSDP4daxdhWCwkkjQo4ObAWYqnEHaBpMdNla7sUfhmCan_n-kn/s1600-h/Dead+Sea+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310877123086137954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMm2Ldx5NHxkeI9xaGCABZn42HvxR03Di6NZicBKXg_nTMJFKhR6srwOPMZRbkCI-CV1o61wl_Zijmm3QqMfTgOOngToNSDP4daxdhWCwkkjQo4ObAWYqnEHaBpMdNla7sUfhmCan_n-kn/s200/Dead+Sea+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><marriott><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTsavNeyV0IQpZgRi6qYmmP76wBcnsPErdYoJApxWqIndD2odwrrYxJtLOfM0bFBH4g1DrBcT32jsT5ewgZyZDDlOtrUxe4rSTr7vVJpjfgscNiv59uos4Bwg2RVBZJAxFI4hpoq1pZoO/s1600-h/Dead+Sea+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310877130684290130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTsavNeyV0IQpZgRi6qYmmP76wBcnsPErdYoJApxWqIndD2odwrrYxJtLOfM0bFBH4g1DrBcT32jsT5ewgZyZDDlOtrUxe4rSTr7vVJpjfgscNiv59uos4Bwg2RVBZJAxFI4hpoq1pZoO/s200/Dead+Sea+022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><floating><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9KgQ8Qgjz7Bp-YrJ-yqEUnWlF1TSr2g8j33CW74Fgg7GZTNHip0WNJcPs1jaTEfNr2-IDjBEiylJOZ07pu9HPnmFxLAU71IOLnsoWLIALOu6b_JJ2psu4xoxfR0XHqVrmlNefTTNaaeA/s1600-h/Dead+Sea+078.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310877144717749426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9KgQ8Qgjz7Bp-YrJ-yqEUnWlF1TSr2g8j33CW74Fgg7GZTNHip0WNJcPs1jaTEfNr2-IDjBEiylJOZ07pu9HPnmFxLAU71IOLnsoWLIALOu6b_JJ2psu4xoxfR0XHqVrmlNefTTNaaeA/s200/Dead+Sea+078.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><caked><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZOz2hdcdIl25yDtYJbdK1jsbbndjXfThoeaABITXNI58_83CJlpoMakJUa5ZfT7T1C-2BH6JBazIXZ3HNeMzGrHboXEgdTW0HHnDbSv86rWZGr5UsEmdM5zqm-8twujll-Lz-RFSfj74/s1600-h/Dead+Sea+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310877126974567938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZOz2hdcdIl25yDtYJbdK1jsbbndjXfThoeaABITXNI58_83CJlpoMakJUa5ZfT7T1C-2BH6JBazIXZ3HNeMzGrHboXEgdTW0HHnDbSv86rWZGr5UsEmdM5zqm-8twujll-Lz-RFSfj74/s200/Dead+Sea+037.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><sunset><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXHNMlaxA6C645WhYOr13w43qwy3PgtvbqPFxBxc4WM6RvsplK-VWvvSSId9L2gedeH8D38No1iisNspqh7uat3uFCFepMgTaxOLnQ6J6geHerCUB1v7N6oSsxLqjqJdIA7aYI1zDQY6e/s1600-h/Dead+Sea+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310877133846436130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXHNMlaxA6C645WhYOr13w43qwy3PgtvbqPFxBxc4WM6RvsplK-VWvvSSId9L2gedeH8D38No1iisNspqh7uat3uFCFepMgTaxOLnQ6J6geHerCUB1v7N6oSsxLqjqJdIA7aYI1zDQY6e/s200/Dead+Sea+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><dinner>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-91413381565161179012009-03-08T10:30:00.000-07:002009-03-08T10:42:01.625-07:00Jordan - The Biblical PartOnce we got to Jordan, we went to a church in Madaba. Madaba is famous for it's Mosaics. Inside the church, there were a lot of beautiful mosaics. We then went to Mt. Nebo which was where Moses finally saw the promised land and then died. From the top, we saw Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Jericho. We then went to the River Jordan and saw where Jesus was baptized. Across the water was Israel. I can not wait to go to the Dead Sea.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HJoWiFR6tfXpolMI62q21zVOb2UHE37TOlylvWOmp4ZLRUq1xBLbpD26QGQcPUDKL8rv6VEFo9SLOablQ5CGi_y1CnsKmpbDYc3DFHYIFFVlm9hwMOqHSol3xu3Hg-ivWYvCu25HPVmn/s1600-h/Jordan+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310872677401291634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HJoWiFR6tfXpolMI62q21zVOb2UHE37TOlylvWOmp4ZLRUq1xBLbpD26QGQcPUDKL8rv6VEFo9SLOablQ5CGi_y1CnsKmpbDYc3DFHYIFFVlm9hwMOqHSol3xu3Hg-ivWYvCu25HPVmn/s200/Jordan+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><mosaic><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxcc86iLW8i7mSEhyjZhyphenhyphen_y8Nd79oGrxvHTXU12fDJLLlc7X4CqQjQLIxXEP1tL7IXcvSoGNUgyLpHufZazJp3X8VLrOqfDR1xSZrGiE0QRdkmu34uDI59O-VnzFhGEuYvnbD6O5-IbuC/s1600-h/Jordan+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310872691847637682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxcc86iLW8i7mSEhyjZhyphenhyphen_y8Nd79oGrxvHTXU12fDJLLlc7X4CqQjQLIxXEP1tL7IXcvSoGNUgyLpHufZazJp3X8VLrOqfDR1xSZrGiE0QRdkmu34uDI59O-VnzFhGEuYvnbD6O5-IbuC/s200/Jordan+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><mount><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITIEMZIoQDUhj01XZuZdIY5udWun0pzCShpCssQeZoe1HnldMhNQatqOwSr627AWHBShwi-fYD56fV1j5ILDhAm827J5iBL2yGUtpcwVsZDl34rr9V-qhPuN2A3-J8OcLO41XqkyKWqNk/s1600-h/Jordan+044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310872709863435634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITIEMZIoQDUhj01XZuZdIY5udWun0pzCShpCssQeZoe1HnldMhNQatqOwSr627AWHBShwi-fYD56fV1j5ILDhAm827J5iBL2yGUtpcwVsZDl34rr9V-qhPuN2A3-J8OcLO41XqkyKWqNk/s200/Jordan+044.