Our trip to Canterbury, by the students

COMENIUS PROJECT2011-2013

EUROPEAN MULTICULTURAL LANDSCAPES1st Mobility: Canterbury

CANTERBURY

13th November - 19th NovemberCarmen Cecilia Carmen Hens

Mª Carmen Herrera Antonio MarínEstefanía Rider Manuel García

SUNDAY13th

On 13th Nov, we travelled by train from Córdoba to Málaga airport to fly to

London (Gatwick). The flight was fine and we were very excited about the

wonderful days we hoped to spend in England. It was our first visit to this

country. There, Marie Brandon, the first language assistant in our school, picked us up and helped us to get to Canterbury

Finally, we arrived in Canterbury at ten o’clock at night and we were

very tired but happy.

MONDAY 14th

The hotel was very nice. We stayed in double rooms. The following

morning we had a typical English breakfast: eggs with bacon, milk

and toast. The German group was staying there too and we made friends with them very quickly.

In the morning we went for a walk in Canterbury. It is a beautiful, old city, full of

ancient monuments. Then at midday we went to Rochester, and we saw its fantastic cathedral

and the ancient Rochester castle.

Rochester Castle

Rochester Cathedral

That day, we met the students from the other countries: Italy, Greece, Cyprus. They were all

very friendly. Now, only the Polish were missing, as they would arrive on Tuesday

TUESDAY15th

We went to Faversham to the Abbey School. The headmistress welcomed us and told us about the school. Then, we met some English students who showed us their school. It is much bigger than ours. It has seven buildings and a lot of huge playgrounds. Then, at lunch time, we went to the canteen and had lunch with the other students and teachers. Then the Polish students arrived.

After lunch, we met again and chose the Comenius

logo: the winner logo was made by Laura Muñoz, a

Spanish 2nd level student at our school!

Later, we went to Whitstable to a bowling alley. We had a great time

there!

WEDNESDAY16th

We visited the Canterbury Cathedral. It mixed Romanesque and Gothic styles. Later we went on a quick tour in Canterbury. It’s a really

beautiful place!!!!

In the afternoon we went to the Roman Museum, and later we returned to the Cathedral and

listened to the evensong.

A scene in the Roman Museum.

The Cathedral vault.

In the evening, we had dinner in the hotel dinning room and later we stayed there

and played cards with the German students. We had a good time and

practised English.

THURSDAY 17th

This day we went on a fantastic London tour on a double decker bus and we saw a

lot of wonderful monuments.

The Big Ben.

The Tower Bridge.

The London Eye.

Also we visited the Natural History

Museum, and we saw a lot of

interesting things like…

…Dinosaur skeletons, insects and the biggest redwood.

Finally in the evening we went to Harrods, the most exclusive mall in the wordl

Then, back in Canterbury, both the teachers and the students met for dinner in an Italian restaurant. We had a fantastic time together. We enjoyed it a lot.

FRIDAY18th

That day we went back to London again and we visited a lot of

different places…

The Globe, Shakespeare’s theatre…

The British Museum, the most famous museum in England… There we saw

mummies, Egyptian and Greek statues.

… St. Paul’s Cathedral…

…and finally, we went to see The Lion King

Musical. It was great and the singers

were wonderful!

SATURDAY19th

We took a flight back to Córdoba with a lot of new friends and

great experiences!!

NOW, SOME CURIOSITIES.

The telephone booths are a bit unusual…

The taxis are very traditional… The policemen

wear peculiar helmets…

We saw some typical English notices.

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