This document provides a summary of a school trip to Canterbury, England from November 13-19 as part of a Comenius project. Over the course of the weeklong trip, the students visited several historic and cultural sites in Canterbury including the cathedral, Roman Museum, and Rochester Castle. They also took day trips to London where they saw famous landmarks on a double decker bus tour and visited museums. The students met other European students participating in the project and had a positive experience learning about British culture and making new friends.

1. COMENIUS PROJECT
2011-2013
EUROPEAN MULTICULTURAL
LANDSCAPES
1st Mobility: Canterbury

2. CANTERBURY
13th November - 19th November
Carmen Cecilia Carmen Hens
Mª Carmen Herrera Antonio Marín
Estefanía Rider Manuel García

3. SUNDAY
13th

4. On 13th Nov, we travelled by train from
Córdoba to Málaga airport to fly to
London (Gatwick). The flight was fine
and we were very excited about the
wonderful days we hoped to spend in
England. It was our first visit to this
country. There, Marie Brandon, the
first language assistant in our
school, picked us up and helped us to
get to Canterbury

5. Finally, we arrived in Canterbury at
ten o’clock at night and we were
very tired but happy.

6. MONDAY
14th

7. The hotel was very nice. We stayed
in double rooms. The following
morning we had a typical English
breakfast: eggs with bacon, milk
and toasts. The German group was
staying there too and we made
friends with them very quickly.

8. In the morning we went for a walk in
Canterbury. It is a beautiful, old city, full of
ancient monuments. Then at midday we went to
Rochester, and we saw its fantastic cathedral
and the ancient Rochester castle.
Rochester Cathedral
Rochester Castle

9. That day, we met the students from the other
countries: Italy, Greece, Cyprus. They were all
very friendly. Now, only the Polish were
missing, as they would arrive on tuesday

10. TUESDAY
15th

11. We went to Faversham to the Abbey
School. The headmistress welcomed
us and told us about the school.
Then, we met some English students
who showed us their school. It is
much bigger than ours. It has seven
buildings and a lot of huge
playgrounds. Then, at lunch time, we
went to the canteen and had lunch
with the other students and teachers.
Then the Polish students arrived.

12. After lunch, we met again and
chose the Comenius logo: the
winner logo was made by Laura
Muñoz, a Spanish 2nd level
student at our school!

13. Later, we went to Whitstable to a
bowling alley. We had a great time
there!

14. WEDNESDAY
16th

15. We visited the
Canterbury Cathedral. It
mixed Romanesque and
Gothic styles. Later we
went on a quick tour in
Canterbury. It’s a really
beautiful place!!!!

16. In the afternoon we went to the
Roman Museum, and later we
returned to the Cathedral and
listened to the evensong.

17. In the evening, we had dinner in the hotel
dinning room and later we stayed there
and played cards with the German
students. We had a good time and
practised English.

18. THURSDAY
17th

19. This day we went on a fantastic London
tour on a double decker bus and we saw a
lot of wonderful monuments.

20. Also we visited the
Natural History
Museum, and we saw a
lot of interesting things
like…

21. …Dinosaurs skeletons, insects and
the biggest redwood.

22. Finally in the evening we went to
Harrods, the most exclusive mall in the
wordl

23. Then, back in Canterbury, both the
teachers and the students met for dinner
in an Italian restaurant. We had a fantastic
time together. We enjoyed it a lot.

24. FRIDAY
18th

25. That day we went back to London
again and we visited a lot of
different places…

26. The Globe, Shakespeare’s theatre…

27. The British Museum, the most famous
museum in England… There we saw
mummies, Egyptian and Greek statues.

29. …and finally, we
went to see
The Lion King
Musical.
It was great and
the singers
were
wonderful!

30. SATURDAY
19th

31. We took a flight back to Córdoba
with a lot of new friends and
great experiences!!

33. NOW, SOME
CURIOSITIES.

34. The telephone booths
are a bit unusual…
The taxis are very
traditional…
The policemen wear
peculiar helmets…

35. We saw some typical English notices.

36. THE END