Category: RTW Posts
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The Greatest Bridge in London
Read more: The Greatest Bridge in LondonI learned about bridges in my science class last year. Most bridges fall into 3 categories: beam, arch, and suspension. London has a lot of bridges from a long time ago and some that are new from the year 2000! It was amazing to actually go on the most famous bridge in London. Guess which bridge I am…
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The First of Many New Religious Experiences
Read more: The First of Many New Religious ExperiencesToday, after a long day of touring, we thought we’d like to go to church. But not in just any church. We wanted to go to a church service at Westminster Abbey where the royal family hold their coronations, weddings and funeral services. The 5:00pm Evensong service was open to the public, so we were able to…
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Olympic Update!
Read more: Olympic Update!What does a city do with an amazing Olympic facility after the games? Well that’s something we wanted to find out while in London. We decided to visit the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park which is by the Stratford tube station and close to the house where we are living. I was really impressed with how they…
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The Sad, but True, Story
Read more: The Sad, but True, Story“Our revenge will be the laughter of our children”. That was a quote by the Irish Republican Bobby Sands, who lived in Belfast. We drove to Northern Ireland today because we were curious about what the North was like. We went on a tour around the city of Belfast led by a man named Mick. The…
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Write a Limerick…in Limerick!
Read more: Write a Limerick…in Limerick!Limerick Sat. July 19 Last night we went to the town of Limerick to see a limerick writing competition. There were more than 40 competitors there who read out their limericks. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to hear all of them but we arrived to find out who the winners were. In third place was a…