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><the></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3C3G6E2YGMuhVprokjoFV9pytkwDeF7QusvvmWsagS2UmDtKu6ZLiCungD7WZsp36L3ii48L4ezk7TZRebQXaKIA0yGilCJ7DpDbA9IV3p67R47RtiwrzhHQ16EIAZjVeGMJJRN1Zybsp/s1600-h/Jordan+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310872705406215906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3C3G6E2YGMuhVprokjoFV9pytkwDeF7QusvvmWsagS2UmDtKu6ZLiCungD7WZsp36L3ii48L4ezk7TZRebQXaKIA0yGilCJ7DpDbA9IV3p67R47RtiwrzhHQ16EIAZjVeGMJJRN1Zybsp/s200/Jordan+045.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><israel><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUanWs1dTXuq84g_v4ZmyPbB65tQ6SHPcZFJG3svVlno-WEXfRLjDx6m9Xf3-h8amquR7rr5TGrgzCSbRmhz4Rih28Bh39xTviW7Y79Fnt3lzXTJuqkF0v_wZy0o7zG5hUZPltSK6TR69/s1600-h/Jordan+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310872702756962274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUanWs1dTXuq84g_v4ZmyPbB65tQ6SHPcZFJG3svVlno-WEXfRLjDx6m9Xf3-h8amquR7rr5TGrgzCSbRmhz4Rih28Bh39xTviW7Y79Fnt3lzXTJuqkF0v_wZy0o7zG5hUZPltSK6TR69/s200/Jordan+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><where><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-31464147847473459742009-03-08T10:22:00.000-07:002009-03-08T10:30:02.378-07:00Cairo Egypt and Trip Friends<div><div>I had a superb time in Egypt with my tour buddies. We ate a delicious good bye dinner and went to eat ice cream. My favorite tour guide ever is Sam. He is from Egypt and worked in Virginia. I can't believe he wrestled with us, let us play his computer, and even bought us chocolate and ice cream. Our friends from the tour are Joe and Finn (age 10) from Australia, AND Jennifer, Matt, Radhika (age 8), and Rhys (age 7) from America. Jennifer, Matt, Radhika, and Rhys live in Amman Jordan. I hope we can see all of our new friends in the future.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON2x0fyH31fXcRgd-Wqhcy1jeH2GpduZtxYVYvZlK5aZH092RnNxcfM3fMkreNIcTbj_i1gVRrDPuXGcWssLPfVMWol3lzdvWJ846Bp5bpDQj6v86HrAupkogoLoIe9ewZmENo6C42cOH/s1600-h/Cairo+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310870032988521074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON2x0fyH31fXcRgd-Wqhcy1jeH2GpduZtxYVYvZlK5aZH092RnNxcfM3fMkreNIcTbj_i1gVRrDPuXGcWssLPfVMWol3lzdvWJ846Bp5bpDQj6v86HrAupkogoLoIe9ewZmENo6C42cOH/s200/Cairo+002.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDPkgocsaTddB-3_oVmpjhBXCxgg-lrgJa_9_aMP-idq4AaQL6TM4WFHucTCoLJ4usshk169dhZkrPQz3UXc6zTDzP_KKew4ARQBCx-0Rx2RsnDLednd87KWAFNW65CB9KXSInD6y8QZX/s1600-h/Cairo+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310870041562310754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDPkgocsaTddB-3_oVmpjhBXCxgg-lrgJa_9_aMP-idq4AaQL6TM4WFHucTCoLJ4usshk169dhZkrPQz3UXc6zTDzP_KKew4ARQBCx-0Rx2RsnDLednd87KWAFNW65CB9KXSInD6y8QZX/s200/Cairo+004.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-74883701595361739122009-03-08T09:44:00.000-07:002009-03-08T10:21:56.028-07:00Hurghada EgyptHurghada was a very pleasant and refreshing stop. It is a beach town in Egypt on the Red Sea. Almost all of the tourists in Hurghada are Russian. We took a boat tour on the Red Sea and went snorkeling twice. The boat took us to an island where we made sand castles, splashed around ans swam a lot. At our hotel, there was a beach where we made a super giant sand castle. Some of the parents danced with the Russians on stage. I had a great trip to the beach. