IwentonatriptoHainantodaywithmyfamilyduringthesummerholiday.Wewenttherebyplane.Afterwegotofftheplane,wewenttothebeachtoseethebeautifulsandandswimthere.Therewereotherpeopletheretoo.
Somepeopleweresurfingandsomepeopleweredivinginthedeeperpartofthesea.Afterwardswehadlunchataseafoodrestaurantnearthebeach.
Weateseafoodlikeshrimpsandcraps,anddranksomeabalonesoup.Wealldidn'twanttogohomebecausethescenerywassobeautiful,andthereweresomanyotherexcitingthingstotry,butsadlyitwastimeforustogo.Itwasdefinitelyanexcitingtrip.IfIhaveachancetogothereagain,iwillbemorethanhappytovisittheplaceagain..
AfterthechallengingCollegeEntranceExamination,myanticipatedsummerholidayhasbegun.Iwillhavealongwinterholidayforalmostthreemonth.ButIhavealreadyplannedforit.
Firstly,Iwillhaveagoodrestathomeandspendsometimewithmyparents.Istudiedatschoolbefore,soIdon’thavemuchtimetocompanythem.Andthen,Iwanttotakeapart-timejob.Ihavegraduatedfromseniorschool,andIthinkthatapart-timejobcanhelpmebeingindependent.IhopewhatIlearninschoolwillbehelpfultomynewjob.Afterearningsomemoney,Iwanttohaveanafter-graduationtripthatIhavebeendreamingofforaverylongtime.MyfirstchoiceisXiamen,whichisanattractivecity.Whenthetripends,it’stimeforthecollege.
LastsummerIwenttoVietnamwithmyparents.WestayedatasmallvillageoutsideSaigon.Theairandwaterwasverycleanandthereweremanykidsplayinginthemudalongwithwaterbuffalos.Thoughit’saverypoorcountry,thekidsseemtobehappy.
Theylivewiththeirfarmerparentsinlittlehousesbuiltwithdirtandstrawandhelpoutalotinthericefieldduringtheday.Theydon’thaveTVsorInternet,buttheyenjoyalotplayingoutside.ItwasaverymemorabletripthatIwillneverforget.
OneDay.IwenttotheGreatWall.Igotonthebusintheearlymorning.OnmywaytotheGreatWall,Isawlotsofnewbuildingsbeingbuilthereandthere.Beijingischangingaloteveryday.
AftertwohourstheGreatWallappearedbeforemyeyes.IsawthatsomeforeignersalsovistedtheGreatWall.TheGreatWallwassowonderfulthatIcouldnothelpcheering.AtonceIstartedtowardsthetop.Iwereverygladtobeheroesintheend.IfoundthatmyclassmatesvisitedtheGreatWallHowgreattheGreatWallis!WewereproudoftheGreatWallandthepeoplewhohadbuiltit.Andwemadeourmindtoworkharderthanbefore.Wewilltryourbesttomakeourmotherlandricherandstronger.
Tomisaboyofeleven.Lastweek,itwashisfirsttripinShanghai.AlthoughheonlytraveledShanghaiforoneday,buthewasveryhappyatall.First,heplayedinChangfengPark.Hehadphotoswithdolphinsandseals.ThenhevisitedYuGarden.Itisatraditionalplace.Heboughtmanysmallarticals.Afterthat,hetraveledthemosthighestbuilding-OrientalPearlTower.
ItisalsothemosthighestbuildinginAsia.Inthetower,heknewalotofthingsofShanghai.Finally,helookedatthemagnificentHuangPuRiver.TomwassoexcitedinShanghai,hesaidthathewantedtovisitShanghaiagainbecausthelikedthismordencity.
Nowadays,travelingisbecomingamoreandmoreimportantpartofourlife.Butsometravelershavesomebadbehaviorsandhabitswhilevisitingsomeplacesofinterest.Somemakenoisesinpublicplaces.Othersthrowrubbishandwriteordraweverywhereandsoon.
Asamiddleschoolstudent,Ithinkweshouldpayattentiontoourbehaviors.Forexample,throwrubbishintodustbinsanddon’twriteordrawontherelics.Don’tmakenoisesinpublicplaces.We’dbetterfollowguidesandobeyorders.Atthesametime,weshouldnotonlyprotectnaturalenvironmentbutalsorespectlocalcustomsandtraditions.
Inlastsummervacation,IwenttoBeijingwithmyfamily.First,wewenttotheGreatWall,wherewemetalotofforeignersandwealsotookalotofphotos.Theyalllikeourcultureandbeautifulsenery.
