only then that I realised my purse had been stolen. All my money was gone. I wanted to cry because I was so upset. Then, I began to shake uncontrollably as I remembered how uneasy I had felt before going to the carnival that day!“ Let’ s go home,” Anne said.
When we got home, I checked my bag again. I still couldn’ t find my purse.‘ If only we hadn’ t gone to the carnival!’ Next time I have a strange feeling I will stay home.
London sightseeing
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the River Thames boat trip, which I hope you’ ll enjoy. On the left you can see The London Eye, the big wheel built in 2000 for the millennium. Now, ladies and gentlemen, we’ re just passing The Tower of London, which has been a prison, a medieval fortress and an arsenal and now where the Crown Jewels are kept. We’ re coming up on the London Dungeon which is not for the faint-hearted. You can learn all about things such as the Great Fire of London and the Great Plague here. On the right, you can now see Shakespeare’ s Globe Theatre, completed in 1997. You can learn all about life in Shakespeare’ s time there through a permanent exhibition. Also, don’ t miss the London Aquarium and St Paul’ s Cathedral.
Madame Tussauds is in London. You can see life-sized wax models of famous people( e. g. Princess Diana, David Beckham), the planetarium, interactive exhibitions, the Chamber of Horrors and the Pirates of the Caribbean. It all started when Madame Tussaud learned wax modeling in 1777 from Dr Phillippe Curtius in Paris. Her early models including Benjamin Franklin were a success. She moved to England in 1802 and opened the museum in 1835. In 1958 the planetarium was added. Some of the exhibits in the museum are interactive and there is Chamber of Horrors as well as a Pirates of the Caribbean exhibit.
St Petersburg sightseeing
There are so many things to see and do in Saint Petersburg, Russia’ s second largest city. It’ s a beautiful city and great value for money. Here are four places you can stay during your visit: The Winter Palace The Winter Palace was built between 1754 and 1762 as the winter home of the Russian tsars. It has 1,786 doors and 1,945 windows. In 1917 it was attacked during the October Revolution. It is home to the Hermitage Museum which holds one of the world’ s greatest collections of art. State Russian Museum The State Russian Museum in the Mikhailovsky Palace is the largest art gallery containing Russian art in the city. It was opened in 1895. Saint Isaac’ s Cathedral Saint Isaac’ s Cathedral is the largest cathedral in the city and was the largest church in Russia when it was built. It is 101.5 meters high. It took 40 years to build and opened in 1858. It is very richly decorated inside. Peter and Paul Fortress The Peter and Paul Fortress is an old fortress and prison, which was built in 1703. It contains some churches where many of Russia’ s tsars are buried. It is now a museum.
Moscow Museum of Modern Art
The Moscow Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum at Petrovka in Moscow, Russia that opened in December 1999. Today the museum boasts over 1,500 works of 20th century European art and features works
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