On our trip across the country, the family has made many stops to see friends and family. As we passed through Utah, we had the chance to see groups belonging to both categories. Aleah will be writing about our experiences in Moab, so I have been assigned to tell you about our time with the […]
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My favorite activity we did while in Austria was go on the Großglockner high alpine road, or Straße as they call it in Austria. On a three hour drive, we drove up almost to the top of Austria’s highest mountain, with the assistance of an audio tour alerting us to the notable sights. I enjoyed
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One of the last sites we visited while in Berlin was the location of what was once a concentration camp, called Sachenhausen. The camp was built next to a town called Oranienburg, which is a short train ride from the main city. After a short introduction from our guide, giving us the basic information about
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As some readers may know, for most of August the family is going to be in Germany and Austria. For the first nine days we are staying in a nice flat in Berlin, nearby the Brandenburg Gate and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. We have been doing all sorts of fun things,
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My Dad took me in a new experience this Monday. At about 6:30, he woke me up, and we both got prepared for a day on the water. One 40 minute car drive later, we arrived at his friend, Mr Chris’s house. Before we left, another one of Mr Chris’s friends, Mr Brian, arrived on
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Jiu jitsu originated in Japan like many martial arts, but was made popular by the Gracies from Brazil, who used their style to win a variety of fighting contests such as the UFC. The art was originally intended as a method for samurai, who were usually mounted on horses, to fight on the ground when
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As you likely know, as of right now the family is located in Puerto Rico. It is a beautiful island, full of things to do and see. I love this place, and I wish we could come here every year. Unfortunately, Puerto Rico has quite a problem with invasive species, similar to the Florida Everglades
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As some of you may know, I recently got scuba certified. Last year I had the chance to do so, but foolishly decided not to. This year I did not make the same mistake, and even before we arrived here in Puerto Rico, I expressed my desire to get certified. Mom got re-certified last year,
A few weeks ago we were in Athens, and what is THE thing to do there? See the ancient sites! By far the most famous site of the ancient city is the Acropolis, basically the high point of the city. In ancient times when the city was attacked, the population would flee there for safety.
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As I mentioned in my last post, we spent a few weeks in Sicily. Sicily is full of ancient ruins, and also as mentioned in my previous post, according to some it has the best preserved Greek ruins in the world. However, today I want to talk about Ancient Rome. Specifically, the Punic wars. The
