A Tour to the Botanic Gardens

Sunday, 27 October 2013

On Thursday 24 April, Year Eight students went to the Botanic Gardens. We walked down and got into the bus.

After we arrived at the gardens, we walked down to the Education Centre. We went to have a look around. First we went to the Orchid Farm and Mrs. Rita read us some of the information. Then we looked at all the lovely plants. After that we went down to a little spot in the Botanic Gardens and had morning tea.

Next we took some pictures and then we went back to the Education Centre to have lunch. After that we went for a walk.

A lady took us around and introduced herself, then she explained what we were going to do. Next she took us in to the green house. It was most interesting.

Soon after we had finished we went back outside. Finally we got into the  bus and returned to school. We were tired but happy.

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Snow White

Long ago, in the Neverland, there lived a very beautiful princess, Snow White. The Queen was her stepmother. She was very jealous of her beauty. So she wanted her to die.

Snow White knew about the evil plan. She escaped into a forest. There she made friends with seven dwarfs.

The queen turned Snow White into a witch. Snow White did not realize it. The witch gave her a poisoned

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Babu and the Lion

One day, there was a slave whose name was Babu. His master was very, very bad. You know, he often punched Babu and did not offer him food for days. Poor Babu! So he escaped into a forest and slept in a cave.

Next morning, he heard a loud roar. In front of him...., at the mouth of the cave..., was a very big lion. You see, Babu was scared to death! Kind of scary, isn’t it? But he could not escape.

But the lion didn’t attack him. It was tame. There was a large thorn in its right front foot. The lion looked at Babu. It seemed to say something like:”Please help

me. It’s very painful.” Babu walked bravely to the lion and pulled out the thorn. Babu and the lion turned out to be friends.

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Egypts Capital

Cairo is the largest city in egypt Here you can always roll back the centuries Modern cairo has tall buildings and broad streets equal to any in the capitals of europe or australia From the top floors of impresive blocks of flats you can gaze at magnificent views across the river nile.

However behind the modern buildings are narrow alleys where there is no sound of traffic The only sounds that come to your ears are the calls of the stall-holders Water sellers and herdsmen wander through the streets as their forefathers did thousands of years ago Many of the poorer people still dress in the same way as their ancesters

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Thousands of people visit Pisa’s famous tower each year and wonder just how much longer it can exist without falling.

Millions of dollars have been spent to stop the tower crashing to the ground. Soft, shifting soil has always been the tower’s problem. Recently, it was discovered that the tower had moved two millimeters. This was a great setback because engineers had previously corrected about twenty millimeters of the lean by using an inventive underground cables idea to straighten the tower. Pisa would hate to lose its precious Campo dei Miracoli and the tourist dollars it generates.

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SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco is my favourite city in the United States. It is beautiful, clean, not too big, and it has something for everybody. I love the streets and buildings in San Francisco. The streets wind up and down the hills, with beautiful old brick and wooden houses on either side.

One of my favourite things to do in San Francisco is to ride the cable car. It takes you to most parts of the city. It’s not a very comfortable ride, but it’s exciting and the views you get from the car are wonderful.

And I like the weather in San Francisco. It never gets too cold or too hot. The summers are pleasant. The fresh breezes blow off the ocean and the sky is always blue. It rains quite a lot in the winter, but it never gets very cold. Another thing I enjoy about the city is the restaurants. The seafood restaurants, with crabs and lobster, are my favourites. You can also get great Chinese, Japanese, American and European food in San Francisco.

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Singapore

Singapore is an island city of about 4 million people. It’s a beautiful city with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a clean city.

Most of the people live in high-rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern, with lots of tall new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown there are rows of old shop houses. The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days.

shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the goods are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable.

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MYSTERIOUS ISLAND

          Iceland is a very unique island—in fact, it’s like nowhere else on earth. The interior

of this island contains incredible contrasts. It has tundras, huge glaciers, volcanoes,

and waterfalls.

Fact 1:

Swimsuit maker Speedo sells a very large number

of bathing suits in Iceland. Is it warm here all

year?

Fact 2:

The island’s climate is cool, but most people don’t

pay money for heat. Energy is very cheap and it

doesn’t cause pollution.

What kind of energy do Icelanders use?

Fact 3:

Icelanders eat fresh fruit and vegetables all year,

but they rarely buy them from other countries.

Where do they get them?

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THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

The Hawaiian Islands are located in the middle of the

Pacific Ocean, far away from any other land. There are

eight islands of different sizes, and while they differ from

each other in some ways, they share many features.

They all have a tropical climate, with temperatures

of about 780C (25.60C) in the winter and 850C (29.40C) in

the summer.

Rain falls often, but not for long. The islands also

share a natural beauty, with mountains and waterfalls,

rainforests, and long beaches. Their waters are filled

with colourful fish, dolphins, and giant sea turtles

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The Must-see Ambarawa Railway Museum

You can easily be accused of committing a

tourism sin if you’re in Semarang and failed to

visit the Ambarawa Railway Museum.

This museum is situated less than an hour’s

drive from the capital of Central Java. During the

Dutch colonial days, Ambarawa was a military

zone and the railway station was used to transport

troops to Semarang through Kedungjati. It is at

474m above sea level, giving you unpolluted fresh

air to breathe.

The Ambarawa Railway Museum is well-

maintained. It is a medium-sized building. The

railway route is offered to visitors. You can enjoy

the beautiful panorama during the route. All in

all, this is a truly exciting treasure to visit.

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