Lucy goes around the World in 88 Days- Day 1 and 2

I am off on a big adventure around the world with Miss Hannaford representing my classmates in Macquarie Green, Blue and Gold. Miss Hannaford is taking me everywhere she is going and so the adventure is beginning in the United States of America. Our first stop is Las Vegas, Nevada. We are staying in a very unusual hotel- it is a Pyramid! It even has a sphinx out the front!

Day 1: Saturday 28th June 2014- Travelling Day
We left Australia on a Delta Airlines Plane at 11:30am- and since we had to be at the airport so early, I really enjoyed watching all the little trucks act like trains pulling containers of luggage to all the planes and also watching special food trucks lift off their wheels to load food into the planes.
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The flight to America was 14 hours long and we travelled over 12,000 kilometres to America across the Pacific Ocean. Miss Hannaford watched lots of movies including Muppets Most Wanted, Frozen and Ghostbusters. Once we arrived in America- we found out that we arrived 3 hours before we left Australia! It was still Saturday because of the International Date Line. We had one more little plane to catch to travel to Las Vegas and the airline people very kindly upgraded Miss Hannaford and I to Business Class- so it was even more comfortable and we were given lots of special snacks.

So here is a picture of our hotel- from inside our hotel room and the view from the door of our room. Miss Hannaford is so happy that our hotel looks like it is from Ancient Egypt!

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Day 2: Sunday 29th June 2014
After breakfast in the ruins of an Ancient Egyptian temple, Miss Hannaford and I went to her favourite place in Las Vegas- the Ventetian Hotel! It looks just like Venice with big bridges and the little boats from Venice called Gondolas. The real Venice has a big river through it called the Grand Canal, inside the hotel, on the second floor, is a small version of it complete with Gondolas, singing gondoliers (the people who paddle the boats), and a space called St Mark’s Square. Miss Hannaford bought an ice cream called gelato for us to share because it was so hot outside- 38 degrees!

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One of the things the real Venice in Italy is known for is the spectactular mask festival called Carnivale. Everyone wears beautiful masks and costumes and Miss Hannaford collects masks from Venice so when she found a mask shop next to the canal- she bought 2 masks, one for her and one for me. We decided to wear them while we were in St Mark’s square.

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After we finished at the Venetian, we went across the street to the Mirage Hotel. Miss Hannaford wanted to see where the theatre for that evening’s performance of Cirque du Soleil Love was and I wanted to see the Secret Garden of Seigfried and Roy. The Secret Garden is like a zoo and an Aquarium in that they have big pools where Dolphins live and enclosures where the Tigers and Lions live.

We saw the Dolphins race around the pool and jump really high out of the water. When they did the trick they were given a fish as a reward. The trainer told me that this is normal, natural behaviour for Dolphins when they are swimming in the ocean. He also taught me that a group of Dolphins is called a pod. The aquarium has 3 generations of Dolphins living together. The leader of the pod is always a female dolphin, in this pod her name is Duchess. Duchess has a daughter called Huff’n’Puff and a granddaughter along with 2 grandsons.

Next to the Dolphin pool is the tiger and lion exhibit. All of the tigers and lions are white in colour which is very rare. I thought the animals were Albino with pink coloured eyes, but these big cats have a special gene that makes them white and they have blue eyes. It was so hot that all of the tigers and lions were sleeping. The trainer told me that they like to play and move around in the early morning when it is much cooler.

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The tigers used to be used in a show inside the Mirage but after an unfortunate accident to one of the human performers, the tigers are now used for a breeding program to help protect their species. When the tiger show ended, Miss Hannaford’s favourite circus, Cirque Du Soleil moved into the theatre with the show called Love. The show is based on the music of the Beatles and Miss Hannaford really loved seeing the show especially the amazing puppets!
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So it was an amazing day- can’t wait to see what we do next!

Lucy

2 thoughts on “Lucy goes around the World in 88 Days- Day 1 and 2

  • July 3, 2014 at 7:43 am
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    Wow! What an amazing adventure. Thank you for sharing your adventure. We look forward to hearing about the next leg of your journey. The photos are great. I look forward to seeing the masks in person.
    Take care

  • July 3, 2014 at 9:03 am
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    Thankyou Mrs Mafi- Lucy

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