Howwwwwwwwwwwww saddddddddddddddddd! Nevertheless, full of energy after a revitalising breakfast, we walked straight into Hyde Park which had always been across the street but only now was the day we had planned for such visit. With beds of narcissus along the way, our first stop was at Kensington Palace and Garden, carved out of the western section of Hyde Park. As usual, a lot of pictures were taken, first of the Palace – a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century and it was the official residence of Diana, Princess of Wales, until her death in 1997 – and then of the huge Gardens, well cared for with many different flowers and squirrels. A little bit farther, there it was, the Albert Memorial, directly to the north of the Royal Albert Hall, commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861. Already in South Kensington, the prestigious music school, the Royal College of Music, founded in 1882 and well known for training musicians for international careers. But, we had to move on and only stopped again at the Natural History Museum, one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington (the others are the Science Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum). The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within five main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Paleontology and Zoology, it is also a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification and conservation. Given the age of the institution, many of the collections have great historical as well as scientific value, such as specimens collected by Charles Darwin. The Natural History Museum Library contains extensive books, journals, manuscripts, and artwork collections linked to the work and research of the scientific departments. The museum is particularly famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons, and ornate architecture — sometimes dubbed a cathedral of nature — both exemplified by the large Diplodocus cast which dominates the vaulted central hall. Really worth a second or a third visit, especially for teachers and pupils.
Feeling exhausted but rewarded, all returned to Royal Bayswater Hostel to have our packed lunches – a picnic in Hyde Park – before taking the bus that would leave us at Gatwick Airport...Know what? We are all champions having managed to do so much in just five days but the kids / teens... they are real heroes! They behaved really well: not a single tantrum, no sighs of dismay, boredom or tiredness, always in a catching good mood, ready to keep going and make the most of this very first school trip from Martinho Árias School to London, England. My congrats, girl and boys!
So... that’s all, folks! :( Enjoy our last (panoramic) pictures :(
7 comments:
I envy you!!London is always magic.
Well done!!Congratulations on your students and their fabolous guide!
You were also lucky not to be affacted by the big cloud from Finland that is causing lots of troubles.
Ya, one never gets tired of London, that's true! Now that I'm back, I would have liked to stay there longer but fortunately we weren't strained by that Icelandic volcanic cloud that is clogging Europe's sky and causing air travel disruption, know what I mean, Sonia? I can't even think about the consequences for myself and my group...
I think my head and heart are still in London... This week was hard 'cause we didn't have time to rest but EVERYTHING was sooooo great that it was really worth it!!!
Thank you Alex and thank you all in the group, especially the kids who were so funny and full of life!
When are we gonna leave again folks?!?!
Hi Alex!
After reading your diary, even I was exhausted! I was there in 1998 with a group of 14 pupils for seven days. Can you imagine? Well, I was younger, of course...
I kept memories I will always treasure. So do all who go there, anytime, at any age.
Once more, congratulations for your work.
You deserve the medal "Professor do Ano".
Why should men always reveive that prize?
:))))
Ana Paula
I guess we are still daydreaming, Clara... but according to what I've been told we are not the only ones and all would like to take part in another school trip... why not? With homework, of course!!!!
I felt myself travelling too! Great diary. I loved the squirrels near Kensington Palace and you mentioned them. And the Natural Hostory Museum is a fantastica discovey, isn't it?
Take care and start programming your next journey!
Cláudia Mota
Uhhmmm..... Nice breakfast, with more type of lunch.
Well, but I also proved.
I already water in the mouth.
Cláudia Diogo - ADM
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