1. Dream Trip Passport
to My Favorite
Historical Places
By: Doug Smith

2. Greetings From London, England!
I arrived in London today and toured the Cabinet War
Rooms that were built for Winston Churchill and his top
advisors during World War II. These war rooms
contained special conference rooms, wall-sized maps on
the walls and a special ‘hot-line’ to the White House so
Winston Churchill could help lead England during WW
II.

3. Greetings from Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
Here I am at Blenheim Palace which is where
Winston Churchill was born on November 30,
1874. Blenheim Palace belonged to Winston
Churchill’s grandfather. When he was 7
years old, Winston Churchill left Blenheim
Palace to go to boarding school. Blenheim
Palace is located about 100 KM northwest of
London.

4. Greetings from Versailles, France!
Right here at the Palace of Versailles, the Treaty
of Versailles was signed to end WWI. The Treaty
of Versailles was signed June 28, 1919 to end the
war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The
Palace of Versailles is located about 30 km west
of Paris.

5. Greetings from Normandy, France!
Right here in Normandy, the Allied Forces
landed on the beaches in 1944 during World
War II. The Normandy American Memorial
and Cemetery is located on a bluff
overlooking Omaha Beach which is one of the
beaches where allied forces landed. This
Memorial and Cemetery honors American
soldiers who risked their lives and died in
Europe during WWII.

6. Greetings from Berchtesgaden, Germany!
Now I’m in Berchtesgaden, Germany where Adolf
Hitler’s mountainside retreat called the Eagle’s
Nest is located. The Eagle’s Nest was a 50th
birthday present to Adolf Hitler so he could have
it for a retreat and entertain dignitaries. It was
taken over by the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry
Division on May 4, 1945. Eagle’s Nest can only be
reached by bus or on foot. If you walk, it takes 2
hours to reach the Eagle’s Nest.

7. Greetings from the Spanish Port of Palos!
Well, there's only one thing I feel when being
here at the Spanish Port of Palos, Spain – the
history. This is where Christopher Columbus
sailed off to the ocean blue in 1492. Christopher
Columbus and is crew set sail on the Nina, Pinta
and Santa Maria to find a western sea route to
the West Indies. King Ferdinand and Queen
Isabella gave Christopher Columbus the ships and
a crew of about 90 men to go on the voyage.

8. Greetings from Constantinople!
Here I am in Constantinople which is the
capital of the Byzantine Empire and is a
wealthy and thriving Y1K city. It is located
on the Bosporus Strait which connects the
Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It is an
important center of trade because of its
location with all of the trade routes. People
trade ivory, furs and silks here.

9. Greetings from Vinland!
Here I am on an island off the east coast of North America.
The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf
of St. Lawrence. Lief Ericson, a Viking explorer, discovered
this island in 1003. At the time, the island was called Vinland.
Today, it is known as Newfoundland. When Lief Ericson sailed
from Greenland, he had a crew of 35 men with him. After
spending the winter in Vinland, he and his crew sailed to
Greenland to bring back people to settle on the island. They
settled on the northern tip of the island.

10. Greetings from Kiev!
Now I’m in the city of Kiev which is located
on the Dnieper River trade route. It is
located south of Novgorod and north of
Constantinople. Kiev became a major city
because of trade with the Byzantine Empire,
but by 1240 A.D., Mongol invaders from
central Asia captured the city and
completely destroyed it.

11. Greetings from Disney World!
Disney World is one of the greatest
places to visit, in my opinion. One thing
that makes this place so great is its
originality. As you walk through Disney
World, you can feel all of the memories it
holds!

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