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     Piggy is getting onto an ovenight train.  She is very excited.  Can you guess what train she is taking? Bonus question:  what country is she in? Send your guesses to me at katherine@365saturdays.org!

Every evening a group of New Zealand’s Native tribesmen and woman called the Maori come together to perform. It seemed like a great way to better understand the culture, so we went there Saturday night. It began with a traditional Maori welcome, with Nick from Australia representing our tribe’s chief. He picked up the fern […]

     Piggy visited a set from the Lord of the Rings movies.  Can you guess where she is on Middle Earth?  Email your answer to me at katherine@365saturdays.org!

When we arrived at the hotel on South Island, the first thing we thought was: “is this the right place?” It was a beautiful stretch of land covering 2400 acres, and the only man made thing we could see (besides cars and roads) was a big yellow house. We rang the doorbell and were greeted […]

There are lots of volcanoes in New Zealand.  This is the largest active volcano.  It is a cone volcano.  Can you guess which small island it is on?  (Not North Island or South Island those are the two major islands of New Zealand). P.S. I am so sorry!  I am really behind on the Piggy […]

Can you guess where Piggy is spending the night? Send your guess to me by email to katherine@365saturdays.org P.S.  Can you also guess what animal year is about to start here?

All over India we have seen many different kinds of animals. From parakeets to water buffalos, India is full of life. The first animals we noticed were the monkeys. They run around eating bananas, banging on things, scratching themselves, grunting, and other equally un-useful things. They are however, very cute. They have tangerine fur and […]

This one is easy but we had to post Piggy here! Can you guess where she is? Bonus question: What was this place built for? Email your answer to me at katherine@365saturdays.org

Can you guess where Piggy is sight-seeing today? Email your answer to me at katherine@365saturdays.org

The great Pyramids of Giza are the last standing wonder of the ancient world. They were built with stone knifes and watery sand for glue. They are towering structures built for one purpose and one purpose only: to hold a body.  They were amazing! Why go to so much trouble to bury a single body? […]

Piggy enjoyed a quiet evening here. Can you guess the name of the town she was in? Remember to email your guesses to me at katherine@365saturdays.org!

We drove to a local Jordanian family’s house for a delicious dinner. It was a cool evening and thunder was coming from our bellies. As soon as we got there we quickly unbuckled and met our host. A smiling gray-haired man met us at the door and ushered us in to meet his wife. The […]

We had a great time in Jordan. This is at one of the highlights. Can you guess the location of this building?

The Kahns were visiting and it was time for some cultural immersion.  We were going on a fashion tour along with our friend Nathalie, and our first stop:  Chanel.  Our tour guide in front, we walked to Chanel (down 6 doors from our apartment), stopped in front of the windows, and listened to Sophie our […]

Le Grand Vefour has been around for a very long time. It was the first restaurant in Europe to be open to the public with a menu. So with our friends Rachel, Sophie, Sandy, and Grant, we went there for lunch. Guy Martin, the head chef, met us at the door. We greeted him then […]

Who needs the elevator? Not Carter! Not Mrs. Altchek! And not me! The result was unanimous, to the top of the Eiffel tower without it. When we got to the first step, I was shaking. I’m not a big fan of heights…but there was sure to be fun at the top. Mrs.A started going up […]

“I have wasted my hours” is a famous Leonardo da Vinci quote. We did not want to do that, so we decided to take a road trip. We went to four main places, one for each of us to blog about. And I am blogging about Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci has an amazing mansion. King […]

     Can you guess what noble castle Piggy is dining in tonight?  Remember everyone wants a chance to guess, so email your answer straight to me at katherine@365saturdays.org

The family (including piggy of course) had a wonderful long weekend.  We went to two main places and this is one of them.  Can you guess where Piggy visited over the weekend?  (Pssst… it is not always completely connected to land!) Remember everyone wants to guess so don’t just post your answer – email it straight […]

When we got there the line was extraordinarily long. We were at the Salon Du Chocolat, which in English means the festival of chocolate. Everyone got there at the same time, after lunch. After waiting for about a half an hour, we got inside and what we found was a chocolate trade-show. It was a […]

So far we have been to three different cooking classes, Macaroons, Cookies and lemon cake, and Chouquettes. Macaroons: We went with our friends Colin, Matthew, and their mom Karen, to an English cooking class. Dad had class but he assured us he would be there for the eating part. There were four other people and […]

We went to The Rodin museum a couple days ago with our friends Colin and Matthew. We didn’t go in the museum, but the gardens. When we got there we saw The Thinker, deep in thought as always, The Gates to Hell, and many other famous sculptures. But that wasn’t the highlight. When we finished […]

We went to Euro Disney for my tenth birthday! It was officially decided a few days ago, and now it is over, it seemed to fly by. When we arrived the first thing we did (after an instruction from the ticket booth lady) was go to the “town hall”. When we arrived my mom told […]

Last time Piggy was in front of the Dordogne River.  Everyone who guessed got it right! This is from yesterday.  Where is Piggy in Paris (HINT not the Louvre) and what is she in front of?

