Sep 25, 2019
In Bologna David attend the Africa Europe baseball qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics. One day when David was at a baseball game Jenny, AJ and I walked 30 minutes to get some of the best reviewed gelato in Bologna. It was heaven to my taste buds. We also got a lot of schoolwork done. We went to the anatomical theatre. We saw parts of the old university. Like where they taught anatomy. It was a wooden room with portraits of famous doctors and Apollo surround by constellations. We also saw an old lecture hall with old books on lots of different subjects. It took us a while to get there because we got lost but once we got there it was really cool. One night we went out to a restaurant called Pinterre. All in all it was very fun and we got a chance to relax and catch up on work.
Sep 17, 2019
When we were in Florence (also known as Firenze in Italian) we had lots of great new experiences. Such as visiting the home of the famous statue created by Michelangelo Buonarroti, the David. In 1501 Michelangelo started his work on David at age 26. He is nearly 17 feet and weighs 5,660 kg. David stood outside in Piazza della Signorina for over 400 years, he then had too be restored in 2003 before being put in the Academia gallery . If you look closely you can see weather stains on his back. He was not strong enough to defeat the giant with his own two hands, so he had to use his wisdom. In the statue he is holding a sling in his left hand and a rock in his right hand. To defeat the giant he slingshot a rock in between the giants eyes. The story of David is in the bible. We also visited the Uffizi gallery, looking at the famous Leonardo da Vinci paintings and more of Michelangelo paintings and sculptures. We also went swimming in a really nice outdoor pool. Now we are in Bologna and we will be watching the Europe and Africa baseball Olympic qualifiers. And hopefully taking a pasta making class.
Sep 14, 2019
Yesterday we went to the Saint Peters Basilica and the Vatican museums. Saint Peters Basilica is the biggest church in the world, it is beautiful and has lots of pretty fountains and statues outside. Each letter in the Basilica are 7 feet tall, and some of the statues are 20 feet. We went to the Spanish steps and looked at all the designer shops through the window. Today we took a high speed train that was going 250 miles in hour to Florence. We are staying in Florence for three nights. We are staying in a cute and colourful air bnb. We walked the streets of Florence for two hours, and had some tasty focaccia. Tomorrow we have have a super busy day so I might not have enough time to do a post, but I will try to save some time to do one. Hope you enjoyed!
Sep 11, 2019
Our first two days in Rome have been packed with adventures. Today we visited the colosseum, Rome’s favourite source of entertainment back in the days. Gruesome gladiator fights, bloody executions and exotic animals, always something for the romans to enjoy. The colosseum can hold up to 75,000 people and is also known as the Flavian amphitheatre. After we visited 3 fountains and had awesome gelato! That’s the update for today, thanks for reading! I will be back tomorrow for another post. Bye!!!
Sep 6, 2019
Hi my name is Briar, I live in Victoria with my family and our soon to be dog 🐕. My favourite sports are softball 🥎, volleyball 🏐, basketball 🏀, soccer ⚽️and gymnastics 🤸♀️. I also enjoy music 🎶, both listening and playing. My favourite artist is Taylor Swift. I play the clarinet and percussion at school 🏫and I play the piano 🎹out of school. In my spare time I usually like to read. Right now I’m reading 📖lots of books by Susin Nielsen they are great for middle grade readers. I hope you got to know a bit about me by reading this. Thank you!
Sep 4, 2019
1. Food: I’m really excited to try homemade gelato🍦 and fresh pesto pasta.
2. Venice: I’m looking forward to riding a gondola.
3. Beaches 🏖 : I’m also looking forward to swimming in the clear water of Europe.
