The tournament starts today. I'm excited and I'm really nervous. Right now it's 12:40 and the first round starts at 3:30. Today I got to meet the American Ambassador to Slovenia, Joseph Mussomeli. He came to wish us good luck, and he said we are the largest American group to visit Slovenia all at once. Here is a picture of some of us with him. Can you find me?
Yesterday we visiting the town center of Maribor. We got to go in the castle, that is now a Regional Museum. There I got to try on armor. It was very heavy! Here are some pictures from it:
I also took pictures of the torture devices
Next we visited the second oldest synagogue in all of Europe. At first we couldn't find the building. But then we saw a clue. Can you find the clue? (Mom's note: this picture may be too dark to find the clue, but below it is a close-up of the clue).
This is the note on the door. It is not used as a synagogue any more, but as a cultural center. The synagogue was built in the year 1429, approximately.
This is the tombstone of Rabbi Abraham. He died in 1379, so the synagogue is probably older than they think.
hi ben its jonah,i hope you come back with some gold and 500$.
ReplyDeletegood luck!good luck we hope you win sincerly adee lia.
Hi ben it's Eliav I hope you come back with some gold and 500 bucks good luck!
hi ben its danny goooooooooddddd luuuuuucccckkk!!!! Hi ben it's onn did you win the bronze medal yet hi it is onn!hey man this teddy! I hope you win the gold medal. But if you don't then YOU WILL WIN THE BRONZE!:D
thank you so much for your support. and : to onn if i win the rest of my games (4 more)i,ll get bronze for sure,
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ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are having a terrific adventure! Good luck at the tournament, and enjoy your travels! Love from Jessica Stanton
thank you, jessica
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ReplyDeleteI liked seeing you with the armor! I also like your blog style! I think it is great the way you ask questions to keep us involved and to make us pay close attention. Hope you stay focused and do well in the tournament! I especially hope you have an excellent time and make a lot of friends.
SusieG aka KaiserSosay
thank you and my chess bag looks really nice!
DeleteWow Ben - that Sinagoga (synagogue) was really cool! So old and full of history - especially that tombstone! Also you look great in armor : ) Thanks for sharing all this interesting stuff with us.
ReplyDeleteWe miss you and hope that you are having fun.
Shalom and b'hatzlacha,
Ms. Rave
thank you so much and if you can ,try to find where it shows abrahams name on the tombstone.
DeleteBest of luck Ben we're rooting for you here in San Diego, CA!
ReplyDeletethank you so much masi abi!
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