We were packed up and ready to go to Sydney International Airport. Then Penny’s watch beeped with a message our flight was CANCELLED. Queenstown airport was closed as there had been a large snow storm. So today we spent the day in Sydney. We jumped on the train and headed to Circular Quay. I saw an…
Churro’s is a Spanish and Portugese snack. It is a deep fried dough. In Spain, churros can either be thin or knotted, or long and thick. The surface of a churro is ridged due to having been piped from a churrera, a syringe-like tool with a star-shaped nozzle. They are normally eaten for breakfast dipped…
We went back to the farm shop to see if they had chickens for sale since the fox ate ours before the holiday. We bought 2 isa brown chickens. Grace named hers Lulu and I named mine Polly. They are only young and will take about 6 more weeks until they start to lay eggs….
Orange Trees Orange trees are found in many garden in Paris. Penny told me that they are planted in these large planter boxes . They were all painted green. The reason they were not planted in the ground was that they were all moved inside before winter each year. Penny said each planted box was…
The Louvre is the biggest art museum in the world and a historic monument in Paris. The museum is within the Louvre Palace originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century. The building over the years was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682 Louis XIV left the Louvre…
A tapa is a small Spanish appetizer or snack to have with a drink. The meaning of the word tapa is a “lid” or a “cover”. It is a very social way to eat for local and tourists. Tapa’s can be served hot or cold. Anything can be a tapa, a handful of olives,…
Paella is a Valencian, Eastern Spanish dish. Many Spanish people view paella as the national dish. It is served as a main course. The main ingredients are short grain rice, garlic, parsley, olive oil and saffron. The best paella is those cooked fresh. You can get many types of paella, vegetarian, seafood, chicken and sometimes…
We caught a train to the Eiffel tower. When we got off we could see it. It was HUGE! The Eiffel Tower was built from the 1889 World’s Fair. The project was carried out by Gustave Eiffel. It was only going to be short term, but it became so popular it was left. It is…
Boats on the pond! Grace and I went to Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. There was a man hiring small yachts. After lunch Mum gave me some money to hire a yacht to put on the pond. I picked the Portugal boat. It has a Portugal flag on it. I was wearing my Portugal football shirt, mum…
Notre Dame means, “Our Lady of Paris”. Inside the cathedral it was huge. Bishop Maurice de Sully in 1163 laid the first stone. There were pictures showing all the stages of the building. It took 200 years to complete the cathedral and it was biggest in Europe for a long time. Like some of the…