Saturday, February 11, 2012

Chapter Three: Into Pisa

Once we got back to the cruise ship, we ate, played games, and went to bed.  When we woke up in the morning, we ate a quick breakfast and hurried to the tender to get to the dock.  We did not want to visit Florence, so we walked for a long time until we could find a train station.  It was starting to get extremely hot out.  Then, my dad had an idea.  He decided that we were going to go to the beach.  When we found a beach, we tried going into the water, but this was our first time in saltwater in a long time.  Because of this, We did not have very much fun.  Another problem was that everything was very rocky.  It hurt your feet trying to get into the water, but once you got in,  it was just fine.  Now here comes the hard part.  Getting out of the water. On my first try of getting out, I made an astonishing discovery.  The rocks under the water were extremely slippery.  That really didn't help considering that we already

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Chapter 2 : In Monaco

Right when I got out of the bathroom I had to go up and down lots of big escalator.  Once I finally got out of the train station, there was a large sculpture of an old fashioned car, in honor of the Monte Carlo Grand Prix.  All around the car were different types of flowers that you never see in the United States.  It was so cool! after I saw the car I went to look for some lunch.  I found a cafe right next to a small carnival.  My goal was to try crepes.  After lunch, I decided to go on a large trampoline at the fair.  It was the most fun trampoline that I had ever been on.  If I went my highest, I could literally jump over the fence.  After the fair I went straight to the aquarium.  It was so cool!  The were so many different types of fish there!  I even saw a hammerhead shark.  After I left the aquarium, I looked around for a while, and I saw the most amazing thing ever.  A Ferrari store.  There were so many Ferrari there, I just couldn't believe it.  I looked at them for so long, before I knew it, it was time get back on to the Cruise Ship.

Monday, August 29, 2011

The Adventure Begins...

I woke up on the cruise ship late one morning.  I had to get as much sleep as possible.  I had a big day ahead of me.  After I got dressed I stepped off of the cruise ship and got onto a smaller boat to go to my first stop, Monaco, France.  But before we could go to Monaco, we had to start in Villefranche.  Once I got off of the boat,I decided to go straight to the beach.  Sadly, it was my first time in salt water in about five years.  I didn't stay there long because I didn't like the salt water.  I didn't have a towel, so I let the sun dry me off in the intense heat.  After the beach I went to the train station to be train tickets.  The train was late, so I had to wait for a while in the hot sun.  Once the train got into the station, I stepped onto the train.  I was glad to finally get somewhere that has air conditioning.  It only lasted for a few minutes though, because before I knew it, it was my stop.  Once I got off of the train, I ran into the nearest bathroom to get changed.  I have to say, the bathrooms there are a lot worse than in the United States.