We are back in Salzburg. What a beautiful city. Celeste declared that if she were ever to live in Europe this would be the place. The rest of us decided that we could get on board with visiting her at the University of Salzburg! We went to a great beer hall, Augustine Brau. A simple, old place. They brew their own beer. When you walk in you grab a stein off the wall and get it filled. Then head to the back hallway where there are food stands. One for chicken, on...

We all have been reading books that connect with what we are learning and seeing in each region. Just for fun here is the list... Nina: Toro! Toro! by Michael Morpurgo...Spain Number the Stars by Lois Lowry...Holocaust The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss...Holocaust When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr...Holocaust The Promise by Eva Schloss...Holocaust Black Radishes by Susan Lynn Meyer...French Resistance Escape: Children of the Holocaust by Allan...

We loved Salzburg so much that we came back. We were going to stay at the same place we stayed before, but it was all booked. So the owner helped us find a new place. We are now staying in the guesthouse of a real Baron and Baroness. They invited us over for tea and cake. When we got inside their house they led us to their dining room. The set-up was so old fashioned and beautiful. Fancy teapots, candles, silver plates etc. To go with our tea they served us tradi...

Here is the list of the new foods the girls have tried on the trip. They were challenged to reach 100 by our good friend, Betsy. 1) cod fritters 2) grilled eggplant 3) paella 4) radish 5) ratatouille 6) wit loof, traditional Belgian dish with endive 7) cherry beer (in a pub in Antwerp) 8) jicama 9) gnocchi 10) Speculaas, Dutch gingerbread 11) Schneeballen, pastry in Germany 12) sauerkraut 13) risotto 14) gold flakes, on their cake at tea with the Ba...

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