Our last day at Abbey School

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the lesson in the morning, the students were presented with certificates. It officially ended the study trip of our students at Abbey School. 

Tomorrow, we'll be flying home.

A full day excursion - Warwick and Stratford-Upon-Avon

Today is another beautiful day to have an excursion!

We arrived at Warwick Castle at about 11.30 am and we missed the event "The Firing of the Trebuchet". Luckily, what followed was even more attractive - it was "Flight of the Eagle Show". It's just so enjoyable to watch the eagles flying up and flying down ...

In the afternoon, we took coaches to journey on to Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare Country. Though it's a bit like a tourist place, it's still fun to walk around.

PS. Today is Victor's birthday, we all wish him a super great one!

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A half-day excursion to Windsor

Windsor Castle

Today, we had lessons in the morning and in the afternoon, we visited Windsor Castle. Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world and it's still the Official Residence of The Queen. It has a history of almost 1000 years. 

During the visit, everybody had a task to accomplish - the picture trail quiz. We were assigned to find different places in the Castle and we found the task very challenging. Most of us failed to find all the spots within 2 hours. Anyway, this Castle is really magnificent. By the Castle, we also walked along Thames River. You see a lot of swans in the pictures. They're all lovely.

For more photos, please visit our Album.

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Our visit to Bristol - by Olivia, Hilda, Ceci, and Cindy

Hi there~ (from left to right: Phoebe, Olivia, Hilda, Ceci and Cindy)

... We went to SS Great Britain today and it's a ship museum. We found the history about the ship there and the most funny part was role playing. We put on their costumes and we became nobles! I had so much fun ... by Olivia

...   After we arrived, we went to the Clifton Suspension Bridge first. It was really cold and windy. But the Bridge is beautiful and the view there is magnificent. I enjoyed it very much. Then, we had lunch. After that, we went to the SS Great Britain. We found it quite boring at first but we suddenly found a room with many special costumes. We did cosplay and had a fun time there. Then we gathered up and went back to Reading ... by Hilda

... Today, we went to Bristol for sightseeing. We went there by bus which was provided by Abbey School. During the bus ride, I thought it was quite boring because from Reading to Bristol, it needed about two hours. When we arrived in Bristol, I felt very cold because the temperature was only 12-19'C. The first place that we went was Clifton Suspension Bridge, which was designed by the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunei. I thought it was very beautiful so I took a lot of photos there with my friends ... by Ceci

... After that, we visited the SS Great Britain. It is one of the most important historic ships in the world. It showed us a lot about the ships' history. At last, we found a special room which displayed some traditional clothing items. Visitors can put on these dresses to take photos. I took some photos too. I think this is the most memorable thing of this excursion ... by Cindy

Going to Bristol - by Phoebe Tsui

Hi, my dear friend. See me, I'm standing in the front with my hoodie on. It's so cold!

SS Great Britain is an awesome museum and the Suspension Bridge is also gorgeous!

We had a visit to Clifton Suspension Bridge and Brunel’s SS Great Britain today. When we arrived at Clifton Suspension Bridge, it was very cold, but I really enjoyed the feeling going out on a cold day! Standing on the Bridge, we enjoyed the beautiful view, the big blue sky and the white clouds, I really enjoyed the weather!

Then, we went to SS Great Britain that is a new museum in Bristol. There are two museums, one is inside the ship and the other one is under the ship. There is some water beneath the ship. Then, I went inside the ship and the amazing part was, when I got closer to the models and I could smell them, like when I saw the model that is vomiting and I could smell it. Though it was disgusting, it was indeed quite amazing! I have never been to a museum like that and the experience was so unforgettable. Also, we could see some actors role playing the captains, the crew and the ancient nobles. I had taken some photos with them.

Everything in the ship really helps reflect the situation of the ship in 1864. I always thought of Titanic, it is really awesome.

If I could, I would like to visit more museums in the UK, because they have a lot different things to tell. I think I have learnt quite a lot by visiting these museums.

Another full day excursion - Bristol

We had another excursion today!

The excursion included a visit to the SS Great Britain. We stepped back in time after boarding the Brunel's SS Great Britain. We discovered the true stories behind the world's first great ocean liner. The most exciting past was the visit to Clifton Suspension Bridge!

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Here comes our mini-Olympic

When everyone is so looking forward to the opening ceremony of London Olympic, we had our own mini-Olympic at Abbey School this afternoon!

Which team is going to win?

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Tired and hot - by Grace Kwok

Hi, I'm Grace, the one on the right hand side :D, sitting next to me is Bobo~

Very very tired and very very hot!!! This was the only feeling I had after the unforgettable trip to London!

It took about one hour to London from Abbey School. The first stop is the Natural History Museum and there's a big dinosaur. It is the biggest dinosaur in the world. This Museum is different from the ones we have in Hong Kong. It's big and there are a lot of exhibits. The next stop is Covent Garden. It is a market full of cheap things like handmade accessories and paintings. The most amazing thing was the street performers. They were juggling balls, playing music and singing! All of them were amazing. Unfortunately when they finished the performance, they would ask for money. Me? I didn't give them any money. Hehe.

After that, a 'horrible' thing happened. We met our guide and we went around London ON FOOT for 2 hours. ON FOOT! This was so hard for us. Although the guide showed us a lot of famous landmarks and buildings, we felt tired and hot. We couldn't concentrate in what she's saying very well. 

Since it's so hot and tiring, on the way back Reading, a lot of us were sleeping, on a bus without air-conditioning!!!