The last couple of weeks

Sorry that it has been a while since my last post. We have been very busy lately. For the last couple of weeks I have been hiking, having company, getting lost, and doing homework. Anyway on one of our hiking experiences we saw an amazing view of a lake. [talk about hiking, waterfalls, lakes, how you felt there, anything you learned]

 It is blocked a little by some bushes but it is still pretty, right? This was in Croatia. 

We saw some men yodeling. They were singing a traditional song. We could not understand it which make it a pretty weird experience for us. [Did you like it?] We saw this in Sibenik, Croatia.

After each song the would hand out CD's to everyone that wanted one and we bought one. I have not listened to it yet but I heard a song of theirs live. At the gathering [????????]

We also saw some pretty flowers in Italy

I am going to try to figure out what kind of flower it is in a flower book in the library when I get back to Maryland.

A couple days ago we saw a new section of a Nymphenburg castle that I've visited three times now. I saw a museum of carriages, sleds, and horses that many kings and queens from all over Bavaria rode in. Many of the carriages belonged to King Ludwig II. Some people know him as (Crazy King Ludwig). Here is a picture of one.

   

Gondola

I am going to start with a "Where in the World..." post. Here is the picture. 

 Facts: This place is famous for its Gondola rides and masks are very Important there as part of their Carnival celebration. The use of masks were strictly forbidden in 1797 and reappeared in the nineteenth century.

This is what Gondolas look like there

The whole experience was amazing. On the gondola ride we went under a lot of bridges, saw a whole bunch of pretty views, and the person in charge of the boat started singing a weird song in a different language. It was very strange.