Becca's History Trip - April 11-19, 2013

3 am - up and ready for the airport!

I apologize for the long wait between posts. I have no idea where the time has gone. I have about 5 posts coming. I'll try to do one every night this week until I get caught up. 

Becca’s school history trip was from April 11 – April 19. This was her first school trip of this kind. (Where multiple payments were made and then you leave with a suitcase and passport and don’t return for 8 days.) She had a blast. They visited Paris, Vimy Ridge and Normandy. They saw all the Canadian sites and soil and museums and memorial walls, plaques and cemeteries. Not to mention the Eiffel Tower and Paris shopping! She took a small camera with her that she got for Christmas a couple of years ago. Note to all reading this – never buy a camera that takes double AA batteries. If it doesn’t have a rechargeable lithium battery – DON’T BUY IT. I sent her with full power batteries and an extra pack of specific camera Kodak batteries and both sets died on her before the third day. Now, she could have forgotten and left the camera on or taken a video or two and drained the battery that way – I didn’t get a detailed account – but still, if it was rechargeable, she would have her own photos to show you. She has collected some photos from friends thanks to their cell phones. She had a really great time. 

The minute she walked through the door.
(I probably should have let her catch her breath after
  dragging a suitcase up 4 flights of stairs.)

Classic Becca - she got her hair caught in the back of the hair dryer at one of the hotels. LOL

Converse shoes are protecting a lot of feet in Egypt. I bought a pair at the converse store when they had a 60% off sale earlier this year and Becca bought herself a pair while shopping in Normandy.