Tuesday, 11 June 2013

The Grottes we have seen



Kian and I hanging out the side of the cave, which now overlooks the road

We have been to two grottes.

The first grotte we went to was Les Grottes Du Roc De Cazelle.
It was a cave with statues showing what cavemen did in the prehistoric times.
There was an automatic character. Mummy and I didn't like that one because it gave us a fright.
There is more than 100 characters and animals there.
There was a kennel with a sign on it that said: "ATTENTION: CHIEN FÉROCE" which means "Beware - fierce dog". But there wasn't really a dog in it, there was just a bit of material covering the door and a recording of a dog barking coming from inside it. I thought there was dog in there to begin with!
The inside of the cave, where they ate and slept

A model of what the grotte used to look like in the 15th Century

People actually lived in this house carved out of the rock until the 1960's

A big wooly mammoth

The inside of the cave - showing what they wore

Some artwork on the outside of the cave

Kian and I in front of the sorcerer's cave

Man making sharp tools with his rocks

A caveman doing some artwork on the rock by blowing paint at his hand and making a handprint on the rock

The next grotte was La Grotte de Domme. 
We saw stalagmites and stalactites.
The stalagmites come from the ground up and the stalactites come from the roof of the cave and go down.



I liked Les Grotte Du Roc De Cazelle the best because it had more things to see and do.

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4 comments:

Grandma Katie said...

Hello there Kayla - the Grotte experience sounds wonderful. I loved the
old home too. Not sure in the winter though that it would be warm ...
you'd need lots of hot water bottles I think???? Hugs and love sweet pea.

Anonymous said...

Wow Kayla and Kian - that looks amazing - very life like - no wonder you and mum got a fright. There is a rhyme to help remember which of stalagmites and stalactites grow up/down - the only problem is I can't remember the rhyme ha ha. Our vegie garden at kinder is going well - celery, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, chives - wonder if it is like the wonderful markets you have been to in France !! Oh and after last week's game I need to say Go Bombers !! Love Miss Sue

Kayla Whitehead on 23 June 2013 at 08:51 said...

Hi Grandma Katie
i DO NOT want to live in a cave.
it would be cold.

LOVE KAYLA

Kayla Whitehead on 23 June 2013 at 08:57 said...

Hi Miss Sue

We know a way of remembering stalagmites and stalactites. Mites crawl up the tights!!!

I say go bombers with you but Kian says bombers are stinky!

LOVE KAYLA and KIAN

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