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Italy, Greece and Turkey Videos

Posted onOctober 25, 2012AuthorKBKLeave a comment

I knew that rainy days would make me feel productive! Rome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he3B6c7bCGE Cinque Terre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjgG6yE1LzQ Roman Colosseum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcLPV9ysMlo Pompeii http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVtqoF1POw Pisa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPP47VKVPM8 Vatican City http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fktHpv1G8Yw Gladiator School http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZguUi6Eihw Greece Parthenon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_YIGassVFc Petro the Pelican http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ-C8iBHI84 Turkey Ephesus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDe5IBQd6NY

Snoop: Gladiator School

Posted onOctober 5, 2012May 10, 2015AuthorSnoopLeave a comment

We spent an afternoon learning how to become gladiators. Did you know that a female gladiator is called a gladiatrix? They had female gladiators 2000 years ago, and, our teacher was a gladiatrix. First, we learned all about the history of being a gladiator. I learned that, if you were a slave and you won Read More …

Snoop: Pompeii

Posted onOctober 3, 2012May 10, 2015AuthorKBKLeave a comment

Pompeii is a super huge abandoned city. There used to be 250,000 people living there before Mount Vesuvius erupted. It is a big volcano that you can see from Pompeii. The city was covered by pumice and ash. In some places it was covered with 10 meters of ash. That was good for two reasons: Read More …

Snoop: Getting lost in Venice

Posted onSeptember 7, 2012May 10, 2015AuthorSnoopLeave a comment

It is so easy to get lost in Venice. You have the canals going in all different directions, which get you turned around. You also have the thin alleyways and multiple bridges for one canal, so it is even more confusing. There are lots of dead ends that sometimes don’t have bridges to keep walking Read More …

Snoop: St. Petersburg, Russia Overall

Posted onJune 28, 2012July 18, 2012AuthorLeave a comment

On a scale of 1-10, Russia was an 11. The best things in my opinion are these: The Amber Room at Catherine’s Palace, the Hermitage Museum, Peterhof, and the Church of the Spilled Blood. Catherine’s Palace is gargantuan. Did you know that even though it is blocks long, it only had 58 people living there? Read More …

Snoop: Video Blog 4 – Ireland’s National Museum

Posted onJune 15, 2012July 18, 2012AuthorLeave a comment

Dublin’s National Museum has a Treasury Room with all kinds of gold and jewelry that dates back 3000 years. Most of it was found in hoards around Ireland. People find the hoards in peat bogs. Here’s my video.

Snoop: Video Blog 1 – Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Posted onJune 9, 2012July 18, 2012AuthorLeave a comment

My first video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2wyGECOIAs A word of warning. If you get to go to the Blue Lagoon, make sure you put the conditioner in your hair BEFORE you go in the water and leave it on there. Otherwise, be prepared for crunchy hair when you get out!

Snoop: Guesstimates and Math

Posted onMay 30, 2012July 18, 2012Author1 Comment

In Snoop’s interminable quest to define everything mathematically, I thought I’d have him answer the following questions before we leave: 1. How many miles will we travel (do not include on foot)? 40,000 a. How many kilometers is that? 64,000 2. How many countries will we visit? 37 a. What is the square root of Read More …

Hang Up in Bath

Posted onJune 20, 2011July 18, 2012AuthorLeave a comment

Dear PANArt, Your mellifluous tones have enchanted my child. He has succumbed to the siren song of your UFO shaped instrument, the Hang. If we place him on your wait-list now (which sounds YEARS long at this point), is there some chance he will be blessed with the opportunity to fork over $3000 U.S. for Read More …

Pink Ping Pong Ball

Posted onJune 11, 2011July 18, 2012AuthorLeave a comment

The education continues in earnest. The Snoop is the bewildered recipient of a hot pink branded ping pong ball. Need I say more?