Ski Jumping World Championship

The Holmenkollen Ski Jump (which is near my school) hosted World Cup Ski Jumping!

Hot dog rolled up in lefse

Video

You can see it was a bit foggy

The Norwegian Royal Family (on the big video screen) was there watching the ski jumping

Can you see the ski jumper landing?

 

Multicultural Festival at our school

Our school, Northern Lights International School, has kids from 24 different countries! We had a celebration with booths, food, and performances!

The USA booth (5 American kids)

Turkish students dancing

Germany/Malaysia

China

Lots of students from India

Italy

Germany

Australia

Pakistan

American chocolate chip cookies!

Class field trip to the Parliament (government)

We visited the Norwegian Parliament building in Oslo. The King of Norway can attend one Parliament session each year, and he has a special chair reserved for him. We all had a chance to sit in it.

The Parliament is called the "Stortinget" which translates as "The Big Thing!"

Pompeii, Italy

POMPEII AND MOUNT VESUVIUS

Did anybody go to the Pompeii exhibit at the Museum of the Rockies last summer? If so, you might know about Pompeii!


Pompeii is a famous city. The volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted about 2,000 years ago and covered Pompeii in volcanic ash. Many people died but many people escaped.

We visited the Pompeii ruins. It's one of the most visited tourist sites.

At Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius is behind us.
(Ignore the date on the photo; camera wasn't set up)

The tour guide was telling us that the street (where she is standing) was the sewer, and the stone we were standing on was used for crossing the sewer/street!

Daniel is walking  down the sewer!! This would have
been the sewer 2,000 years ago. 

Inside the glass room are the preserved bodies of ancient Pompeiians who
died when Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago

That is Mount Vesuvius in the background.

Do you see the lizard?

The coast of Italy

Coast of Italy

We stuck our feet in the Mediterranean Sea! It wasn't too cold.

This is the coastal town of Positano, which is built into the steep cliffs

Vatican City

Vatican City

Do you know who Pope Francis is? He's the most important Catholic leader in the world. We didn't see him, but we saw Vatican City where he lives and works. Vatican City is actually its own little country! It's next to Rome, Italy.

This is Pope Francis (but we did not see him)

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Check out our Vatican video: https://youtu.be/G45bgOou5Eg

Inside St. Peter's Basilica (church)

Vatican City was well-guarded!

Daniel eating gelato at Saint Peter's Square,

 in front of Saint Peter's Basilica (Church)

The Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo's famous masterpieces.  Have you seen this before?
(Source: https://www.rte.ie.)

On the roof of Saint Peter's Basilica (Church)

Coming down from the inside of the dome of Saint Peter's church

Looking out from the top of the dome of Saint Peter's Basilica

The Pope's Palace (We took the picture from the top of St. Peter's church)

 Chairs were being set up for the Pope's speech the next morning. We are in front of the church.