Budapest|Hungary (Saturday, 10th March 2012)

On Saturday we got up at 7:15. At 8:30 we went to a cave by bus. The cave was a limestone cave. We went on a guided tour. We saw dripstones and bats. At 12:30 we ate a pizza for lunch. It was very delicious. 

 

After lunch we did many funny experiments at the Magic Park. At 3:00 p.m. we watched a magic show there with many tricks. Then we went shopping. At 6.00 p.m. we had dinner (chips, rice, meat, vegetables).

 

After dinner we went to the Statue of Liberty on Gelert hill. From there we had a great view over Budapest by night.

 

Budapest|Hungary (Friday, 9th March 2012)

At 7:45 a.m. we ate breakfast. After that we started going to the parliament. When we arrived there, we started a guided tour in English through it. The parliament is in the Buda part of Budapest. You can see 365 towers - one for every day of the year - there. In the dome hall we saw the crown of the former kings of Hungary. 

Then we went back to school for lunch. After lunch we were off to the castle with our Hungarian and Slovenian friends. We walked around the city which is in the Buda part, too. Later we visited a 200-year-old church. Finally, we arrived back at school and had dinner. It was delicious.

Budapest|Hungary (Thursday, 8th March 2012)

On Thursday we got up at quarter past seven. After breakfast (eight o´clock) we went into the big city by underground and walked to the city hall where we met the deputy mayor who told us a few words and gave us presents. 

 

We were very happy because the people were so nice to us. After that we went shopping in a wonderful, big shopping mall. Then we went back to school by metro. Going by metro was very new for us. In the school we had had lunch before we had a break in the hotel. 

 

In the afternoon we listened to an amazing concert of the Hungarian kids and went to school for dinner. Finally we enjoyed the wonderful views of Budapest by night. We talked to the Slovenian kids and made new friends.

Maribor|Slovenia (Day 4 – Wednesday 30th November)

On Wednesday we started at 7.45 am to go by bus to Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia. After 2 hours and a stopover in between we arrived there. The first stop was the castle which was on a hill. We went up there by a lift. A tourist guide showed us around the castle.

At the beginning we found out what and how people in the medieval ages ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We also looked at an original glass from that time. That was quite interesting. Then we went to the castle restaurant where weh ad a wonderful original Slovenian 3 cours lunch with soup, chicken and dessert. In the afternoon we went back to Maribor with a stopover in Cjelje where we could go shopping or drink a coffee. 

In the evening we arrived the school and had our last dinner there. After that we thanked the Slovenian teachers and pupils and gave them our presents. We said „Goodbye“ and went back to our hotel to pack our luggage. We really enjoyed the great time in slovenia and look forward to going to Hungary next year.

Maribor|Slovenia (Day 3 – Tuesday 29th November)

We got up at 7 o’clock and then we had breakfast. At 9 o’clock we went out of the hotel for a tour around the city. We walked to the park. In the park there was an aquarium with a terrarium with snakes, crocodiles, turtles and fish. After that we went to the town hall where we met the deputy mayor of Maribor city. We got little presents from her. Then we saw a lot of interesting sights. The Slovenian pupils explained everything in English. 

We were also in a church where three girls from Hungary sang a song. We went to the market place and saw a statue. Later we saw a tower where they burnt witches some hundred years ago. In the evening we went back to school and had dinner with all the other pupils.

  (Jan and Pascal)

Maribor|Slovenia (Day 2 – Monday 28th November)

It’s Monday morning and we had to get up at quater past seven because we all met for breakfast in the hotel at 8. At nine o’clock we walked up to school and as we arrived many pupils stared at us. This was very strange.

After we watched the school we went into an English lesson of the class 9a and listened to a presentation on the electric blackboard. It was done by four girls of the class. After that we watched the movies about our schools again. Then we went for a little snack into the cafeteria. The bread with cream cheese and green pepper was very tasty. We were fit for the English lesson with Marjetka and the class 7a. We talked about food and were completely involved.

Then we watched little kids (in Year one) dancing and singing for us. This was very cute. The P.E. lesson with funny boys and powerful girls of class 5a was also great. Because we played a ball game. So we earned our lunch, I think.

Everyone got the same  food with a little choice between different desserts. We went back to the hotel when we finished eating. We took our stuff and went out for shopping. (YEAH) There are many known stores and we had a lot of fun during shopping. Except for Mr. Spillner who worked and relaxed at the hotel.

After shopping we walked together to the school. The slovenian kids made a nice program for us. They showed us their great talents as dancers or musicians. After that the Hungarian, Slovenian and the Germans made food and ate it together. Then we walked very tired but impressed back to our hotel.

 

(Sabine and Melissa)

Maribor|Slovenia (Day 1 – Sunday 27th November)

Very early on Sunday morning we started our trip to Slovenia. We went by bus via Regensburg, across Austria and finally arrived Slovenia after 8 hours. We were welcomed by the the slovenian COMENIUS coordinator, Marjetka. Then we checked in at our hotel. After a short rest we walked into town and had pizza at a very nice restaurant.