My final blog!!!!!!!!!!!

My final blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dad gave me two questions to answer for my final blog. One I had to do an interview of the family and the second was about what I thought for myself.

The first question was: Ask each person in the family what their favourite memories of the trip were and why. I did that and this is what they said:

DAD: He said he had two memories and one lasting impression. His first memory was when we walked around Sofia one afternoon. It was more beautiful than he expected it to be. He also liked that the dinner we had at the traditional Bulgarian restaurant that night too. His second memory was how the people in Holland treated us like we were from their family. That made him feel very special and grateful to have such lasting friendships. Dad said his lasting impression (something he will always remember) was how amazing it was to spend five weeks and to travel to so many incredible places with his beautiful family. He thought it may be an opportunity that never happens again, but I hope not!

Sofia in Bulgaria

Travelling with the family means eating ice cream!

 

Mr. PATRICK: Paddy told me that his favourite memory was Ard’s farm because he had lots of fun jumping on the trampoline in the sun. He also thought seeing the cows was cool and that driving the tractor with Ard was the best! Paddy also said that the Transport Museum (Budapest) and the Nature Museum (Salzburg) were also something he would remember because of all the things he saw there like cars, trains, snakes and dinosaurs.

 

 

MADAM: Bridget said she loved playing on the trampoline and playing in the playgrounds, but she might have just copied Patrick! She also loved going to Margot’s because Margot put Teddy’s eye back on, even though it was a red one! I asked her if she liked the food and she said-yes.

 

 

 

MUMMY: Mummy told me that her memories will be of Vienna. Even though we had bad weather there, Mum thought that the buildings and the parks were beautiful. She also said she had wanted to go to the Spanish Riding School since she was little and to be able to do it this time around was like a dream come true. She also said she was really happy to be able to go with me as well. I loved it too, but it was not one of my memories (sorry, mum). Mum was the same as dad because she also thought making a holiday like this with the whole family was very special. That is something that Mummy said she would remember and treasure forever.

 

For the second question, I had to interview myself!!!!

QUESTION: What are the lasting memories you will have from your trip? Explain.

CLARE: My lasting memories are that it was freezing, meeting all the Dutchies, doing gymnastics on the trampolines and last of all the doner kebabs in Turkey. I also sometimes think about how many countries we went to, the different money and the different languages.

I will also remember that it was so cold because I think mum and dad didn’t put enough warm clothes in! We had to buy rain jackets. Next time, I will only take long clothes!!!!!! I will remember bouncing on the trampolines because each time I did it I was trying to do a trick my gym teacher was teaching me before I went away. One of the last times I did it – a back flip connect with front somersault! Cool!! Last of all…I really loved the doner kebabs in Turkey. They were so tasty! But I also liked the schnitzel in Austria, the Goulash soup in Hungary and the sausage in Serbia. I did NOT like the apple cake or the fries with mayonnaise in Holland. Dad told me I was not a Dutchie at all, but I have a passport and he doesn’t!!

I loved meeting all the friends of mum and dad’s in Holland. They were all lovely to us and I’m really glad I got to meet Marijke because she is really sick which made me sad. Everyone gave us lots of food and had big smiles when we came to their houses. I would love to go back and see them all again!!!

Margot and her sister, Tante Miep in the woods near 't Harde

Super yummy!!

 

 

Dad told me that to drive between Melbourne and Perth is about 3500 kilometres. We travelled about that far on our whole trip (Istanbul to Amsterdam) and we went to ten countries, ate lots of different traditional food and tried to speak in lots of different languages. When you drive from Melbourne to Perth you are still in Australia, so Australia must be massive!

I loved my trip and I can’t wait to go back again!!

Thanks for reading my blog – I hope you enjoyed it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We made it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Love

Clare xxoo