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvG0y4GT5eku4qE-NmuBsLlgIMao9RaORCEHsjAl6Bi-BMPVCy-NUI0SQ4EUNXDNjO7CoO1qZyv860rjn-SmNRHogMX_mR2r-3ZBf4Wav_VEhLvqZb4q5cWyIHvyV7qy9ep6zyLGJEoCLo/s1600-h/Egypt+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310867790277194914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvG0y4GT5eku4qE-NmuBsLlgIMao9RaORCEHsjAl6Bi-BMPVCy-NUI0SQ4EUNXDNjO7CoO1qZyv860rjn-SmNRHogMX_mR2r-3ZBf4Wav_VEhLvqZb4q5cWyIHvyV7qy9ep6zyLGJEoCLo/s200/Egypt+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4aK4D4vDqZveI9aReQkSScaDl2MYMp9byJGHXzv-whSWEah20sIZQuvG8A8FzDeRn0RWSf82TCkSvjB9gxJplROzTsaR33r2kVrdQ1n-XGuBT1hWnzD6SIt0XSD1ZrgchBd4TxKCaNlw/s1600-h/Egypt+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310867795270881586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4aK4D4vDqZveI9aReQkSScaDl2MYMp9byJGHXzv-whSWEah20sIZQuvG8A8FzDeRn0RWSf82TCkSvjB9gxJplROzTsaR33r2kVrdQ1n-XGuBT1hWnzD6SIt0XSD1ZrgchBd4TxKCaNlw/s200/Egypt+024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKgeWiFv8Ge1rz_OK3UOKjV3k8xDADvi7rencLqMwFVUStJI8ko4H0G6TUUn5ZIhqFnrLuRUmnfbpnlEk7Hecn2VXfUxNgmaDBPeGlbFnDiV9nBdu3Az5sUpZphUxFSvYnGwyeGtwRYjx/s1600-h/Egypt+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310867804710303266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKgeWiFv8Ge1rz_OK3UOKjV3k8xDADvi7rencLqMwFVUStJI8ko4H0G6TUUn5ZIhqFnrLuRUmnfbpnlEk7Hecn2VXfUxNgmaDBPeGlbFnDiV9nBdu3Az5sUpZphUxFSvYnGwyeGtwRYjx/s200/Egypt+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-F44dj-6Lyqc3NR1hl-EFOEycQY2ztLyN60Xkq41YhEaOV5KSmdUWd__e7VW63PRMM0u5U7UBHaqbxQ_R32mu9WQ3B7eFQeQY_DCeOu3sn3_8BcVZN-RIdXS-3H2-yXdCzzwxQdmGyoq/s1600-h/Egypt+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310867822430427618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-F44dj-6Lyqc3NR1hl-EFOEycQY2ztLyN60Xkq41YhEaOV5KSmdUWd__e7VW63PRMM0u5U7UBHaqbxQ_R32mu9WQ3B7eFQeQY_DCeOu3sn3_8BcVZN-RIdXS-3H2-yXdCzzwxQdmGyoq/s200/Egypt+055.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokuI_OCdDrZKaBrgHgnQBqT29HW81IoKLnUnia0HemDxKxsX6oFaKnq3l-5mrMc0RILpvbG6w2UBsYBGiFWd9OztCyZSfXPcPxXl8HOIcfk84YmDH7sz8vQ3vYw6myf2nqHX44dJ6caGQ/s1600-h/Egypt+048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310867811382580562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokuI_OCdDrZKaBrgHgnQBqT29HW81IoKLnUnia0HemDxKxsX6oFaKnq3l-5mrMc0RILpvbG6w2UBsYBGiFWd9OztCyZSfXPcPxXl8HOIcfk84YmDH7sz8vQ3vYw6myf2nqHX44dJ6caGQ/s200/Egypt+048.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-33864495230572190472009-03-03T08:13:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:55:57.133-08:00Luxor Egypt<div>I have had the best time in Luxor! There are a lot of temples and tombs around Luxor.<br /></div><br /><div>We went on a hot air balloon over the Nile and saw all of Luxor. We went to the Temple of Karnak and saw the sound and light show. It showed what happened and who did what. Karknak temple is dedicated to the god Ra. It is one of the biggest temples in Egypt and has giant pillars everywhere.</div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQiUMS0wRlJshI5Gv2uiDnKeB06tYvjbCx1ySHaqzcI8n5xdxG0IuKqO9loJRjo7RkGYpj8NyXLns8guzQRINc6n4sIivGdwAJI4OIqMgugNl3hg7RJksr46iDZAPdsoaH0jjsHRb1BWE/s1600-h/Egypt+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309003943038885426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQiUMS0wRlJshI5Gv2uiDnKeB06tYvjbCx1ySHaqzcI8n5xdxG0IuKqO9loJRjo7RkGYpj8NyXLns8guzQRINc6n4sIivGdwAJI4OIqMgugNl3hg7RJksr46iDZAPdsoaH0jjsHRb1BWE/s200/Egypt+033.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CUtLk7aRo_73xrCEZdnS1BRUTMvalm_l20FcclqpE78eTL5STa3_SRCBg202soN7eKCP5faIVr0QvqCxn0DrkU1M2cSaq5vTYWTNqlqcmvKZsK7kdmYCnaHFWNjRpojLBa7kPBgWsYQU/s1600-h/Egypt+112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309006206706408274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CUtLk7aRo_73xrCEZdnS1BRUTMvalm_l20FcclqpE78eTL5STa3_SRCBg202soN7eKCP5faIVr0QvqCxn0DrkU1M2cSaq5vTYWTNqlqcmvKZsK7kdmYCnaHFWNjRpojLBa7kPBgWsYQU/s200/Egypt+112.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We also went to the temple of Hatshepsut. We call her hot chicken soup. She was the only female Pharoah and she even wore a false beard. Her temple looks huge because of how it is built, but looks pretty small up close.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIqzgbKzamlzPqOtqgeHKOMq4I4sCjA1gt8supOTPujjCW0iqc0fucfil4eyqKREbcAbO57ZHmg_LPuVs-FKHeLB7d4wisrBZGM7CYUS26kolMfw7SaR_qPUz9GbKE0DOrGm0K0o4omek/s1600-h/Egypt+125.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309003963562495618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIqzgbKzamlzPqOtqgeHKOMq4I4sCjA1gt8supOTPujjCW0iqc0fucfil4eyqKREbcAbO57ZHmg_LPuVs-FKHeLB7d4wisrBZGM7CYUS26kolMfw7SaR_qPUz9GbKE0DOrGm0K0o4omek/s200/Egypt+125.