Hello Everyone:
It is Maddy again here in France. I had a very fun week at school and my teacher, Madam Gastaud, said I am improving my French each day by reading a book. Plus, we have to memorize a poem each week and this week's, Crayon du Coloeur, is about colors and making the world a better place. I will tell it to you when I get home.
This week, my Mom, Dad and I went on a trip to a little village less than 30 minutes from our house, called La Turbie. It is very high in the mountains and has a fantastic view all the way from Italy to our house in Villefranche. In La Turbie there is a monument from the Roman Empire and it is called The Trophy of Augustus. It was built over 2000 years ago in 7 B.C. Augustus was the son of Julius Caesar. They built the trophy because Augustus won a huge war against the people of the Alps. It was really cool and really big.
So, I decided to climb to the top. My legs were shivering the whole time because it was so high up and I climbed to the top by myself, without ANY adults. It was just me, me, and me alone! All that is left of the the Trophy is some bricks and columns but it once was the biggest Trophy in the world of its kind. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Barbarians took the marble and then in the Middle Ages people used the bricks to build their maisons (houses). Too bad as it was a really neat monument and there is only one more left in the world and that is in Romania.
Plus, don't forget to ask me about the goats up there!
I hope you enjoyed my Blog and the pictures I am sending you. I will write you all again next Sunday with a really cool story. Stay tuned.
-Maddy Rosenberg
Thank-You For Your Comments!
Mrs. Herrera: I just love it when you write to me. I miss you and the class so much. I almost wanted to write another blog right away. This one the class might really like because I think we will be studying the Roman Empire. See you soon.
Sam Snow: Thank-you Sam for your comment. When my dad told me Sam had written a comment I thought it was my hamster Sam. But I was really happy it was you instead. I will for sure help you with your French class when I get back. A bientot.
2 comments:
Maddy,
I really enjoyed your blog this week. History is my favorite subject and it was so neat to read about the Roman Empire. I cannot believe how large the trophy is. Imagine all of the people that had to work together to build it! I am very jealous and would love to visit sometime. I've always wanted to visit France and Italy. I'm glad to hear that your French is coming along. We are counting down the days until you return. Talk to you soon,
Mrs. Herrera
Hello my little one :)
I am so glad to see that your hard work in paying off since your french is improving! You make me very very proud :)
The pictures are beautiful, and I am glad to see that you are also having fun since you work so hard. French poetry is beautiful and we will do a couple of poems (you'll choose them !) when you get back...dont worry we will read them and talk about what they mean, you wont have to memorize ;)
I miss you very much !!!
Anne-Laure
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