Our trip to England

Dear friends,

Here are a few photos and comments about the trip that we took to England from March 12th to March 17th. It was great !

March 13th : Queen's College, Cambridge.

We stayed in Cambridge but we also went to Canterbury, Norwich and London.

"I enjoyed the ferry very much because I like the sea and the ferry was beautiful ! We could go out and look at the sea or go to the shop. The trip from Calais (France) to Dover (England) lasted about an hour and a half. We could look at the horizon. The ferry moved a lot... It was very strange !" Sébastien

The first day, we went to Canterbury. In front of the Christ historic door, our teachers, Mr Wieczoreck, Mrs Schlub and Mrs Letellier were interviewed by a reporter from the local television ! During free time, we went shopping ! We found a lot of very nice shops ! Amélie D







Mr Wieczoreck, very professional !

Mrs Letellier had a good laugh !

We stayed in Cambridge on the second day. We visited Queen's college, Saint Mary the Great Tower and the Fitzwilliam museum (an art museum) in the afternoon.














First morning in Cambridge : Mrs Dolizy and the girls are in a very good mood !
































On the third day, we visited the city of Norwich with a guide. He was very kind and interesting.







Norwich is a small city but there are a lot of historical buildings. The famous "Coleman" mustard comes from there too.






In the afternoon, we visited the castle museum and art gallery. Mélanie and Sonia

Norwich cathedral

On Sunday, we visited London. We took a sightseeing bus tour of the city with our patient driver Jean-Luc in the morning. We saw Big Ben, the houses of Parliament, Picadilly Circus, St Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square... all the most famous monuments and places !

We walked to Buckingham Palace and we had lunch in Hyde Park ! We saw some squirrels ! Wonderful ! We played soccer in the park and slept in the sun ! It was a beautiful day !

Then, we visited the Victoria and Albert museum. It was very good ! Marine and Lucie.

In this photo, we are getting on Tower Bridge...

We saw Big Ben, of course... It is very high and beautiful. The hands are as long as a bus ! Mélanie and Céline.

Saint Paul's cathedral

Saint Paul's cathedral was very beautiful ! It is the place where Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer got married in 1981. Amélie G.

The London Eye

An underground sign

This is London ! The Thames, a double-decker, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.

Some students in front of Buckingham Palace

Mrs Schlub asking questions to a bobby...

... and leading the group to Hyde Park.

What a wonderful time in Hyde park !

The Victoria and Albert museum was probably the place the students enjoyed the most !

We were all very impressed from the beginning to the end of the visit !

Marine chose her favourite painting and sat down to enjoy it ...

We really enjoyed this view and the strange art piece composed of flattened musical instruments.

On March 16th, we went to see the Imperial War Museum

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY !






On our last day, March 17th, Mrs Letellier asked us to wear something green to celebrate Saint Patrick's day, the Irish national holiday and in order to bring us good luck... Look at us !!!

Mr Wieczoreck even had a green shamrock tattooed on his cheek !

Jean-Luc's tattoo said "Kiss me, I'm Irish" !!

Mrs Dolizy's was more discreet, on the neck !!!

We went back to London to visit the Sherlock Holmes museum...

Here we are in front of the Beatles' store, in the same street ! Mrs Letellier is a real fan !

That day was a great day ! Sonia.

The museum entrance










The setting looked so real that Tiffany was nervous next to the mannequin.













Mr Wieczoreck-Holmes and Dr Schlub-Watson : a remarkable team !

We went back to France through the Channel tunnel.

The tunnel is a dark tunnel. We got into a "box" and moved forward. We sang to make time go by fast ! I enjoyed the trip very much ! Elie.

Here are a few videos...

Hello from Hyde Park !

Let's make sure everyone is here...

The Victoria and Albert museum...

Link to the Victoria and Albert museum :

http://www.vam.ac.uk/your_visit/

Link to the Sherlock Holmes museum :

http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/home.htm

(You can take a virtual tour of the museum on the website ! Very nice !)