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We also went to the valley of the kings and saw King Tut's tomb. All of the tombs were built in the new kingdom (about 1500 BC) and hidden in a valley. Some of them are huge. We don't really have good pictures of the valley of the Kings because they don't let you take pictures in the tombs. I also had a chance to ride a donkey. On the other side of the mountain, there was a village of the people who worked on the other tombs. We visited there ancient village and tombs.</div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-RLr2njdlH67aEUdmSGfygSq4qO2Ek6UDut3qbb8QCHn-z5n-4eol05b4LKcFrS-5NKi4-gDtfBz_xq3dGMT9FeRgPQeh8fooRr5Gfn7zt-HAg7hY-Q6aGC2_dISnhNgRo8UmiIIg7a_/s1600-h/Egypt+098.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309003957025581522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-RLr2njdlH67aEUdmSGfygSq4qO2Ek6UDut3qbb8QCHn-z5n-4eol05b4LKcFrS-5NKi4-gDtfBz_xq3dGMT9FeRgPQeh8fooRr5Gfn7zt-HAg7hY-Q6aGC2_dISnhNgRo8UmiIIg7a_/s200/Egypt+098.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcf7Dhkzcv1K58yRlpLK49HM-iesDFVKLzLf7Wv0-jWNFCeCSbxucwzSifZpV_NHv6FvBJwkFLUb_3lq_01K-jVx27yDNWBIhs9hLA9KG2ardFkU2JGo23uJb_XF46Js5eZCHHcWeEWykw/s1600-h/Egypt+068.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309003948559939570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcf7Dhkzcv1K58yRlpLK49HM-iesDFVKLzLf7Wv0-jWNFCeCSbxucwzSifZpV_NHv6FvBJwkFLUb_3lq_01K-jVx27yDNWBIhs9hLA9KG2ardFkU2JGo23uJb_XF46Js5eZCHHcWeEWykw/s200/Egypt+068.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We are now heading off to Hurghada to go swimming. It is an Egyptian beach town on the Red Sea. </div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-52933207030080340272009-03-03T07:55:00.001-08:002009-03-03T08:13:31.536-08:00Abu Simbel EgyptWe flew out of Aswan for a quick trip to Abu Simbel. Abu Simbel is where Ramses II had giant statues of himself carved into the mountains. We walked around and inside his temple. Ramses II lived to be 90 years old and had almost 200 children. <br /><div><div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8UDPPHI_uIRT5UL8zrA7IHt7vKjeR64pAKYvcONiqA0U4t1U8LIDpEFfBMC2mqxsehqrOLXiuQCxxsAqFHn595iNQItgX6nm7y3NueMw1YAuBF7UsZKFeL7MDfy91DkbOf8DF1FuuNwg/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+203.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308993815058783282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8UDPPHI_uIRT5UL8zrA7IHt7vKjeR64pAKYvcONiqA0U4t1U8LIDpEFfBMC2mqxsehqrOLXiuQCxxsAqFHn595iNQItgX6nm7y3NueMw1YAuBF7UsZKFeL7MDfy91DkbOf8DF1FuuNwg/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+203.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhlu5rYRvT4zl2bo0DIqn0dHoXmJtYdZupxqGJIzDq3QNnLs-n_Zm5ypisxZxkBINgzNhrVPc19hKmT8xm0AH8FUGrlwVKptDFZTaa7gezJp49EpE8mpAPZ6Dt_8sJSr9MxFqSos6Kd8y/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+192.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308993823337861890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhlu5rYRvT4zl2bo0DIqn0dHoXmJtYdZupxqGJIzDq3QNnLs-n_Zm5ypisxZxkBINgzNhrVPc19hKmT8xm0AH8FUGrlwVKptDFZTaa7gezJp49EpE8mpAPZ6Dt_8sJSr9MxFqSos6Kd8y/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+192.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7f5TbWJ803DOjMdZO2vmCve4oY1tRquTEVvGDW8p0JBpRFZR9C5iHPDXeNy-_ZWrrdjS_RpFrF6i65eUMp0RrlYTr2Qy3pJQVFVi1dR8P7X-IA7esl9_02Ttsr0Chkycz9V3UtQXsH4xU/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+191.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308993830436830770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7f5TbWJ803DOjMdZO2vmCve4oY1tRquTEVvGDW8p0JBpRFZR9C5iHPDXeNy-_ZWrrdjS_RpFrF6i65eUMp0RrlYTr2Qy3pJQVFVi1dR8P7X-IA7esl9_02Ttsr0Chkycz9V3UtQXsH4xU/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+191.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcENPlwV7Q5cSiZErkWhZGh9-eV-qIm6KszPrY8CO363cfho-4lvVkmE7aSA8a8MBXgO0TbfYqSRSjtTOB__KkOKK_0jSsoS0vH4AjwXUVG6YPatgw-XyeqifqyEQg7ICDOuKudnwHuTR/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+190.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308993835074456338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcENPlwV7Q5cSiZErkWhZGh9-eV-qIm6KszPrY8CO363cfho-4lvVkmE7aSA8a8MBXgO0TbfYqSRSjtTOB__KkOKK_0jSsoS0vH4AjwXUVG6YPatgw-XyeqifqyEQg7ICDOuKudnwHuTR/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+190.