Broadstairs

Monday 22nd May 2023 (adapted from Miriam, Samia, Josef and Hanna, 8d)
As we woke up, the breakfast was already waiting for us. That was a good start into the day! We had toast. Then our host mother showed us the way to school. It was beautiful because we could see the coast and the sea next to us. We met the rest of our classmates as well as our teachers at the school entrance. We had classes all the morning and in the first lesson (starting at 9:00 o´clock) we had to do a kind of language test. In my opinion the test was not as hard as I had thought before. The English teachers were also very nice and friendly. They told us some important rules, for example to watch out carefully when crossing the street because… the English drive on the left-hand side! After the classes we went to a pizzeria where we could pay with the vouchers from the KSE, very practically! After lunch we started an observation rallye in groups of four pupils. We had to find out about some places and things in the city centre of Broadstairs. Fortunately, the weather was fine. However it was a bit difficult to search for the different places and answer the questions. (Our group wasn´t the winner of the quiz, but never mind, the first prize was a lollipop!) In the evening we went to the disco. That was a lot of fun! The music was great, and we danced a lot. It was a bit hard to find the way back home in the dark, but we managed it. I think it was a beautiful day!

Wednesday 24th May 2023 (adapted from Susanne, Marie, Veronika,8b and others)
This morning we were heading for England`s capital, LONDON. After two hours on the coach, we arrived at Greenwich where we started our boat trip on the river Thames. We could see a lot of the famous London sights, it was amazing to pass them, and nobody missed their chance to take masses of photos: Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, Shakespeare´s Globe Theatre, The London Eye, London Bridge, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, what a spectacular show! Then we got off the river boat and walked to Parliament Square with its massive statues of important personalities, like that of Winston Churchill. It´s the only statue that wasn´t looking onto the lawn in the middle of the square but at his favourite pub by the other side of the Thames, as we were told on our guided walk through the city- centre. We could spot out a memorial for the women of World War II, two guardians on their horses, the exact place where King Charles I was executed and eventually Buckingham Palace. The Mall, this famous alley leading from Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square was amazingly impressive. It was an awesome view and for many of us the unforgettable highlight of the day. But of course, there were many more others: Going on a shopping tour at Covent Garden! Getting an original "Rock Café London"-T-Shirt! After two and a half hours everybody had found something exciting, beautiful or yummy for themselves or their families at home in Germany. All in all a great day out. 

Thursday 25th May 2023 (adapted from Alexander, Timo, Paul, Dimitri, 8a and others)
On our fifth day in England, we already had got used to many things that were new to us the days before. The daily morning routine, classes, lunch in the city and an activity in the afternoon: a coach trip to Canterbury! There we visited the world-famous cathedral. Our tour guide told us a lot of interesting historical facts about this beautiful and outstanding building. Then we had enough time to look around and do some shopping in the old city centre. Back in Broadstairs, we had dinner at our host family´s place. It was quite natural and easier to listen to an English conversation and talk to our host families. At first it seemed like being in a movie, but a short time it felt like a second home. Afterwards we joined the Karaoke evening at a place on High Street called Cramptons. Some of us took their chance to sing like the famous stars in their very own version, others were listening, chatting and dancing. It was another great evening. 

Friday, 26th May 2023 (adapted from Larissa, Luisa, Lotta, Hannes and Jakob, 8e)
After a few days we felt really at home now in Broadstairs because our host family was very nice and caring. Every day they cooked delicious meals and asked how our day had been. After the morning classes we had our lunch break at the beach, which is lovely especially on a warm and sunny day. The afternoon activity was a coastal walk to another small place called Ramsgate, not too far away from Broadstairs. This was our last day in the UK, time to say "Good-bye and thank you for a wonderful week" to our host-parents. We got on our coach and back to Dover. We had dinner on the ferry, then back onto the bus and straight away home. Well, there were a couple of hours ahead of us.