I find it so cool that things so long ago still remain in today's world. One of those marvalous things would be that road that the Romans made that is a superhighway. That was ages ago yet is survived. It must be really important for it to become a major highway. I want to go visit and see it. Something even cooler would to drive on it. I think that someday I'm gonna have to make a trip to drive from Piacenze to the Adriatic coast. I could then go to the beach there. It would be a wonderful vacation!
There was a HUGE section about cheese in this book. I thought that the French invented cheese. If you were or are in French class you would know how many cheeses there are. Ew. The cheese lesson we had last year. I thought that I would barf if I saw anymore moldy cheese. It is terrible to make it age so much! This cheese would have so much mold on it that it looked like a fuzzy sweater! As I was reading I was very confused because of the French being so involved with cheese. I wonder why the Romans are not as familarly known with their cheeses. I don't know. I really don't like cheese anyhow. After last year I definitely lost my appetite for cheese.
Another place I would love to see is the mountain that has the different colored salts. I imagine it looking like the painted forest. Anyone go there? It is such a pretty place! I thought that it would look ugly because it is in the desert. I begged my family for us not to go there and to spend more time with my family out in Colorado or at Yellowstone later on, but I obviously didn't convince them. It really was cool to go see though. I think that this mountain would actually be more of a mix between the painted forest and the grand canon. If you haven't been to either one, go to them. They are just amazing. That is why I want to go see the mountain with pretty salts coloring it.
Overall, this book I guess wasn't too bad. It was interesting; I'll give it that. Thinking of salt now will just give me crazy ideas to go visit places and having salt tasting parties. I wonder how salt will affect the future. Will it still be necessary? I think this book should have an addition to it.
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It is hard to believe that some of the things they used so long ago are still around today. Rome would be amazing to see. It is so full of culture and history. I was also amazed to find out that the French did not create cheese. I also thought of the French cheese lessons. I think moldy cheese is the worst thing in the world.
i remember the french cheese lesson... eww. and this chapter made me not want to eat cheese ever again. but i will. because i love it. especially when its spicy and im eating beefstick with it. om nom nom nom.
I would love to have salt tasting parties and to explore places as well. It would be pretty amazing. The part about the cheeses grossed me out, moldy cheese...gross.
When I go over to Rome this summer, I'll be taking some KC students who will actually get to walk on some of these roads, which is pretty cool! It's one thing to read about them, but another to actually see/feel them.
Yeah, the beaches on the Med are awesome too. You should definately try and travel while you are young and see the world. Get out of Butler.
The chapter is about Cheese, that's for sure. Guess the French must have copied the Italains, or made it more famous? I will have to ask Mrs. Boris about her moldy cheese display. That sounds funny! Wow! I can't believe you don't like cheese anymore??
Cool info about your travels out west, but stay focused. You tend to go off on a tangent here, which lengthens the post, but I'm more concerned with what you think about the subject matter pertaining to the book itself.
Glad you didn't suffer too much from the book. You were at least able to keep a decent attitude, and your comments were mostly on topic. Reading non-fiction can sometimes be hard for students. We do not always get to pick what we want to read, which is how college opperates.
Nice blog,
Mr. Farrell
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