Second.wewenttothesummerpalace,wherethepreviousemporersspentsummerintheolddays.Third,wewenttotheForbiddenCity.Finally,wewenttoWangfujingStreetwherewetastedmuchdeliciousfood.Inaword,wehadagreattimeduringthevacationandweleanredalotfromthistour.
MyfamiliesplantovisittheinterestingplacepofShanghai.WeareledtotheOrientalPearlTVTower,afamoustouristattraction,whichisoneveryShanghainese'slips.ItisamagnificentbuildinglocatedinPudongNewArea,itisthetallestbuilding,soit'sveryeasytoseethisbuilding,evenifyouareseveralmilesawayit.AswegettothehighflooroftheOrientalPearlTVTower,weseetheattractiveviwswhichincludestheHuangpuRiverthroughthewindow.Atthemoment,lsuddenlymovedbythebuildersputtheirsoulandenergytothisbuildingandletitbealandmarkofthiscity.
Thisisthetriplneverforget.
Thefiveonedayiscoming.Ihavemadeaplanforit.IamgoingtoBeijingwithmyparents.Becausetherearemanyplacesofinterest.
FirstwewanttovisittheGreatWall,whichisconsideredoneofthesevenwondersintheworld.Secondwewanttovisitthesummerpalace,wherelivedmanyemperorsduringthehotdays.ThenwewanttovisittheWaterCube,wheremanyimportanteventsareheld.FinallywewanttovisithutongtogetaknowledgeofthecultureofoldBeijing.Ithinkthistripmustbeveryinterestingandwewillhaveagoodtime.
IamgladtoknowthatyouaregoingtostudyinCanada,soIamwritingtotellyousomethingaboutthiscountry.
Canadaisthesecondlargestcountrywiththelargestnumberoflakesintheworld.Themajorityofpeopleliveinthecentralpartofthecountry,whilefishingandforestryareofgreatimportanceintheeasternpart.
Isuggestthatyou(should)choosetostudyintheeast,wherenotmanyinternationalstudentsstudyandtuitionislower.Mostpeoplewillgotoaclinicinsteadofahospital,becauseitisveryexpensivetoseeadoctorthere.SoIadviseyoutobuyhospitalizationinsurance,whichis54Canadiandollarsayear.
Lastweekendwewenttothecountrysidetohaveapicnic.Weboughtsomecakeswithusforlunch.Weleftquiteearlybeforetherewastoomuchtraffic.Afteraborntwobourswecametoaniceplace.Itwasnearariver,withsomelargetreesbesideit.Soweparkedourbicyclesunderthetreesandwentforaswim.Itwasaveryhotdayandthewaterwasveryrefreshing.Afterhavingaswim,wehadlunchinthecoolshadeunderthetrees.Thenwewentforawalk.
Wesawsomebeautifulbirdsandbutterflies.Afterwalkingforaboutanhourwereturnedtoourbicyclesandbegantoridehome.
Wegothomeverylateandterriblyexhausted.Butweenjoyeditverymuch,foritwasoneofourmostinterestingweekend＇soutings.
Lifehasmany,"thefirst"isalwaysunforgettable.Today,Imexcitedtotellyouaboutmyfirsttriptobritain.
Lastsummer,myfatherandmotherdecidedtotakemetoEnglandforatrip.Onthatday,wewereontheplaneinHongkong,andmyfathertoldmewehadtoflytoHollandfirstandthentransferthere.Ontheplane,stewardessstewardessisverypolite.Shewillbringusfoodanddrinkforus.WepassengersarelikeGodandenjoythethoughtfulandmeticulousservice.Ontheplane,Iwaseating,drinkingandsleeping.Iwasveryexcitedinmybrain.Imlookingforwardtomydestinationsoon.
Aftermorethantenhoursofflight,theplanefinallyarrivedatHollandAmsterdaminternationalairport.Afterwegotofftheplane,wewenttoEnglandbyalovelylittleplane.Dontlookattheplane.Itsverysmallandinside.Ifeelveryluxuriousandcomfortable.Duringtheflight,ourplanewasunsteadyintheairbecauseoftheresistanceoftheairflow.ButImstillhappy.BecauseIllsoonseemyfathersfriend,uncleMikeandhisfamily.Afteraperiodofflight,oursmallplanefinallylandedatLiverpoolJohnLennonAirportinengland.MymomanddadcouldntspeakEnglishwhenIwasoutofcustoms,andIwastheonlyonetoactastheirinterpreter.Itsverytroublesometogothroughcustoms.Toverifyourpassports,weneedtocoverchapterafterchapter,andalsotopickupourluggage.Afterallthecustomsformalities,weweretiredout.
Wedraggedthetrunkoutoftheairportanddadsfriend,uncleMike,hadbeenwaitingforusoutside.Suddenly,dadaskedUncleMike,"whattimeisitforyouinEngland?""
