Sunday, March 21, 2010

Lilly has had a great time traveling around the world. Thanks for all your help.


Monday, February 8, 2010

Hello! My name is Heather. I recently took Lilly on a trip to Oahu, Hawaii with three of my friends. On our journey we visited many interesting places. One of the most beautiful buildings we saw was the Mormon temple in Laie. The sun was shining through the clouds onto the building and the lush green grounds. I live in the desert in Arizona, USA so it was nice to see so much greenery. We stopped at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Hawaii to watch a professional surfing competition. We were lucky to actually see the competition since several days of the competition were canceled because the waves were too big and dangerous for the surfers. We had a wonderful time laying on the beach and soaking in the sites and sounds of the fun filled event. We also went to a real luau and ate some kalua pig. Kalua is a method of cooking in an underground oven so they literally bury an entire pig in the ground and surround it with coals and it cooks for many hours. They just unburied this pig when we got there and served it up on a platter for us. Check out the picture I've attached! Finally, we made it to the historical site at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. This is the site where many members of the US Navy lost their lives in a surprise attack on December 7, 1941. The sunken ships serve as large tombs since the soldiers who went down are still down entombed in them. It was a sobering experience to hear the story retold. We had a great trip and hope you enjoy the pictures I have attached. Thanks for letting Lilly come along with us. Enjoy!Heather ThomasPhoenix, Arizona USA














Thursday, November 26, 2009

Lilly enjoyed some local music!

Hi!
I and my friends Amy and Anna live in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. We took Lilly on a trip to Dublin, Ireland in October. We got to see so many neat things while we were there! We saw Malahide Castle, which was built in 1185 AD. It is still in good condition, and the rooms and decorations are beautiful. We also visited Trinity College, which is over 400 hundred years old and was chartered by Queen Elizabeth. The college's library contains many very old artifacts, such as part of the Rosetta Stone and the Book of Kells (a very beautiful illustrated version of the four gospels of the New Testament). We walked all around Dublin, saw many finely architectured buildings, stopped in numerous shops, listened to musicians play, and talked to the friendly Dubliners (who were always willing to help us). I have attached some pictures of our adventure. I hope you enjoy the pictures like we enjoyed our trip!

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