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-15987583201634416962009-03-03T07:13:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:54:56.097-08:00Aswan EgyptAswan is so much fun! We went on a fully bedded Felucca boat up and down the Nile. A Felucca is a traditional sail boat used on the Nile. Ours was covered in mattresses. We lounged around all day and I felt like a Pharoah. We also went to swim in the Nile and played with crocodiles. While we were there, we climbed up a huge sand dune. We also saw a Nubian house and museum.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJlIwyskraAxeFGafTA5zSvU8KZqMqNJPkSEPxYZd29fatWGXPj5ecws0ltMZUlutXTXE7qpjUBnrXalrY-HGSZBIyWq-HC6LcDQn_2JHWZD6fdU6FVlE2JGimBBLG5RzqgfMqNfV2Ixd/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+142.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308985840792558242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJlIwyskraAxeFGafTA5zSvU8KZqMqNJPkSEPxYZd29fatWGXPj5ecws0ltMZUlutXTXE7qpjUBnrXalrY-HGSZBIyWq-HC6LcDQn_2JHWZD6fdU6FVlE2JGimBBLG5RzqgfMqNfV2Ixd/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+142.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cOsyqiTGFnCf6rVSWOx3LjcQlTA4p-_L7W7WZj90OOER6AqZtw198Abk1AsHZmjOZ-CvFQZfdYABOrQb2GtjFmgQb64V1ut_QVtZy_xcI8jH3vfuhimoeoBzGlwnPwkmcIiLK26ju32i/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+126.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308985829349023762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cOsyqiTGFnCf6rVSWOx3LjcQlTA4p-_L7W7WZj90OOER6AqZtw198Abk1AsHZmjOZ-CvFQZfdYABOrQb2GtjFmgQb64V1ut_QVtZy_xcI8jH3vfuhimoeoBzGlwnPwkmcIiLK26ju32i/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+126.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DTOtZyBX0jK3b0Ga6gm3x5ibPzw4jNMwh-hPLAGkTb5Yttrvgot5dY2vxiIymcsPWyB-wuXtw9p_KBGW9HGQjTJ-L6r8rB3tZGQtCd4a8ag1Iwjsn5YWCcGSmThN70l23bYsST_q8HGR/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+152.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308985847197570642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DTOtZyBX0jK3b0Ga6gm3x5ibPzw4jNMwh-hPLAGkTb5Yttrvgot5dY2vxiIymcsPWyB-wuXtw9p_KBGW9HGQjTJ-L6r8rB3tZGQtCd4a8ag1Iwjsn5YWCcGSmThN70l23bYsST_q8HGR/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+152.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu15H1mvrvs8X9XEQ0J66VZFU-NqcaPWADoZSlDKFjKq-aviOMp5wpC_3IniFqrkysT9pbEZCKYkyPLOtyL7YH099moXeAKdcVD6u3swEO1HxclWvIXy0yz_V9KynVQoqilgrZUOKhwW0R/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+113.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308985830541816418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu15H1mvrvs8X9XEQ0J66VZFU-NqcaPWADoZSlDKFjKq-aviOMp5wpC_3IniFqrkysT9pbEZCKYkyPLOtyL7YH099moXeAKdcVD6u3swEO1HxclWvIXy0yz_V9KynVQoqilgrZUOKhwW0R/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+113.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308985848742357202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieoT7lZdS-VkyC-6izzZ2aFwbWpVB3u-qhiA3dEmtnLiKR56ybpWiN2LStfLy4kZ7kiwwPaorBbBekF9OroZ89aleeQOHeeGX4UMk6qNTzbaalvQhgeE1dpTMgXSEiq-NsGu8_44yeSLLE/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+158.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-85226667845060692092009-03-03T06:37:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:12:58.906-08:00Cairo EgyptSorry I haven't posted in a week. The internet access hasn't been to good in Egypt for us.<br />Cairo is awesome. It is very different. The city is full of dirt, and dust, and rubble -- but is still nice. There are 20 million people that live in Cairo. That is twice as many as in New York. People in America would probably not want to live here.<br /><br />We have a great tour guide that we are using for this part of the trip. His name is Sam and he is from Egypt. We are also with two other families. Fin (10) is from Australia and Reese (7) and Radika (8) are from America, but living in Jordan.<br /><br />We went to see the pyramids, the sphinx and rode through the desert on a camel. The Pyramids are huge and the sphinx is puny compared to the pyramids. Camel riding is very fun. They have very big take offs and landings, but other than that - they are really quite nice. I can't wait to see more.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuYbrmorfn_DewqQwof3UZK0rB1EelZmxe7as6Pa9vH1UURv3SgyFKBTUNLgzZbfMME90dqhqm4WlYTrUg0AH1b8jmwWHjsfGxKP1S_NxjAL08JNtS46YKI-fkfEipZXeuk72m_VAvmnZ/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308978520240361586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuYbrmorfn_DewqQwof3UZK0rB1EelZmxe7as6Pa9vH1UURv3SgyFKBTUNLgzZbfMME90dqhqm4WlYTrUg0AH1b8jmwWHjsfGxKP1S_NxjAL08JNtS46YKI-fkfEipZXeuk72m_VAvmnZ/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+043.