On the 18th
December, 40 Year 8 and Year 9 students travelled to the city of
Bruges in Belgium. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip as it gave me the
chance to use my French language skills in and around the Christmas
market. I was overwhelmed by the amazing architecture and the
multicultural atmosphere that this city offered. The locals were very
friendly and I enjoyed sampling the different varieties of food on
offer at the market stalls. Although Flemisch is also spoken in
Bruges, all of the people spoke French so I could still practice what
I had learnt in lessons – ‘je voudrais’ being the most common
phrase I used which helped improve my conversational skills. I
personally found the day in Bruges extremely useful and I really
enjoyed the first day and our stay at the Château d’Ebblinghem
just outside Saint Omer in France.
On the
second day of the trip we set off from Château d’Ebblinghem early
in the morning to go to the Nausicaa marine centre, where we
completed a quiz based on ‘Biodiversity’, an activity I found
useful and helpful to my Science studies. We arrived in
Boulogne-Sur-Mer and almost instantly got a whiff of the fishy sea
water, seeing as Boulogne is Europe’s largest commercial fishing
port! The centre was very modern and had a good layout. There were
plenty of different animals including sharks and swordfish. They also
had lots of land animals such as crocodiles and birds and iguanas. I
really enjoyed this experience. We then walked through Boulogne to
the Old Town via Boulogne Cathedral. The Old town with its cobbled
streets was quite quiet regarding the time of year! Nevertheless, I
still enjoyed my time there because the old town was very historic.
We then headed for Cité Europe, Europe’s largest shopping centre,
before boarding our train to head home. It was an excellent
experience and provided me with the opportunity to use my French
language skills in a ‘real life’ situation.
Joe D.and Joe
R. (Year 9)
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