Carter, Mom, and I were walking down the street. We were looking for a good place to have lunch and book-club. While we were searching we heard loud drums. There were waves and waves of dancers and drums. The women were dressed in skirts, dresses, and various scarves. Everyone stopped and formed a circle around […]

I needed a haircut, and today I got it. We walked inside and a woman gave me a bib that went all the way around. I asked for an English speaking hairdresser and soon one was there. I sat down and together we decided that I would have a frame in the front and the […]

As most of you know we have been trying to find a place for Carter and me to play soccer. Today we finally found one. When we got there (after about an hour of wandering around in the rain looking for it) we were soaking wet. Mom got the attention of the coach and spoke […]

We heard that Louis the XVI had an amazing garden! So the family decided to visit it. Our aunt, uncle, and cousins wanted to visit the castle (Versailles) first, so while they did that the rest of us including Carter, Mom, Dad, Grandma Grandpa, Nicholas (my baby cousin who is 3 months old), my other […]

Lascaux is a 17000 year old cave in southern France. We headed there with our cousins, aunt, uncle, grandpa, and grandma. We met the tour guide and headed inside with a couple other English families. We could not go in the real Lascaux cave because the carbon dioxide that we breath hurt the pictures. People […]

Surprise last week Piggy wasn’t at London Bridge. She was at the Tower Bridge that goes to the Tower of London. Congratulations to Rachel Kahn, Nanny & Poppa, Sam and Antony Sofianos, Abbie Fox and Emily Bendremer. And for last last week, the answer was the North Face of the Eiger mountain. For that, Beth […]

We checked in at the Athenaeum Hotel and wanted to go to a quick place for dinner. We went over to the concierge and asked if there were any good and quick restaurants. As he told us of some we learned that he was quite funny and had a great personality! I waited for my […]

Piggy was in London and she was having a hard time getting across the river to see the crown jewels. Which bridge did she use? UPDATE:   Piggy saw a Welsh Guard at the Tower

My cousins Laura and Eleanor and their family were staying in London with us. Laura had been saying that she wanted to go on a Double Decker bus, so Mom and Grandma talked to the concierge and soon we had our own. We didn’t believe we had our own Double Decker bus at first, but they […]

We were in Grindelwald, heading to a real Swiss family’s house for a real Swiss dinner. I know Mom is supposed to write about food, but this meal was too good to let the chance of writing it pass by. When we arrived we learned that our driver Bernard was a good friend with the […]

Last time Piggy was at the Viking Ship Musuem in Roskilde, Denmark. Before that she was at the Blue Mosque standing near the Hagia Sofia. For the past month the people who have guessed piggy right once are: Tessa Hyatt, Rachel Kahn, Nicholas Waller, Grant Kahn, Beth Altchek, and Sam McClure! For the past month […]

I DEDICATE THIS BLOG TO THE JELLY BEANS After a tour of a young cave we drove for a long time until we arrived at our destination, a campground. The campground had lots of things to do, but we were there for one reason, soccer golf. Soccer golf has the same rules as golf but […]

Send me your guess by email! P.S. Our friend Jerry Rubin told us to go here. Thanks it was great!

We were walking towards Tivoli; the oldest and possibly greatest amusement park. The main reason we came to Denmark was to go to Tivoli. Carter and I were franticly looking around for it. The huge sign saying “TIVOLI” and the golden gate really gave it away. It was Friday in the early afternoon; everyone who […]

“Ouch!” I yelled. The cowboy/horse guide had pricked me with the buckle of the leather chaps he was putting on my legs. We were at a ranch, ready to go horse-back riding for 2 hours. We all got chaps and helmets. We walked to where the horses were and something hit me. No it was […]

We left at 7:00 pm. We walked the long way, and got to the bath. We were in the great city of Istanbul. As you know Istanbul is in Turkey, and you also probably know if you are going to bother to fly 5000 miles to Turkey, you might as well get a Turkish bath. […]