Monday, November 5, 2012

Vienna, Austria

This is me at the Schonbrunn Castle.  It was built in 1569 by holy roman emperor maximilian the 2nd. There are 1,441 rooms in the castle ! I only got to go to 36.After we looked at the castle we went to a zoo.Here are some of the pictures I took. That is an african rhino.

that one is of a sea lion in mid-roar.

In austria they speak german. to say "please" is "bitte" and thank you is "danke".
at 4:30 we are leaving on a train to maribor, slovenia.The train ride will take 4.5 hours.Something i did not like about Austria was that practically everyone smoked and it was freezing cold.  Something that I do like was the dessert they have called "Apfel Strudel", which is apple strudel, and it tastes like apple pie.
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10 comments:

  1. Mary Beth KiersteadNovember 8, 2012 at 6:59 AM

    It looks like you are really busy Ben! You are seeing things that most people in the US never get to see. Thank you for sharing! I am going to ask the class to look at your blog today. We all miss you and are rooting for you back here in California:)

    Ms. Kierstead

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  2. UnknownNovember 8, 2012 at 9:56 AM

    Wow, Ben. What a wonderful adventure. You look like a life-size chess piece with that cool armor on. Your family here in Davis are pulling for you and are so proud of you. Good luck and have a great time.

    Love,

    Steven

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  3. Coach BrownNovember 8, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    Hey Ben!

    Good luck over there in your Chess Tournament! We will be rooting for you and will try and win our soccer tournament out here also! Hope you take a Queen, some Bishops and a Rook right away!

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    1. Ben RoodNovember 9, 2012 at 1:11 PM

      thanks coach, good luck against venom i hope you win.

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  4. UnknownNovember 8, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Hey Ben. We are enjoying watching your experiences on this blog. We wish you luck on the tournament. We'll be watching for more posts. Ilene and Stella

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  5. M and E TAFTNovember 9, 2012 at 3:06 PM

    Ben,

    We are enjoying reading your blog and we are learning a lot. I am jealous that you got to visit the zoo in Vienna. We wish you luck in the tournament and will be rooting for you.

    Love, Aunt Maddie and Uncle Elliott

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