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07QX9Zqewj9hwsfY35m7AFN3pRVpXFWmvH6J6CK6U3SK08Q_GafaUWaKpYNpqnplCeI2z-LlsYuMFwtsClaaGw0Lp7oGYjKU7nUnihERYAs58QicV1upblqnhMCjPi0kOGkLXvwO2JMb2/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308978506117480034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07QX9Zqewj9hwsfY35m7AFN3pRVpXFWmvH6J6CK6U3SK08Q_GafaUWaKpYNpqnplCeI2z-LlsYuMFwtsClaaGw0Lp7oGYjKU7nUnihERYAs58QicV1upblqnhMCjPi0kOGkLXvwO2JMb2/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtSiXpuldh-qUAtDMfGltM1LLHufhIE4X7fWSWKIegGb2f7WA-mzCWEK6Iw5YnNUMdD1g8C9-Bv9Z1T_VkDnmks2TjXOABWzJ0xnIanQeACBYSQAQ7FJETxIduCxnsiTQB32Nr0NjND2V/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308978516842504642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtSiXpuldh-qUAtDMfGltM1LLHufhIE4X7fWSWKIegGb2f7WA-mzCWEK6Iw5YnNUMdD1g8C9-Bv9Z1T_VkDnmks2TjXOABWzJ0xnIanQeACBYSQAQ7FJETxIduCxnsiTQB32Nr0NjND2V/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweyojUbW7iFInl2NAvSGeOI42L7-M_RCjnSAf1a9Xf_FanhRCHctToRwIfx6XqsfVwUJSlAKOZXvOQVwaro2Sb856Fn1WLTiYuzJJg5IQo2SK8O-PvTdSgu2mv6CvsDqmZ62zU4Q8i8I0/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+079.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308978527298784338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweyojUbW7iFInl2NAvSGeOI42L7-M_RCjnSAf1a9Xf_FanhRCHctToRwIfx6XqsfVwUJSlAKOZXvOQVwaro2Sb856Fn1WLTiYuzJJg5IQo2SK8O-PvTdSgu2mv6CvsDqmZ62zU4Q8i8I0/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+079.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmX9COk5cX55JQ_2-xKvxrjrLi0dNZhpbHm96Ys3nnSZCuQ8r19-NP405rS1Gw8SQJzX6Hs1cwXjSMx2YssUU7Jm4r_1WCoVl1DmedJGhlIz7ICfcn7pJWjIHStK209hvyyhEYeGsAI2Y/s1600-h/Egypt+-+Cairo+089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308978529720171634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmX9COk5cX55JQ_2-xKvxrjrLi0dNZhpbHm96Ys3nnSZCuQ8r19-NP405rS1Gw8SQJzX6Hs1cwXjSMx2YssUU7Jm4r_1WCoVl1DmedJGhlIz7ICfcn7pJWjIHStK209hvyyhEYeGsAI2Y/s200/Egypt+-+Cairo+089.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-48205129600499799422009-02-21T23:14:00.001-08:002009-02-21T23:29:48.197-08:00Rome Part 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxtgIerggNXJwqpHVSV8czXb-iOAmE03YAjkXAZAs5ZeCnrUWU050qmAtG43hEkOIU9ra2iy5vsHFoW-XzcWu4h7uB_NBAKs89CHvEf3coNi2j5X01te-ync9woW9IDsq0WTcVQXsYafH/s1600-h/Rome+115.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305517445948330898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxtgIerggNXJwqpHVSV8czXb-iOAmE03YAjkXAZAs5ZeCnrUWU050qmAtG43hEkOIU9ra2iy5vsHFoW-XzcWu4h7uB_NBAKs89CHvEf3coNi2j5X01te-ync9woW9IDsq0WTcVQXsYafH/s200/Rome+115.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieegWWBUVr2B0Fd4Ej9MBh3dmQyMbsb_hxKV5TWtbl2KlpfrXWjKvFRVH7OiyUjxrkc-DVPKZ5pAWtzSqJPCyYF4FKAsE5sQ3NHqUDyPrSJ190hsc6qsNlOvZHcdRt5p1uWyo8YK39RaLX/s1600-h/Rome+112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305517446992225106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieegWWBUVr2B0Fd4Ej9MBh3dmQyMbsb_hxKV5TWtbl2KlpfrXWjKvFRVH7OiyUjxrkc-DVPKZ5pAWtzSqJPCyYF4FKAsE5sQ3NHqUDyPrSJ190hsc6qsNlOvZHcdRt5p1uWyo8YK39RaLX/s200/Rome+112.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I have had a fantastic time in Rome. We went to the Pantheon and saw the oculus. Then we went to the park and walked around. Once we found a open space we decided to play frisbee. It was so warm outside, I did not need a jacket. I have had a ton of fun in Rome and I can not wait to see and do more things in Egypt!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCpxhNl7TX0QviCytgrKWIXH7K68fNf_w1C8xuC79Mo9Gyf6iowmYSlvOXm2SItF74fD20-I8QknvTLB87KJreKGmalm5uUF8GEixUKKbir6WcI3_gp_d-bEpMszerdppMGAvhV6PzlPM/s1600-h/Rome+128.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305517452806860706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCpxhNl7TX0QviCytgrKWIXH7K68fNf_w1C8xuC79Mo9Gyf6iowmYSlvOXm2SItF74fD20-I8QknvTLB87KJreKGmalm5uUF8GEixUKKbir6WcI3_gp_d-bEpMszerdppMGAvhV6PzlPM/s200/Rome+128.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7ifjEWCP4VOe-CbEOYyJeqOYDOdZK99R2gNR1LkPPWzSKWp3z28gGb76u7EAyQ3QoDBzeG5p07UHHGVwjW-obuhyR8Lxr7Y87JHzB1TyZM6GcS9keUfOrQ00ssd4IVsOr_l9f2M1MEja/s1600-h/Rome+125.