Lucy Country Report 4/22/21

Croatia, Turkey, and Costa Rica all have very fun and cool activities to do. These places are very interesting countries that have many foods to taste, sights to see, and many people to meet. I visited them and I am exited to tell you all about it. First, Croatia has a gigantic beach that makes up a lot of it’s country. Croatia’s beaches are very rocky so it would be helpful to bring a pair of water shoes with you to the beach. Also, Croatia has a different language that has 30 different letters in the alphabet. There’s also a few national parks in Croatia. They are Plitvice Lakes National Park, Krka National Park, and Brijuni Islands National Park. Croatia has very delicious foods to eat, and the currency is Kuna. I visited Croatia in September 2020. We had a lot of great experiences and I really loved it. We were fortunate enough to visit nine places in Croatia. While we were there we went to many restaurants, we shopped at a lot of places, and we made a lot of new friends. It was really fun interacting with a friend I met at a hotel. She spoke German so we would use our bodies to communicate and it was very fun. I wish we could go to Croatia again! Next, I will talk about Turkey. Turkey has many many mosques. A Mosque is a place of worship for Muslim people. The most famous mosques is The Blue Mosque. The Turkish foods where very cool and different. Some famous Turkish dishes are, shawarma, and kabobs. The Galtatta Tower is another famous tourist attraction. The Galtatta Tower has A LOT of stair wells, a huge balcony, many TVs, and a big elevator. Also, Cappadocia is a famous place in Turkey to go for hot air balloon rides. Many people wake up at 5 o’ clock am to see the sunrise on a beautiful hot air balloon ride. When I visited Turkey, it was very fun and very pretty. In Istanbul there were many people, blocks and blocks of shops and stores, and a big train that drives through the middle of the city. When we visited the Hagia Sophia (a mosque) It was very beautiful and very enormous and crowded. Also one of my favorite things on our whole trip to Turkey was when we visited the Galatta tower. Next, when we went to Cappadocia, we went on a hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia and it was one of my favorite things I have done in my life. I really miss Turkey and I hope to visit it soon! Lastly, I will talk about Costa Rica. Costa Rica has a lot of fun activities to do such as, snorkeling, canoeing, swimming, hiking, and more. Many people come from across the world to visit Manuel Antonio National Park, Arenal Volcano, and the Monteverde Cloud Forests. Costa Rica has a lot of cool wildlife to see. A few common animals to see in the rainforest in Costa Rica is the Brown Throated Sloth, Mantled howler monkey, Green crowned brilliant hummingbirds, and the strawberry poison dart frogs. Nearly 5 million people live in Costa Rica. One famous person in Costa Rica is, Laura Chinchilla Miranda. She is famous because, she was the first women president of Costa Rica. I have been in Costa Rica for three weeks and so far it has been amazing! If I could give Costa Rica a score, it would be 11 out of 10! The food was tasty, the sights were extremely beautiful, and the people are so kind and loving. I love it so much and I wish I could live here! To sum up, Croatia, Turkey, and Costa Rica all have excellent food, cool activities, sights to see, people to meet, and lots to explore. I enjoyed my time in each country that I visited.