hi its Tait. I'm in The Netherlands.
the last few days have been very interesting. On Sunday we said our goodbyes to Biggi, Hauke and the rest of the family. Then we drove all the way to Alphen An Den Rijn, the trip took 5 hours. We drove through the border of Germany and The Netherlands, past Utrecht and into Alphen An Den Rijn where we met Rein and Beatrice (the owners of the house) and got to know them a bit.
The next day we stayed at home but Darcie Frazer and I played in the park for ages. We played soccer, in the playground, fed some sheep and played with Danker, Toby and some other kids from the local school.
On Tuesday we woke up at 5:30am and left for Bonn at 7:00. We arrived at about 10. The trip took about 45 minutes longer than normal because of a traffic jam in Holland. When we arrived in Bonn we looked around the ICEF office and met everyone there. Then we left and went for a walk and looked in shops until 6pm. Then we went to the ICEF office, picked up dad and walked with Markus and Sandeep to our hotel and left our stuff and then Markus took us to an Italian restaurant. I had spaghetti carbonara - it was delicious.
Yesterday we went to Cologne. It was interesting. We went on the train which took about 25 minutes. When we first arrived we walked out of the train station and right in front of us was the Cologne Cathedral. Made over 1700 years ago, it was huge. All the windows had different pictures of religous scenes. The floors were made of tiny tiles all different shaped and sizes to make pictures and coats of arms. After we left we walked for about 15 minutes before we got to the Lindt chocolate factory, it was interesting to read about all the steps involved in making chocolate.
On the first floor there were a lot of pictures and information boards to read on all the steps of fermenting and drying the cocoa. On the 2nd floor they had a chocolate fountain where a lady was giving out free wafers covered in melted chocolate. They also showed the little square Lindt chocolates being made. On the 3rd floor they showed how they make hollow designs like rabbits, etc for Easter chocolates. On the 4th floor was a museum displaying old chocolate mkaing equipment.
Afterwards we caught the train back to Bonn. We got on an ICE train, which is the super fast Inter-City Express. It took 15 minutes instead of 25. We only had tickets for the regular train. When the conductor asked Mum to show the tickets he was very kind and did not even ask us to pay the extra fee. When we arrived in Bonn we had dinner at an Asian restaurant. It was so spicy. Then we left for Alphen An Den Rijn and arrived around midnight.
Today we stayed at home until 2pm. Then we went to the park across the road and played soccer with some other kids. Some of them were really good players. We played with them for a few hours, and then came home. Later on a boy named Chooby came to our house and asked us to play soccer again, and we did. I had to stop early because my toe was hurting so when I got home I had a cut on my toe and my sock was red from blood.
Darcie cooked tacos for our dinner. Tomorrow we'll go sightseeing somewhere. That's all for now.
Bye,
Tait
the last few days have been very interesting. On Sunday we said our goodbyes to Biggi, Hauke and the rest of the family. Then we drove all the way to Alphen An Den Rijn, the trip took 5 hours. We drove through the border of Germany and The Netherlands, past Utrecht and into Alphen An Den Rijn where we met Rein and Beatrice (the owners of the house) and got to know them a bit.
The next day we stayed at home but Darcie Frazer and I played in the park for ages. We played soccer, in the playground, fed some sheep and played with Danker, Toby and some other kids from the local school.
On Tuesday we woke up at 5:30am and left for Bonn at 7:00. We arrived at about 10. The trip took about 45 minutes longer than normal because of a traffic jam in Holland. When we arrived in Bonn we looked around the ICEF office and met everyone there. Then we left and went for a walk and looked in shops until 6pm. Then we went to the ICEF office, picked up dad and walked with Markus and Sandeep to our hotel and left our stuff and then Markus took us to an Italian restaurant. I had spaghetti carbonara - it was delicious.
Yesterday we went to Cologne. It was interesting. We went on the train which took about 25 minutes. When we first arrived we walked out of the train station and right in front of us was the Cologne Cathedral. Made over 1700 years ago, it was huge. All the windows had different pictures of religous scenes. The floors were made of tiny tiles all different shaped and sizes to make pictures and coats of arms. After we left we walked for about 15 minutes before we got to the Lindt chocolate factory, it was interesting to read about all the steps involved in making chocolate.
On the first floor there were a lot of pictures and information boards to read on all the steps of fermenting and drying the cocoa. On the 2nd floor they had a chocolate fountain where a lady was giving out free wafers covered in melted chocolate. They also showed the little square Lindt chocolates being made. On the 3rd floor they showed how they make hollow designs like rabbits, etc for Easter chocolates. On the 4th floor was a museum displaying old chocolate mkaing equipment.
Afterwards we caught the train back to Bonn. We got on an ICE train, which is the super fast Inter-City Express. It took 15 minutes instead of 25. We only had tickets for the regular train. When the conductor asked Mum to show the tickets he was very kind and did not even ask us to pay the extra fee. When we arrived in Bonn we had dinner at an Asian restaurant. It was so spicy. Then we left for Alphen An Den Rijn and arrived around midnight.
Today we stayed at home until 2pm. Then we went to the park across the road and played soccer with some other kids. Some of them were really good players. We played with them for a few hours, and then came home. Later on a boy named Chooby came to our house and asked us to play soccer again, and we did. I had to stop early because my toe was hurting so when I got home I had a cut on my toe and my sock was red from blood.
Darcie cooked tacos for our dinner. Tomorrow we'll go sightseeing somewhere. That's all for now.
Bye,
Tait
1 comment:
G'DAY TAIT Enjoy your trip and show those europeans how good we are at sport !!!!!! Kick a few goals mate !!! Cheers - your uncle PHIL
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