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305517458890634962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7ifjEWCP4VOe-CbEOYyJeqOYDOdZK99R2gNR1LkPPWzSKWp3z28gGb76u7EAyQ3QoDBzeG5p07UHHGVwjW-obuhyR8Lxr7Y87JHzB1TyZM6GcS9keUfOrQ00ssd4IVsOr_l9f2M1MEja/s200/Rome+125.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxtgIerggNXJwqpHVSV8czXb-iOAmE03YAjkXAZAs5ZeCnrUWU050qmAtG43hEkOIU9ra2iy5vsHFoW-XzcWu4h7uB_NBAKs89CHvEf3coNi2j5X01te-ync9woW9IDsq0WTcVQXsYafH/s1600-h/Rome+115.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxtgIerggNXJwqpHVSV8czXb-iOAmE03YAjkXAZAs5ZeCnrUWU050qmAtG43hEkOIU9ra2iy5vsHFoW-XzcWu4h7uB_NBAKs89CHvEf3coNi2j5X01te-ync9woW9IDsq0WTcVQXsYafH/s1600-h/Rome+115.jpg"></a></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-63186734100660605752009-02-21T01:27:00.001-08:002009-02-21T01:54:38.663-08:00Rome Part 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSWZo_kI8O0PvML0F-IV_BwkrcwD1es9iDuf0QC0-dhUCjdgk-hhEom_7Pyzw-jTaRdk7jFR4Rb659ARqVAVX1i3qRv3NR5e2aSPQefqbV7jbDTaycXWRwU3bXV2LCd7CuTtHHb4aJXOH/s1600-h/Rome+084.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305186574361937138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSWZo_kI8O0PvML0F-IV_BwkrcwD1es9iDuf0QC0-dhUCjdgk-hhEom_7Pyzw-jTaRdk7jFR4Rb659ARqVAVX1i3qRv3NR5e2aSPQefqbV7jbDTaycXWRwU3bXV2LCd7CuTtHHb4aJXOH/s200/Rome+084.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxrMeJjJ_X646tUQmvCxVPe3AHalnBdkLXlZiSCd-qCmjzNDonGt5HzJQZj05Gi-ErXADSHx_bxLZS1N4vKBvDFwdYAProJeVk9kJoC9CbRyp12aXmpUmqZHZnVSdPehyphenhyphenE_8fjEDc0UAB/s1600-h/Rome+053.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305186566633002546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxrMeJjJ_X646tUQmvCxVPe3AHalnBdkLXlZiSCd-qCmjzNDonGt5HzJQZj05Gi-ErXADSHx_bxLZS1N4vKBvDFwdYAProJeVk9kJoC9CbRyp12aXmpUmqZHZnVSdPehyphenhyphenE_8fjEDc0UAB/s200/Rome+053.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3Zrugs5pNgGCZ_wagJNsGK_Yb5meOhTm8vGH8oat1RiMhopTiFlqlYj8Jbfh5BLIEvevIwn_By-QsFqW16udNJD6YrTfcLa0DSMudDbz2nSEQsvmrWlmfJU31AY7ROcvI4eptV4WQMCC/s1600-h/Rome+066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305186562571623810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3Zrugs5pNgGCZ_wagJNsGK_Yb5meOhTm8vGH8oat1RiMhopTiFlqlYj8Jbfh5BLIEvevIwn_By-QsFqW16udNJD6YrTfcLa0DSMudDbz2nSEQsvmrWlmfJU31AY7ROcvI4eptV4WQMCC/s200/Rome+066.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH7_8dOVN8O5c-zXaKhVIsQ0muJVkuo8AA3s-OVHG-d44x0lQP3fng_57XuR234F9oovxcWJ0WEmDjbIjevWhNO5AF_7qsiGRPQBmopUorrVFR8H4b2HKhbV7gv9WiW1lFtuCbP3OSdlk/s1600-h/Rome+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305186558524075586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH7_8dOVN8O5c-zXaKhVIsQ0muJVkuo8AA3s-OVHG-d44x0lQP3fng_57XuR234F9oovxcWJ0WEmDjbIjevWhNO5AF_7qsiGRPQBmopUorrVFR8H4b2HKhbV7gv9WiW1lFtuCbP3OSdlk/s200/Rome+062.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Rome Is fantastic! We went to Palatine Hill and played in some old roman ruins. We also went to the Vatican. It is its own country, but you happily do not need your passport. We went all the way to the top of St. Peter's Basillica. We also saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which took Michelangelo four years to paint. After that we went inside the Colosseum and saw the underground passages. Near that is the Circus Maximus. We ran all the way around it. I have had a ton of fun in Rome and I can not wait to come back because we threw a coin in the Trevi Fountain.</div></div></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-39713027444991866522009-02-19T11:51:00.001-08:002009-02-20T00:37:11.142-08:00Florence<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0i1SNifuifDOlRjPTebAmd0YKU9mRn7fE-ODLuqMnk8xcDffA05aSC6GiP-eB-OqU7UODnerowT_L0pQrIEae6jqtD6j0xY-cXXP10K3F-Y7ywC4yBFF9xbto3kICg1wvsKWOe3oXrh9/s1600-h/Florence+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304786893058476866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0i1SNifuifDOlRjPTebAmd0YKU9mRn7fE-ODLuqMnk8xcDffA05aSC6GiP-eB-OqU7UODnerowT_L0pQrIEae6jqtD6j0xY-cXXP10K3F-Y7ywC4yBFF9xbto3kICg1wvsKWOe3oXrh9/s200/Florence+027.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqahneupWtG_cgTWcuyt-VfISI6VxSwLngazqy6Rryor9QBjNVETO7nZBhSq4ls4nI8QxeTvEg_tI4CL4SuEvvpqNjEGlXzgQZ1BJUdwd_wa5agXvnwqfb4lR4151fVUPNvXPNL3J6ewZ/s1600-h/Florence+041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304786893698621218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqahneupWtG_cgTWcuyt-VfISI6VxSwLngazqy6Rryor9QBjNVETO7nZBhSq4ls4nI8QxeTvEg_tI4CL4SuEvvpqNjEGlXzgQZ1BJUdwd_wa5agXvnwqfb4lR4151fVUPNvXPNL3J6ewZ/s200/Florence+041.