Lucy

Teiah took Lucy out on the boat for a ride today. She really liked it.
She should have been a cat - she lurves sardines!!!

Home, sweet home

The BIG TRIP is over and life is returning to normal. WE MISS ITALY!
Guy and Keely have been fishing with Jim this week and caught these great king salmon.

THE BIG TRIP -part 6

LONDON

We spent a day exploring London.
GUESS WHAT? THE FOOD WAS HORRIBLE!!!!!
The weather was strange - cloudy, rainy, sunny then back to cloudy.
Buckingham Palace was not much of a palace to me.
The guards were dressed very funny!
The London eye was closed for maintenance which was a shame as it looked great.
Big Ben is very old as well as the Parliament house.
The palace took a while to find but the parks across from it were great,
filled with wildlife including many types of birds, ducks and lots of squirrels.
And the under ground was cleaner then France and Italy, faster as well.
Last but not least we saw Trafalgar Square and Picadilly from monopoly.

Trafalgar Square

The London Eye

Big Ben

The Royal Palace

Royal Guards

The ducks in St James Park

THE BIG TRIP -part 5

ROME

We caught a high speed train to Rome. Our apartment was just out of the city.
We had to catch the metro or the bus to get anywhere.
First we went to the Colosseum. It was amazing! (also had stray cats lying all over the place!)
Then we walked through the ruins of the ancient city of Rome.
The next day we went to an ancient church called the Pantheon. It was so awesome!
We also saw most of the popular sites like the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

The Colosseum

Kids in the Colosseum

Ruins in the Palatines

More ancient ruins



The Pantheon



We did some shopping on our last day in Italy

In the Saint Peter's Basilica

THE BIG TRIP -part 4

Florence

We stayed in Florence for 2 nights. There was so much to see.
We walked and walked. The city is so beautiful, with churches everywhere.
We went to the Palazzo Vecchio and saw the statue of David.
We loved the views from the banks of the river.

Daddy loved the shopping

The girls loved the window shopping

The weather was great

THE BIG TRIP -part 3

Monte Bondone

We hired a car and drove from Venice to Trentino.
It was so exciting to see snow for the first time.
We couldn't wait to play in it.
Our hotel had a heated pool and an ice skating rink.
It was awesome!

The view from our room.

THE BIG TRIP -part 2 - By Teiah Millar

VENICE
Once we got off the plane we got straight on a water taxi,
the streets in venice are water.
Venice is great no cars, no trains no bus just canals!
The food in Italy is fantastic,
lots of flavour and freshness.
Venice is so old its just beautiful.
 



Mum loves this photo!





Do you like our masks?




a typical Venetian street



Dad loved the food!!!

There is flowers on every window sill.
You get around by water taxi, bus or feet.
Venice is famous for its glass and masks,
myself and my sister brought one each -pink and purple.
My brother Guy was interested in the ferrari stores.

THE BIG TRIP -part 1 by Keely Millar, photos by Teiah Millar

Our trip started with a flight on the A380 - the biggest plane in the world .
(Thank you Qantas for our business class seats!!!)
First we went to Paris. It was freezing!

Daddy & the kids enjoying the sights

Mummy & me at Notre Dame Cathedral

            

        

The Eiffel Tower at night.
It was so cold!!

We went to the Louvre (art museum)
on Mummy's birthday. 

Me & Teiah in the Louvre



 A funny photo of Guy & Daddy in the Louvre


 

Rainbow over the Seine River



 



Me having a croissant & hot chocolate.
French brekky -YUM!



We went to Euro Disney and it was
really cold!!!!