It was the departure to France. In the morning we said good bye to our different family. Then we took the bus to go back home. We took the ferry and we ate on it. After we took again the bus and we watched « Despicable Me ». We sang together and we had a great moment. We arrived on the college at 11.30 pm. We were tired and we came back to our different home. It was the end of this fabulous trip ! Thank you so much miss Vadot and miss Renaud for organizing this unforgettable travel !

Garance, Maëlys, Faustine

In the morning : it was the walking day ! We visited the old London. We saw Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and the Parliament. It was impressive ! while we were walking we passed in front of Buckingham Palace, it was huge ! After, we ate in Hyde Park, it was about time because we were starving!:)

In the afternoon : The afternoon was our free time. We visited Harrod’s which is one of the biggest store in the world. There were a lot of luxury shops like prada, mac, chanel, dior… Then we went in Picadilly circus, we walked a lot. There is a big statue in Picadilly Square and a lot of stores ! We visited M&M’s world, it was amazing ! There were M&M’s anywhere and in differents colours. After, we passed in Leicester Square and we arrived in Covent Garden. We saw street performance like a man who do beat box, it was georgous ! For the last evening, we ate in a tipical pub (fish&chips), we liked it !

                      Garance, Maëlys, Faustine

In the morning : we visited Hampton Court. It was Henry’s III palace. It was wonderful ! There were different styles : baroque and classic. Mr Jouvet, our history teacher, told to us a lot of interesting details about the castle. It was big and magnificient because there was a lot of colours ! For us, the most beautiful was gardens. We were flabbergasted in front of it ! We ate in a room reserved for us.

In the afternoon : We went in Guildford. We saw our penfriends !!! In Guildford High School we had a very good welcome ! We passed one hour with them. There were so kind ! After, we participated at a french lesson. We were in groups et we do a kind of speed-dating about 3 topics : school, ourselves and holidays. We tasted scones with tea, it was delicious ! The farewells were complicated… It was a good experience! 🙂

Garance, Maëlys, Faustine

In the morning : We took the bus like every morning and we went in Stratford-Upon-Avon, the town of Shakespeare’s birthplace. We visited his house and we learnt that he had a lot of brothers and sisters. His father was a manufacturer of gloves. After that we had free time and we appreciated the town with souvenirs shops.

Afternoon : We ate on Shakespeare’s house where we assisted at a little representation.
After, we went to Anne Hathaway’s Cottage. Anne Hathaway was Shakespeare’s wife. She was the elder daughter and with her family, they lived on a farm. She was 20 years old when she got married to Shakespeare who was only 18 years old. We studied the history of her life. Then we went back to our family’s.

Garance, Maëlys, Faustine

In the morning : We visited Shakespeare’s globe theater in London. We had a guide and she explained to us the story of shakespeare. It was built on 1599 in the district of Southwark. In June, 29th 1613, the globe burnt, because the roof took fire during a representation of Henry VIII. The rich spectators sat on the tribune and the poor were lying on the stage. Over the stage, we can see a little door in the ceiling ; it was the paradise’s door. And under the stage, there was another door which was the hell’s door.

In the afternoon : We visited the Tower of London with Miss Vadot and the European class. We saw the room of the tortures but especially the jewels of the queen which were amazing. There were beautiful crowns and spectres. We took a picture with a beefeater, he was a guard of the jewels of the queen. He lives on-the-spot. He is called beefeater because formerly they were paid with some meat. Moreover, The Queens Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard were beheaded. There is a legend which says that if there isn’t seven ravens in the Tower, then it would be the end of the monarchy. Englishs were very superstitious.
After, We saw the monuments of London by bus. We saw London Eye, Big ben, the district of Westminster. It was impressive and beautiful !

Garance, Maëlys, Faustine

Departure at 7.00 am by bus. We arrived in Calais at 3.45 pm and we took the Ferry at 5.00 pm. The sea was calm. The family was waiting for us at 7.30 pm. Let’s go ! 😉

Garance, Maëlys, Faustine