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyupBhBJzenJLOEp33rgqiJAAfBXQnPpyFGmz1umeNFPnf2X6scZRMkKW5sFgQSSQ5zw7Lerjs4gUFAc9EC7q6-leGQ6jl_h9epZYsYXS2Dp8iWz4eBcLZKJwMiFSl3yRn7aXZ72KxO0x/s1600-h/Florence+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304786886271981666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyupBhBJzenJLOEp33rgqiJAAfBXQnPpyFGmz1umeNFPnf2X6scZRMkKW5sFgQSSQ5zw7Lerjs4gUFAc9EC7q6-leGQ6jl_h9epZYsYXS2Dp8iWz4eBcLZKJwMiFSl3yRn7aXZ72KxO0x/s200/Florence+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kmeKb4-49JRI5Il1niSs6kZWKjbCgriLJYrEGfQFXgzvwpg9xwtcSlcu8Nk0s836yQVHXhiQKLNpfS9go_OTg3UQMjiKnGVTJ4Q04Ae4Skg5Mq47ZZSrbyfhrmCFfG66rowS7MacM0qX/s1600-h/Florence+012.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUYKHiWijisVCntkg7ZCGMPdOdIHSDm-VL4KGl7DC7Kat-2KKEpo2RK28hK31_TXPXCgoiNdtVOoGaR_Wag57TzbYV1gO-_Tew_t_G6UgGdabEz7nkVX4D6EYjw2XJoFe9bR5SjnK68DS/s1600-h/Florence+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304786894876509586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUYKHiWijisVCntkg7ZCGMPdOdIHSDm-VL4KGl7DC7Kat-2KKEpo2RK28hK31_TXPXCgoiNdtVOoGaR_Wag57TzbYV1gO-_Tew_t_G6UgGdabEz7nkVX4D6EYjw2XJoFe9bR5SjnK68DS/s200/Florence+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Sorry I have not blogged in a few days. I have been sick, but feel better now. We stayed in Florence at the Hotel David. Florence was the center of the Renaissance and there was art everywhere. We walked up to the top of a gigantic belltower. It was 414 steps high. We saw the statue of David and it was huge. We also saw the statue of Neptue and the Duomo. The Duomo is a church in the center of Florence. It was very big and beautiful. When we were leaving for the train to Rome, we decided to walk up a giant hill. Once we all got to the top, their was a stupendous view. </div></div></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021341388181147548.post-4878307173978092752009-02-16T07:34:00.000-08:002009-02-16T08:13:31.845-08:00Venice and Carnevale<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHdII3tyrLeJFCsNRfKJYDj6GpjGKF4vo6OOjGdH-iFEDFSIPqjtTOhfkDgFfHuFYUejAvwEVnQ21Ew0WT4z_yWziiB3B9NVfrL5ztVt_IKr3JCTZ8Cb80jAm8f2hGFDAK7jEC_DlZo6g/s1600-h/London+and+Venice+075.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303424678176638098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHdII3tyrLeJFCsNRfKJYDj6GpjGKF4vo6OOjGdH-iFEDFSIPqjtTOhfkDgFfHuFYUejAvwEVnQ21Ew0WT4z_yWziiB3B9NVfrL5ztVt_IKr3JCTZ8Cb80jAm8f2hGFDAK7jEC_DlZo6g/s200/London+and+Venice+075.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmxPRADbpcJdIgqeC8JeuyFWCVJfQEHswLJNMeTpPUZ5ZW6WY43TVPlIqmpVwCUc3Yz9MkhSFcEe1mVL5LaVkZUYVLueIQzJBkUGlr8QqJJO8rxFxiedjzzOukdMmoOEAsznHwdOCROoG/s1600-h/London+and+Venice+077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303424682558195970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmxPRADbpcJdIgqeC8JeuyFWCVJfQEHswLJNMeTpPUZ5ZW6WY43TVPlIqmpVwCUc3Yz9MkhSFcEe1mVL5LaVkZUYVLueIQzJBkUGlr8QqJJO8rxFxiedjzzOukdMmoOEAsznHwdOCROoG/s200/London+and+Venice+077.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPgD8HT3naOu-aLYi2rINM25oWVwPV3klOLJUCSMcp5C3jXdO8QmG4mqtzHHyj_NtFJHGzANsuA2oLPkjtI1mFanpbWElPTu94ATrdG8xRLrWQ99TZR6FMdVcuFAHUg-PoNSlZ0YnZmp6/s1600-h/London+and+Venice+087.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303424682490777346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPgD8HT3naOu-aLYi2rINM25oWVwPV3klOLJUCSMcp5C3jXdO8QmG4mqtzHHyj_NtFJHGzANsuA2oLPkjtI1mFanpbWElPTu94ATrdG8xRLrWQ99TZR6FMdVcuFAHUg-PoNSlZ0YnZmp6/s200/London+and+Venice+087.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>I had the best time in Venice! We went to Murano and bought Murano glass. When we got back to Venice, we got caught in Carnevale in St. Mark's square. There were many flying lions there symbolizing Venice. Carnevale is kind of like Mardi Gras, but normal people put on costumes and other people take their pictures with them. Kids dress up, put on masks, spray silly string, and sprinkle confetti on the ground. There were raptors like in a parade, except they were by themselves. Then when we were all worn out, we got gelato and headed back to our hotel.</div></div></div>Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08468243986042184094noreply@blogger.com3