FRANCE 2011

FRANCE 2011

MONDAY We arrived at the airport of Paris Orly at 9:30 a.m .We arrive at school

at 10.30 am approximately ,then we presented ourselves to the host Comenius partners and we ate together in the cafeteria specifically we eat couscous .After they showed us the school ; it was divided by apartments ,there was three blocks: the first floor classrooms had only literature, languages and history about 12 classrooms ; on the second floor (the floor below) was the cafeteria and classrooms sciences, information technology, plastic, audiovisual, the library ; the orientation departments. Next there was another block organized by foreign and intermediate classes. Finally they showed us a sports center with tennis, basketball, athletics, football, climbing, judo etc. After the visit we participated to one of the english class and finally everyone went home with their comenius partener.

TUESDAY Tuesday we went to Paris to spend the day visiting the capital. We

went to the perfume museum where they explain us the history of the perfume also how they make the perfume and they showed us some types of perfumes and fragances. We were shown different smells of each perfume and explained a little different perfumes that they made.

Then whe went to visit Thierry Mugler the fashion designer , they showed us all their offices and what they do in each departament, also we saw some fashion designers ,that where working for the collection, clothes,bags ,shoes…

After the lunch, we went to the banks of the river to take on the ”bateau mouche”, who translated the ship fly. The ship's name comes from”Mouche ”area of Lyon.

It is a boat that shows the city of Paris via a tour of the River Seine. Along the way, through a headset, a voice will explain the

different monuments that can be observed. The most important monuments are: the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Orsay museum, Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, the Grand palace ...

We did not go all the way to the river, and the visit lasted over 30 minutes.

After the boat tour, we visited the Eiffel Tower, but visited only from outside, but also climbed to the second floor of the monument by the stairs. Once up there, we enjoyed magnificent views of the city of Paris. We spent some time resting and recovering from the long climb, we take photos to the landscape and then we went down.After this exhausting but fun day, we went back to grab the train back each with its corresponding family.

WEDNESDAY

On Wednesday we went the whole comenius group, to visited one of the most important pastry called Lenôtre , created in Paris .In 1971 they open the fist school of pastries. We could watch an taste some kinds of pastries but also we tasted the lopster that in one classroom where cooking it. After, we when to “école hôtelière” where we could eat lunch , we where served by the students who where doing practices.

THURSDAY

The last day we spend the day at Versailles. First we explained the history of the gardens of Versailles and let us go into some places where it was difficult to enter because usually always crowded. We liked everything we saw but we had to walk far to reach the castle and the gardens are very large dimensions.Then we took lunch and then we have the opportunity to buy some souvenirs for the family.In the afternon,we visited the castle on the inside,but we couldn’t see the whole of it because you need a couple of days.Finally about 6 o’clock we go to our respectives homes, after a long an tiring day.