When
the day of departure had arrived, I was very exited. I had been waiting for
this trip for over a year. When the clock struck 4.30 AM, we went downstairs to
set off to the airport. Larsen, Gladis, Evita,
Liisbet, teacher Evelyn and teacher Meeli and I were going to France. Larsen, Gladis and teacher Evelyn
were in my car, while Evita and Meeli went with Liisbet. When we arrived at the
airport, first we checked in and got boarding passes and then we got our bags checked in. We said
good-bye to our loved ones, and boarded the plane. Before flying to Paris, we had a 5-hour long stopover in Munich, Germany. When we arrived, we went
sightseeing. We went to a 100-year old square. There were churches everywhere. We
even went into one. It had a very high tower. I saw some mountains
from there. When our time was up, we went back to the airport. Our fight to
Paris was maximum an hour and a half. When we arrived, we waited for our luggage. When those were safely in our possession, we went outside, to pack our things in
the car that was supposed to pick us up. After searching for it, the driver
came to us and showed us the way to the minibus and then we could start our journey to Grand-Quevilly. We drove for hours. We drove so long, that some of us fell
asleep. When we arrived at our destination, we were shown our rooms. They
were small rooms, maximum for 3. We were all very hungry, so we
decided to have a bite. There was a Chinese restaraunt nearby, we
decided to go there. It was all very delicious. After that, we went back to the
hotel
Our
second day began with having breakfast downstairs all together. We had bread with
Nutella, orange juice and yoghurt. After that, two French teachers showed us
the way to their school. Their school was a lot bigger than ours. When we
arrived, we were shown our hub where all the presentations would take place.
After that, we were divided into small groups. Our first stop was at the
library, where we made a stop-motion movie. It was really fun. When that
was over, there was some kind of interview type of video shoot. It was really
weird. After that we had lunch. When our lunch was over, we went to a music class.
That was by far the most awesome thing that day. We had to sing along and play
instruments. Next we went to the gym where we could try out different
acrobatic exercises. It was physically very demanding, especially for me, since I’m not very bendy. Then we were reunited with the rest of the
Estonians and went back to the hotel. We decided to have a look around the
suburb. We went to a supermarket and after that we got lost. We wandered
around for an hour, before asking a local to show us the way to school. We
got to school, had dinner and then went back to the hotel.
On
the third day we had breakfast as usual. Then we went back to school, to
present our presentation. After that we went to another school and had
our lunch there. When lunch was over we went by metro to go downtown. When we arrived we were given an hour and a half of free time. We saw the
local cathedral and some other places. After that, we went back to the hotel till it was time for greeting party that the French had prepeared for us. First
there was dinner, then a fashion-show, where I took part in, after that a
welcoming concert, and after that the party. The party was very fun. Everybody
had lots of fun. Except Larsen, he was a kind of a buzzkill. When the party was
over, we went back to the hotel.
On the
fourth day, we went sightseeing. First we went to a fishing village. It was
very beautiful there. I bought a hat from there. After that we went to an industrial city. We were given an hour of free time. We had a look around.
After that we went to Etretat. It was a very beautiful town by the sea. We
had picnic there. T’was fun. After that we went back on the bus and were driven to the hotel. We found out who our hosts for the night were going to be. We packed our presents and went downstairs. When we
had arrived at the designated house, we handed over our gifts and had dinner. When
our time was up, we went back to the hotel.
On
the fifth day, we said good-bye to our new friends, and set off for Paris.
First we went to our hotel and left our bags in the luggage room. After that we
set off. First we went to Notre-Dame. It was HUGE. I also got a coin there.
After that we went to the Louvre. There were thousands of paintings. It was
beautiful. Then we walked towards the Arc de Triumph. It was very
beautiful. Also there was a ceremony being held there, so we couldn’t go
under the Arc. After that we went to the Eiffel Tower. We waited in line for
about 20 minutes. After that we descended up to the tower. The view was amazing. It was
the highest I’ve ever been to. After that we went back to the hotel.
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