UncleMikeimmediatelysaid,"itsseveninthemorning."!Youhaveworkedhardalltheway!"
Aftergreetingeachotherforawhile,acoachwith7peoplecoulddriveusstraighttouncleMike.UncleMikeswifeisGrace,anativeofHongkong,veryfriendlyandfriendlytopeople.Ihastentocallheraunt.Atthispoint,achildrandownthestairsfromthetwofloor.HeturnedouttobeuncleMikesson,Kevinmike.ThelittlemanlookedasbigasIwas.Afterseeingus,hetookmebythehandand,likealittleguide,showedmearoundeveryroomofhishouse.Finally,heledmetoaroomandsaid,"myfriend,thisisyourroom."!Youlivehere!"Thelookofhisfacewaslikealittlemaster.Onthemorningofthesecondday,afterbreakfast,myfatherdroveMikeunclescar,tookmeandmymotherinLiverpoolCity,tookabigcircle,andvisitedthewholecity.Hereiswhatisforeign,citystreetsareclean,tidy,littleanddaintybuildingsarealsoverybeautiful.Thesmallyardofeveryfamilyisfullofbrightflowers.Thewholecityisquiet,freeofnoiseandfreshair.TheBritishpeopleareverypolitetopeople,andeveryoneseesuswithasmileandregardstous.Itmadeusfeelveryhappy.Thethirdday,wedrovetothesuburbs.Therewesawlargefieldsandsawranches.Onthefarm,thereweregreengrass,strongcows,whitesheep,andstronghorses.Wealsosawflocksofchickens,ducks,geeseandcutepuppies.Ourdayisonafarmtoeatlunch,weeatthedeliciousFrenchfriesandfish,therearemanyunnamedforeignfood,reallyletmyappetite!
Onthefourthday,wewenttoacathedralinthecityforworship.BeforeIwent,IaskedmymothertobuymeaNewJersey,soitmadememorelivelyandenergetic.
Onthefifthday,ourmaintaskistogoshoppinginthebigshoppingmallinthecity.Iboughttwobeautifulcupsanddecidedtoreturntomycousinandcousin.Mymotherboughtanewcaptainarmbandforme.Onthesixthday,myfamilywenttothezoointhecityandwespentawholedayinit.Here,Isawthegiraffeforthefirsttime,sawthebigrhino,sawtheelephant,sawtheboaconstrictor......Ithinkthezoohereisverydifferentfromthezooinourcountry,mainlyinthestyleofthebuilding.Reallyletmeeyes!
Theseventhday,Ididnotgoout,butstayatUncleMikeshome,andhissonplayingtrampolineandgameconsoles.Alltwoofusareboys,andourpersonalitiesaresimilar.Wehavenothingtosay,talkabouteachother,andenjoyourselves!Fromtimetotimetheroomburstintoourhappylaughter.
Ontheeighthday,wefinallyfinishedourtriptoEnglandandleftthebeautifulEnglandforHongkong.Thetwoofusarereluctanttopart.EspeciallyuncleMikeandmysonKevinmikeleftE-mailaddress,sothatwecankeepintouchafterday.MomanddadhavealsoinviteduncleMikesfamilytocomeandvisitusinHongkong.
Whenitcomestothemostunforgetabletrip,differentpeoplemayhavedifferentopinions.Asfarasiamconcerned,thetripiwenttoBeijingwithmysisteristhemostunforgetableexperience.AfterwegotofffromGuangzhou,wetookplaneandthenwearrivedatmidnight.
Bothofuswerecuriousaboutthiscityandwebegantohangaround.However,whenwearrivedatthehotelthatwebooked,mysistercryedandsaidshelostherwallet.Thereforewespentseveralhoursintherodeswepassedbyandtriedourbesttofindascarefullyaswecan.Fortunately,afterthehardwork,wedidfindthewalletinaconor.Howluckywewere!
Travelisaverygoodmeansofbroadeningaperson'sperspective.Itmakesyoucomeintocontactwithdifferentcultures,meetpeopleofdifferentcolorsandgothroughpeculiarritesandceremonies.Travellingmuch,youwillnotonlyenrichyourknowledgeandexperiences,butalsobeawareofthevastneofnature.
Travelmayalsorelievepersonofboredomandgloom.Travelbringsyouenjoymentandattraction.Itgivesyouapleasantexperience,whichwilldisperseyourboredomandmakeyouforgetwhateverannoysyou.Travelbroadensyourmindandleavesyougoodmemories.Later,youmaygooverthesememoriesandenjoyyourpastexperiences,thuskeepingafreshandsunnymind.2.
