HOT CHOCOLATE: March 2015

Tuesday, 31 March 2015

The first big trip of her life was when she moved to Lisbon with her parents. She was three and a half and doesn't remember anything about it. Returning to her roots during long holidays brings back childhood polaroids."As there were no motorways then, the journey took five hours , almost the whole day ". But it was on a trip to London that she had an experience that as completely different from anything she had known in her fourteen years of life." "I remember going to London with my father .It was the first time I had flown. Everything was new; from the airport to being able to walk down Oxford Street alone while my father as in meetings. " Even though her fatber told her not to cross the street , she was amazed by the novelty of the shops. "It was all so modern. That's what most struck me"-and the fact that the cars were driving on the other side of the road and she had to look the opposite way to cross over.I remember thinking that Londoners looked very sophisticated." This more cosmopolitan side of her life doesn't get a mention In Viagens Contadas, a book where mountains are climbed, glaciers are sighted and sleep is under the sort of starry sky you only see in the desert. The explanation is simple.París, London and New York are cities she has been several times, mostly on assignment.She also thought of including a chapter on stories about people she met there, but then thought "it felt wrong"

Reading comprehension: what was the first big trip with her fathers?

How long was the journey?

True or false: she thought Londoners looked very sophisticated

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