Austin I saw the Parthenon today. It is being renovated by two cranes. 12 civilizations over time had separately existed below the various layers of earth. It was truely an impressive piece of art and structure. My travelling homework today was to do my art project, drawing a picture of Athena's statue. I also entered a page in my log and read about the Parthenon. Something strange happened today. When we were walking down from the Acropolis, there were a bunch of people in the pathway who were selling products including water, umbrellas, and squishy toys. They were almost harassi [View Full Entry]

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Austin: ------ London - We just got off the airplane and are now in London. The airplane ride was long and tiresome. The plane was a double decker. It had lots of cool things like a mini toothbrush/toothpaste, personal TV screen on each seat, over 100 movies to choose from, and we had 8 seats for the 4 of us. Dinner and breakfast were served, and they actually tasted good. We weren’t even in first class. All of the people, including the pilot, have different accents. People drive on the opposite side of the road, and walk on the opposite side [View Full Entry]

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Lily: I am at my grandparent’s house in Lexington. We had an Easter Egg hunt today because we won’t be in Maine for Easter. We decorated 16 eggs. One adult hid them. Then, anyone who wanted to look for them could. I am a little bit nervous and little bit excited about flying tonight, because I don’t know what to expect on such a long flight. [View Full Entry]

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Lily Says: "We had our last day of school today. It is sad because I am leaving, and I am getting use to life's changes. At school, my friends gave me little gifts and said 'Good bye. I will miss you.' I am looking forward to having a good time on our trip." Austin Says: "Today is my last day of school. I am going to miss all of my friends and teachers that I've had over the years in Ellsworth. It has been nice knowing so many people for so long. At school, my friends gave me cards and a [View Full Entry]

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Planning, planning, planning. We stir through the many books and travel guides figuring out how one can spend 4 months travelling Europe, yet hope to travel some untravelled roads ahead. Wish us luck. [View Full Entry]

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