Londonisawonderfulcity.Itisverylarge.TheThamesRiver(泰晤士河)runsthroughthecityfromwesttotheeast.Sothecityhastwoparts:theSouthandtheNorth.IntheNorthareimportantbuildings,shopsandinterestingplaces.
TheweatherinLondonisgood.Inwinteritisnotverycoldandinsummeritisnotveryhotbecausethecityisnearthesea.PeoplesaythatLondonisafoggycityanditoftenrains.Itistrue.
LastyearwhenIwasinLondon,Imetoneofthethickestfogsinyears.Youcouldhardlyseeyourhandinfrontofyourface.Carsandbusesmovedalongwiththeirlightsonwheneveningfell,theweathergotevenworse.Thefogwasasthickasmilk.Sothebusesandcarsstopped.
Lastsummervacation,myfamilyandIwenttoQingdaobytrain.Therewasalwayssunshineandfreshair,whichmadeussocomfortable.Wewenttotheseaside,theseawasasblueasthesky,andbathinginthesunshineonthebeach,wasreallyanenjoyablething.Ialsopickedupalotofcolorfulshellswithmylittlesister.Thereweboughtmanyinterestingsouvenirs,Iwasplaningtosendthemtomyfriends.
Weatemanytingsthere,suchasfish,prawn,andsoon.Theyareverydelicious.Thenwelivedinacleanandtidyhotel,andthepricewasnotsoexpensive.IlikeQingdaoverymuch,andifIgotachance,Ihopetocomehereagain,itissuchabeautifulandinterestingplace.
VerybeautifuloneQingDaoCitycity,itssceneryaregraceful,theenvironmentiscomfortable,person,weisproudbyselfcityasQingdao.TheQingdaotrafficiscrowdedcomparatively,butgoestothelavatoryverymuch,thepublictransitautomobilereachesislandcityeverywheredirectly.Thereisalotofplacesofhistoricinterest,touristattraction,BiRuinQingdao:ZhongShanCitypark,May4thpublicsquare,landingstage...
TheQingdaofinefoodisalsoveryfamous,snackhavingalotofdeliciousfood,beerandseafoodaremostfamous.Thisbemyhometown,myHeaven!Iloveher,Qingdao!
Mary,agirlwholikestotravelaroundtheworld,bookedanairlineticketwiththehelpofatravelagencyandwenttoTibetalone.Withallherluggagepackedup,herparentssawheroffandshereadamagazineintroducingtouristattractionsandscenicspotsaroundTibetontheplane.
Aftergoingofffromtheplane,shecheckedinahotel,andthentookthebustoappreciatethebeautiesofnature.
Throughthecommunicationwithlocalresidents,shenotonlyunderstoodthelocalculturebetter,butalsopromotedfriendshipandunderstandingwiththem.Fromthetour,shelearntmoreabouttheoutsideworld,whichbroadenedherknowledge.
AtriptoBeidaiheLastSundaywehadashorttriptoBeidaihe.Wesetoutintheschoolbusat7:20am.
theweatherwaspleasantandeveryoneofuswasexcited,Aftertwohours'ride,wearrivedthereatninethirty.Weplayedgamesonthesandsandswamuntheseahappily.Afterthat,wehadlunchinarestaurant.Intheafternoonwewalkedalongthebeach.Itisverybeautifulandwetookmanyphotos.weenjoyedourselvesverymuch.Timepassedquicklyandwehadtoleave.Itwashalfpastfourwhenwereturnedsafely.whatawonderfortripwehad!Iwillneverforgetit.
IwentChongQinginJuly22.Itisacitywhichwasbuiltnearmountains.
SopeoplecallitMountainCity.InChongQing,IwenttotheRedStoneCenter,toseetheplaceswhichtheprisonerslivedinthepast.Itisaterribleandawfultrip.Therearealotofdogs,andsoldierswithgunsneartheprisons.Andmostoftheprisonsaregood,theydidn'twanttotellthebadpeoplewheretheotherpeoplewere.Theylivedinverysmallhouses.Nogoodfoodtoeat,nogoodwatertodrink.Theyhadonlytwentyminutestostayoutsideperdaybuttheystillsaidnothing.
Ithinktheyaretheherosinthatcentury.Iwillfollowtheirspirit.
IwouldliketovisitFrance.Asmostofthetravellersknow,Franceisaveryattractivecountry.Iwouldliketoappreciatetravellerstovisittherenotonlybecauseofitsbeautifulscene,andalsothefantasticfood.IdonotinterestedincountriessuchasIraqandThiland.
Duetotherecentwarsandsocialturmoil,itisquiteunsafetotraveltothesecountries.Normallyitakeair-planetotravel.Thus,ithinkair-planeisthebestwayforpeopletotravelaroundtheworld.Furthermore,itsavesalotoftimeandstrengthforme..