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Golden Triangle/Iceland

Published: August 29th 2012Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Selfoss
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August 3rd 2012

We saw friends and we saw waterfalls. It sprayed a little water but it was fun. We saw horses and one horse tried to eat my hand. We saw a horse show. We got to pet them and it was really fun. We saw geysirs. They smelled like eggs. We saw a really big one and it was fun. We went to a little park and me and my friend saw a beautiful place. I called the flowers "celebration flowers". It was really fun. - Sofia Aug 3, 2012 Journal Entry. So after a good night sleep we met Lenny and Maddie at their hotel just a few blocks away. It was so good to have a friend my age on the trip. We took a day tour through Reykjavik Excursions, the same company that took ... read more



Blue Lagoon&Reykjavic/Iceland

Published: August 26th 2012Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík
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August 2nd 2012

We landed in Iceland and went to the Blue Lagoon. There was a geyser and some drinks. It was really fun. - Sofia Journal Entry After many months of talking about our summer trip to Ice and Green as I liked to call them, it was finally time to travel. I had been so excited. I was also very happy that for a week of the trip, I would be travelling with a friend, Maddie, who is one of the daughters of Daddy's good friend from college, Lenny. We were going to meet up with them on our second day. This would be the 3rd time I had seen Maddie. Once in Hartford, Connecticut where they live, and then once in south Florida. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ So, after a short layover in New York (not enough time to ... read more



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May 28th 2012

"At that volcano we hiked up and took tons of pictures and videos. When we got to the top we saw a volcano with a little volcano inside. It was so funny. Then we went to a beach. I became a mermaid in the sand. Vitor caught a crab. We had lots of fun. Then at night me, dad and Vitor went to a pool. I went in it and the others didn't. Then we went to a restaurant and we saw my friends mom, Carmen." - Sofia Another good breakfast at our hotel and with our same driver, we were off for another full day. First stop was a volcano "Bocaron" which was basically right in San Salvador. A beautiful drive up and we reached the spot where we needed to hike a bit. It ... read more



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May 27th 2012

"When I went to San Salvador, it was so pretty. We went to the ruins and it was really big. At the first one, I chased my brother. It was hard to run in the grass.We went through a museum and it was pretty. The second ruins we climbed up steep steps. At the food place, I had some awesome steak, that was not really chewy but really good. And some good rice. We were at the painting place that had a little road, it was funny when I looked like I was on the road. It was really pretty." - Sofia This trip was crazy. It was Wednesday before Memorial Day weekend and after daddy talked to his friend, Sean, on what to do, one thing led to another and daddy decided to get the ... read more



Paris, France

Published: April 7th 2012Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris
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March 17th 2012

It was pretty. The thing I loved most about Paris was the Eiffel Tower. It was very tall. It was sparkling at night. We went up to the tippy top. - Sofia When daddy was planning this trip he found out that we could not make it back from Romania to the USA in one day and we would have to spend the night in another European city. His choices were Madrid, London, and Paris, and he felt that even though had been to France before (Nice last year) that Paris would be the best layover for less than 18 hours since it had the EIFFEL TOWER. I have see that in so many books, cartoons, and pictures, so I already knew about it and was very exicted. So early afternoon after a change of planes ... read more



Bucharest, Romania

Published: April 3rd 2012Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest
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March 16th 2012

The hotel was so little. It only had 4 rooms. We had this bread that was so good with cinammon. We went to a park with old houses and played house. We ate in the hunting room of Dracula's Restaurant. - Sofia It was time to leave the medieval towns of Transylvania and Dracula and get back to Bucharest to catch our flight the next day. As we had not spent anytime in the city on our arrival, daddy thought it would be a good idea to get there early to have at least 1/2 day in the capital. So after a few hour drive from Hotel Dracula in Capatatenii near Dracula's real castle, we arrived in Bucharest. We stayed at a very cute hostel/Bed and Breakfast called Vila Gabriela in Otopeni less than 2 km ... read more



Curtea de Argess, Romamia

Published: March 30th 2012Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Arges » CURTEA DE ARGES
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March 14th 2012

We went to a hotel. We went up more than a thousand steps to go to Dracula's real castle. I was a little scared. Vlad Tepes is not Dracula. He does not bite people on the neck. He is a hero in Romania because he saw mean people and put a stake up their butt. - Sofia After 2 really fun days in Sibiu it was time to go see Dracula's Real Castle. By this time in the trip I really began to understand that difference between Dracula and Vlad Tepes. I learned that Dracula from the movie (book) was a vampire who sucked blood and was not real. However, he was based on Vlad Tepes whose father was nick named Dracul and he had the nick name of Draculea. Daddy told me that he learned ... read more



Sibiu, Romania

Published: March 27th 2012Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Sibiu » Sibiu
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March 13th 2012

We went up a hill after getting keys from somebody. It was very pretty. We did a lot of videos and pictures. We went up a clock tower. We tried to hurry down before the bells did not ring, but they did. We went to a park and I saw a lot of snow and jumped in it. I got wet and daddy brought everything but socks so I had to use my gloves on my feet. - Sofia ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A couple hours and we arrived in Sibiu. This was a really cool city and we stayed right in the middle of the old town at the Old Town Hostel right in the middle of one of the big squares. We stayed there for 2 nights. We checked out the old town area when we arrived ... read more



Sighisoara, Romania

Published: March 25th 2012Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Mures » Sighisoara
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March 12th 2012

We went into Vlad Tepes house where he was born and is now a restaurant. We ate there. We went up a bell tower and I found my name. - Sofia On the way to our next destination, Sighisoara, we stopped by 2 small towns on the way to our next stop Sighisoara. The towns were Prejmer and Harman and both had really cool fortified churches. These were Saxon churches that were surrounded by huge walls to protect them. They were more like fortresses. Really cool looking. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ It was now time to go to Sighisoara, the birth place of Vlad Tepes aka "Dracula". This was another medieval town. We stayed right in the center of the old town at Burg Hostel. We had planned to stay 2 nights here, but daddy heard there were a ... read more



Brasov, Romania

Published: March 23rd 2012Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov
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March 9th 2012

Romania was very pretty. I went skiing for the first time and fell a little. We also went on tubes. It was very fun. We also went to Dracula's fake castle. It was very nice. We also went into a palace. I saw cute dogs and cats at the hostel and it was very fun. - Sofia ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ After flight from Miami to NYC, a 1/2 day in NYC spent with Lady Liberty, overnight flight to London and then another plane and we finally arrived in Bucharest, Romania. We immediately got our rental car and drove 3+ hours to Brasov. While the first part of the drive was boring, we then passed through cool mountains and SNOW!! I was so excited. When we arrived at the Rolling Stone Hostel daddy was a bit tired, but I ... read more






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