The Eggs watched in amazement as they observed the glass blowers turning out gorgeous works of art such as vases, paperweights, sculptures,

“The Coliseum was built of stone and concrete and finished in 80 CE. It was built to hold 50-70,000 spectators,” taught Shelly.

Reggie awoke to the captain’s voice as the plane was landing in Italy. “Benvenuti in Italia! Welcome to Italy!”

They arrived at the Dead Sea and the Eggs looked for a place to rent rafts or tubes. Shelly began to laugh. “You won’t need that here!"

Yosef and his father had a surprise for the Eggs. They boarded a bus that took them to the Old City.

“Shalom,” he said as his greeting. “That means peace.” They all shook hands and smiled.

The day-cruise vessel slowly made its way down the Nile River. Sami’s father was right – the scenery was breathtaking.

As we saw last week, Benedict had trouble sleeping the night before they were to see the pyramids.

The Eggs’ plane was late due to a sandstorm at the Cairo airport. Shelly’s friend, Sami, and his father, waited patiently for their friends.

The next week, Coach Flo arranged for the group to attend a cricket match. “What’s that?” asked the Eggs.

As the bus pulled in to the site, the Eggs sat in silence, overwhelmed with the magnificence of the structure.

“Namaste!” Benedict was curious as to what she meant, so Rashi walked over to Benedict, put his palms together, had him bow slightly.

As the Eggs wrapped up their visit to Japan, they were treated to a very special afternoon – a Japanese Tea Ceremony!

Takumi and Ojii-san surprised the Eggs with magnificent kites! “C’mon,” said Takumi. “It’s our tradition to fly kites at the New Year!"

Shelly met her friend, Takumi, and his grandfather, who introduced themselves to the Eggs. “Konichiwa,” Takumi said as they both bowed.