The Top Five Things I Did or Saw in Beirut
5. The Roman Baths were interesting. They are baths made by the Romans. They were in the center of downtown Beirut in Lebanon. It was interesting to learn that the Romans took over the city. The baths aren’t standing anymore. They are just pillars now. The whole city forgot about the baths and they got buried. And then they dug it up later by mistake.
4. The desert was cool because it looks like you can find a lot of minerals in it. I saw it underneath the plane while I was looking at the tv screen on the plane. It was from the downward camera which is on the belly of the plane.
3. The ocean was nice. I got to go down near the water. It accidentally splashed me. I jumped on the rocks to get down. It is not a good place to surf. There was a lot of garbage in it but it was clear and you can find fish. I found about 14 of them or more. It was not like the ocean in America because it was always really high and it didn’t have sand, just rocks. It was the Mediterranean Sea.
2. We went to Byblos. It’s the oldest city in the world. At Byblos there would be more Roman ruins but the crusaders destroyed some of them. Roman ruins always have columns to hold up the roofs.I bought 2 fish fossils at Byblos. They are really cool and I can see them very clearly. They are the ancestor of the sardine which is armigates in Latin. The alphabet was invented in Byblos.
1. I saw a giant cave. It was cool. I saw stalagmites. They first found the lower grotto and then found the top grotto. We saw the top grotto first. It had stalagmites and stalactites. When we got to the end, it was really, really high. I got to touch 2 big crystals that they let people touch. I said, “You shall Not Pass,” which is in Lord of the Rings and it echoed really well cause I yelled it. It echoed back! At the lower grotto I got to ride a boat in the water. I put my hand in it. There were sharks in it. I didn’t get bit. Just kidding! There are not really sharks in and I didn’t get bit. There are no fish because there is no food in the water for them. It is the Jeita Grotto. I got to take a picture with a famous stone god sculpture there.
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Hey Lucas i miss you a lot not as many adventures now that your gone. Also the dragons miss you, we all miss you guys.
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Lucas - it sounds like you are having amazing adventures. Look how long your hair is!
ReplyDeleteKatie wants me to tell you that she has strep throat and her throat was swollen almost all the way shut and she had blood on her tonsils because they were so swollen and she had toget a HUGE shot on her leg today and even tho Tony bribed her with $20 AND a trip to Build-A-Bear workshop she still yelled (a lot). And Tony said that the doctor giving the shot seemed a little scared by how loud Katie was.
I hope you are having a good visit with the Wongs. Tell them that we miss them and we will drink some of Big Wong's moonshine at Christmas dinner like we always do.
Much love, Lizzie
Hey Lucas, how do they know that Byblos is the oldest city in the world? Is there a really old guy who was there when they founded the city and can tell you all about it? LOL
ReplyDeleteHello Lucas! Your neighbors and friends in Wyoming love hearing about all your exciting travels! How wonderful that you get to see all that cool stuff! You are so handsome and look like you are having so much fun! Keep smiling and enjoying all your special moments! Love, the Martins
ReplyDeleteWow, Lucas, that looks like an amazing trip!!! You are so lucky to do all this world travel and adventure!! I really love the stories and pics about the places you go. I will show this to Riley and Bria tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteLucas! Not only are you an adventurer, you are now a travel writer! Last summer, your posts were often 3 sentences long. Now they are better to read than most books!
ReplyDeleteI love reading about your adventures and seeing your photos!
Love, PiMA