There a lots of police and soldiers with guns in France.

We have seen many police and soldiers carrying machine guns in the towns we have visited in France. They are trying to keep people safe from terrorist threats.

Kahu has seen lots of playgrounds in France like we have in NZ

Sight seeing balloon in Paris

Mrs Booth did not want to go up in this. It would be a good view though.

Kahu has a great view from the top deck of the river cruise boat.

Where do you think the boat wad docked?

Kahu has been on a river cruise on the Seine River.

He visited the Captain Rene in the wheelhouse. The Captain explained how the cruise boat navigates the river which has many locks and lots of other ships and barges using it.

View from the highest sky scraper in Paris

Kahu went up 56 floors in a lift which only took 38 seconds.  It is the fastest lift in Europe. You can see good views of a Paris just like the Eiffel tower. After the lift, which takes you to the viewing room. You walk up three flights of stairs to the roof viewing area. The building is called the Montparnasse Tower. Google to find more about this tower.

Kahu loves Paris

Kahu leaves for a Seine River Cruise tomorrow.

Kahu at Gard de Paris Est

Kahu on his way to Paris

Kahu travelled on the ICE train from Frankfurt to Paris.  Can you find the name of one of the stations where the train stopped?  How fast does this train travel?

Different Money

Today, Kahu goes back to Germany which uses Euros. He is getting quite confused by the different money in countries. He wanted to show you the Czechoslovakian Koruna and the Polish Zloty.

Kahu in Vienna

Kahu stayed in a very lovely hotel that looks like a castle. Google ' Hotel Schloss Wilhelminenberg and you will see more pictures. Can you find Kahu by steps?

Dragons are a special symbol of Krakow

Krakovians tell many legends about dragons. Kahu even found dragons on the downpipes on the Royal Castle of Castle.  When it rains the water comes gushing out the dragons mouth!

This post should be with the other post from Kraków.

Kahu stayed in Budapest, Hungary for 2 nights

Hungary uses different money from any other country, called Hungarian Forints. However, we could buy things in most of the shops we went to in Euros which is the money used in many countries in Europe. The prices were written in forints though. We brought a book about Budapest that cost 15000 Hungarian forints. How many euros did that cost us? How many NZ dollars would that be?

Who can see the river in Kahu's view of Budapest. What is this river called. It divides the city into 2 parts, Buda and Pest. 

We went for a dinner cruise on the river at night. Many buildings are lit up at night. This building is the Hungarian Parliament building.

Old Town Square Krakow, Poland

There are many beautiful buildings in Krakow. Some of the buildings were built in the 11th century which makes them nearly 1000 years old! We had lunch at the old town square.