WORLD HISTORY:DREAM TRIP

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Hawaii:Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor is a memorable, yet very sad place. It was where the Japanese bombed

the United States, luring us into WWII. Now all that’s there is a beautiful memorial, that

remembers the day.

Hawaii:Honolulu

Honolulu is the biggest island in the Hawaii chain. It has beautiful beaches, tropical forests, and best of all, a place where memories are made every day. But, that’s not the main reason I want to visit the beautiful island. The main reason is, about six months ago, my parents visited the island without me and my brother, and I think it’s time I

return the favor.

Italy:Vatican City

The Vatican City is the smallest country in the entire world.

The Vatican City is where the Catholic Pope lives.The City consists of one the most beautiful churches in the world, St. Peter’s Basilica (background).Also in the palace, is the Sistine Chapel (top left) which is a Chapel, that the famous Michelangelo painted. It even has paintings on the ceiling.

Italy:Venice

Venice is mainly known for it’s beautiful street canals. But some

don’t know that Marco Polo was born in Venice. And of course, everyone

knows Marco Polo is, or will in the near future.

Spain:Barcelona

Barcelona is a very historical place. Their soccer team, FC Barcelona is probably the most storied teams in all of sports. Their aquarium is one of theMost beautiful in the world.Overall, it is a definitelyA place to visit.

Spain:Madrid

Madrid, is the other city in Spain that is home to one of the most storied soccer teams in history, Real Madrid. FC Barcelona, in fact is its biggest rival. But, that’s not the only reason Madrid is such a historic city. The Prado Museum is one of the leading art galleries in the world owning over 7,600 pieces of artwork.

France:Verdun

Verdun was home to the longest battle in WWI. Verdun was a city in France, that guarded a ring of forts. It took the Germans 10 ½ months to seize them all. The battle of Verdun was never a big victory or loss in the course the war, being a small city on the Western Front, but it will still be remembered for the hard fought the French and Germans displayed.

France:Paris

Paris, France is one the most famous cities in the entire world along with London, Beijing, Pisa, and New York City. Paris’ best attraction is the Eiffel Tower and at night, it doesn’t disappoint. But, Paris has it’s historical events as well, such as Paris Peace Conference that took place at the end of WWI. This Peace Conference was actually one of the reasons Adolf Hitler started WWII. Paris is the perfect venue for a historical trip and family trip.

England:London

London is another one of those cities that is one of the most famous in the entire world. Two of the top historical attractions in London are the Cabinet War Rooms, where Winston Churchill and his advisors planned war tactics while the battle went on above them. Then there is the Tower of London which is where Churchill watched the air battle take place above him.

Another must do, for a soccer fan, while in London is to visit a Chelsea soccer game. Chelsea is one the top teams in the Barclays Premier league. Chelsea, this season, won the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League Cup.

England:Sheffield

Sheffield, England is more of a personal stop in the trip for me. The main reason I’m going, is because I want to see my second cousin Gage, who moved to England in August. He is the only cousin on my mom’s side of the family, who is my brother and I’s age. So, when he moved we got to spend a lot less family time. Also while I’m there we might as do something fun, so I thought we should go to Aerial Extreme Sheffield, which is a course of obstacles of a sort, in the trees.

Citations

Aerial Extreme: http://bit.ly/Ltlmi6 Tower of London: http://bit.ly/LiJFw0 Cabinet War Rooms: http://bit.ly/MJSDaN Chelsea Soccer game: http://bit.ly/JpSAA5 Verdun: http://bit.ly/KBBBVS Paris Peace Conference: http://bit.ly/LtnfeA Eiffel Tower: http://bit.ly/Lsv6FP Barcelona soccer game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona Barcelona aquarium: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium_Barcelona Real Madrid soccer game:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogcatatanbola/5108584091/ Prado Museum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prado_museum Vatican Palace: http://bit.ly/LiL064 St. Peter's Basilica: http://bit.ly/JtITwV Venice: http://bit.ly/MJTYhS Pearl Harbor:

http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/hawaii/pearl-harbor-memorial