Pupils' report from Finland


Hello!
On 8th of May we went from Oulunsalo to Helsinki, and from Helsinki to Prague We were in Helsinki two hours. There we ate something, shopped and talked together, and then we left to Prague. We travelled by plane. It was nice. Our flights were fun, children sat far away from the teachers. It was the first flight to some of us. Food in the plane was okay, no good, but no bad. Every one of us liked to travel to Czech.

To tell was that the Czech Republic is a green and hilly country. It was summer in Prague! It was so green, warm, sunny and nice. When we arrived to Prag, we took our luggage to hotel Vinoh and after it we went to look at the city. Our hotel was also quite good, the position of hotel was good. We spent one night there and all the next day we were in center on Prag.

Prague was a big city and there were a lot of bridges and a lot of churches. It was full of beautiful and massive churches and towers. We saw church roofs everywhere. Prague had also a big castle, lookout tower, a football stadium and many more amenities.

Prague was a clean city, there was no garbage on the streets. Prague wasa great city, full of history. Airport of Prague was bigger than HelsinkiAirport for example. We used underground, trams and busses many times. It wasnew for me. There were steep and high escalators, near the underground.

In evening we travelled to Jablonne by train. On the train station were our hosts waiting for us. We went to homes with them. It was very late and dark.

The food was different than here in Finland, but it was still excellent. We ate different food in Czech Repulic. We ate dumplings, meat, ham and Chips. The dumplings are Czech national food.There wasn't salad or vegetables. There used much grease. We also ate much chicken. When we arrived in Prague we went to a restaurant. There I ate pasta, other boys and girls ate pizza.

In Prague and Jablonne it was very nice. There were nice people, good food, beautiful scenery and fantastic trips. Our host family was great, and their home was big. Simka, the daughter in our host family, was very nice and friendly. We went shopping with Simka, and we really had fun! Jablonné is a very beautiful and pleasant village. That time was a wonderful experience. Speaking English to my new friends from England, Czech Republic, Turkey and Slovakia was the best way to learn more English!

Every day we started in school and we went somewhere. On Tuesday we visited Zampach. We played games outside the school. On Thursday we visited in a wood company and in the same day we went hiking. On Friday we planted a Comenius tree and we met the mayor of Jablonne. After that we had a Comeniusparty in the theatre. We even sang a song about a bear.

On Saturday 15 th of May we travelled by train from Jablonné nad Orlicí toPrague early in the morning. Saturday was terrible because we had to go back to Finland. On the train we didn't find any seats, so we had to sit in the restaurantcar. But we had to buy something there. First we bought hot chocolate and after that we bought some pancakes with cream. That was really delicious. After the pancakes we were already in Prague. Ourf light went from Prague to Helsinki in the morning and we were in Oulunsalo at four o'clock pm.

We had a great time in the school, with our hostess and in Prague. All activites were great too!! Trip went safely through, and nothing bigger damage occurred. The trip was very funny and I would go happily again. :) Our journey to Czech Republic was great! Comenius journey was great! We got many new friends, new experiences, and we learned more English language. Trip exceeded my expectations. It was an amazing trip, I'll never forget the week in the Czech Republic.

Erika, Jenni, Joonas, Kaisa, Veera, Ville L, Ville V