We went to England from 28th January to 2nd February 2018. We took the bus to Calais and to go to England, we took the ferry-boat. We arrived in our host families around 7.30pm .
On Monday, we took a walk in London, in the district of Westminster. We saw Westminster Abbey, Big Ben (but it’s in refurbishment, so we have seen a scaffolding tower), Trafalgar Square (we saw the 4 lions made with the bronze from the French army canons and….PIKACHUUU !!!), we saw the 10 Downing street (the Prime Minister’s residence), the Whitehall, the Mall and Buckingham Palace ( the Queen was here because the Union flag was raised). In the afternoon, we visited the Natural History Museum…
On tuesday, we visited Hampton court, the castle of Henry VIII. He was the king who had 6 wives and he ordered the execution of two of them. In the afternoon, some students who hadn’t any penpals visited Guildford the students who had exchanged by mail with their penpals in Guildford High School visited them !
On Wednesday, we visited Oxford, especially Oxford College. We discovered the refectory and the stairs which had been taken models for the Great Hall of Hogwarts (in Harry Potter) and the stairs where Mrs.McGonagall greeted the new students in the first film. Inthe afternoon, we visited the Art and Archaeology Ashmolean Museum.
On Thursday, we visited the Globe theatre of Shakespeare, we had the opportunity to practice drama exercises. That was quite funny ! In the afternoon, we had a walk on the sides of Thames to the Tower of London. We visited this castle and saw the Crown jewels. In the evening, we didn’t return in our families because we ate a fish and chips in a pub. After the meal, we visited London by night in the bus with the funny teachers’ comments.
On Friday, in the morning, we took the bus again to return to France with a few heart-breaking farewells of some students to their host family. After an eternity, we finally arrived in Auxonnecity !!!
That was a fantastic trip ! Thanks to Mrs.Vadot, Miss Renault, Mrs.Miler, Mrs.Labaune, Mr.Jouvet, Mr.Tarnaud.
Claire CARRE and Quentin DARDOISE, 2nd européenne.