"Are you happy to be in Paris" "Oui" A summary of the Paris trip By Louisa Jabbari and Marie Weisheimer
On the 11th of March 2022, the French department took a group of 30 students on a trip to Paris. This was the school’s first trip abroad since the coronavirus lockdowns.
metro trip, to the Louvre. We all loved the metro and although it was crowded, no one got lost. We arrived at our first tourist destination, the Louvre, the largest museum in the world. It was a marvellous opportunity for photos as well as to experience the art. Afterwards, we took another metro to the Eiffel Tower, where we had planned to have a boat trip along the Seine. We were running late so we all had to run along the bank of the river. Eventually, the rain stopped, and we were able to go onto the deck of the boat which provided us with an amazing view of Paris. One student had their birthday on the Friday, and Mr Rogeon had organised for the boat crew to give her a birthday shoutout, making it a very special day. To add to the birthday celebrations, the Eiffel Tower sparkled at 19:00, which was magical to observe. Later that evening, after some trouble with French boys, we all went to bed tired, but happy and excited for Day 2
We started the trip with a 3:45am meet at school and a bus journey to St Pancras Station. Although a lot of us were tired, we knew it would be worth it. The security and passport checks ran smoothly without any complications. This was a huge relief for Mr Rogeon, who had been planning and stressing about those few minutes for the past six months. Once we arrived in Paris, we posed for our first group photo (as seen below).
A coach took us to the hotel, where we stored our luggage, but we were off again quickly to have some lunch. We walked to a Franprix, a nearby French supermarket. We bought our authentic French lunch, a baguette, and a packet of salami. Next, we took our first
The second day started with a visit to the Stade de France, where we also made a trip to the much sought9
