World Tour, by Zander

  When I first learned of the world tour I knew it would be stressful. I also knew that we would be going on planes a lot and it would not be very fun. The world tour would be a really stressful trip because we hadn't planed anything but the tickets. My parents thought that doing the world tour would be really easy; they were wrong. I was really excited to see was the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids of Giza, and the Hagias Sophia. I did not think that the trip would be worth all the trouble it would cause. On our World Tour, we have trouble appreciating the great works.

Daddy at 3:00 am at the tourist check point

         People hassle us when we are seeing great structures, and thatt makes it hard for me to appriciate them. When we were at the pyramids of Giza, all these people were hussling us to get on there camels and hourses. I just wanted to get out of the the pyramids because there was not a moment when they were not asking for money. In Cambodia, Egypt, and India people in the temple would want to show me something for a tip. When we go to temples and ruins in Cambodia and Egypt people would  demand that I follow them to show me a featcher. Then when they had shown me they would ask for a tip. It was really frustrating because nobody was just being nice, they all wanted my money. People would always try to make you take a picture with them then ask you for money. It was so bad that I never took locales help, because I always thought that they would ask for a tip at the end. When I go to a great structure I need some alone time to appreciate the building.

Our carige broke its wheel and the driver is trying to fix it.

Traveling can be tiring so we have trouble appreciating what we are seeing. In Cambodia we saw about 6 temples in one day I could not remember any of the temples after seeing the third one. So during the last three temples I just wanted to go back to the hotel because I was so bored. When we were going to see Abu Sibelius we had to wake up at 3:30am in the morning because it was a long drive.  When we got there we could not fully appreciated the temple. During our visit to the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul turkey, I was not fully equipped for cold temperatures.  I was so cold during my audio tour that I had to keep moving to stay warm. In the Cambodia palace, I was tired of seeing gold stuff, and I was really board.

I am really impatient to get through the world tour so I am having trouble patiently embracing each new wonder that we see. I want to get a house. It is really uncomfortable when I get asked if I havea home, and when I say that I don't they look at me like I am weird . I also want to be able to get things, but I can not because I know that I can not carry it in my bag. I am scared to travel, because I don't know what unexpected problem will occur next. For instance in India, we got ditched by our driver when we had just gotten off the train from Shimila. We had to find a new driver quick, and the task is quite difficult in a Indian train station. I am inpatient to get through the world tour because I want to be able to stay in one place to a while.

I have had some trouble appreciating the wonders of the world that I have seen .There are some things that could have made the world tour a little more enjoyable.  For instance if we had some plans when we landed, then our trip might prove less stressful. If we had a guide that stayed with us the whole time that we were in the country, then we might not be getting harrased so much. The guide would know the price of things and we wouldn't get riped off by the shop owner so much. Also not having expectations is really good. If your exceptions are good then sometimes you get disapointed. I wish that I could appreciate all the building, but there are some things that make it hard for me.  

P.S. :Sorry for not having pictures of us getting haggled in other contryes, but we are at a really sketchy internet cafe. It took me about one hour to get the 2 pictures on!!!! :(  But it is a real Eygtion expirance!!!!!
Zander