Cologne meeting !13 /12 - 2009 till 19/12/2009

Sunday 13th December 2009(by Maria V)
We all woke up full of joy and good mood. We were so excited about our trip to Germany! At 2:00 we arrived at the airport of Larnaca, we said goodbye to our family and we got ready for the departure. We finally were in the plane and at the take of we started imagining the great time we would have the coming week. We landed at the airport of Vienna and a surprise was awaiting us. It was snowing! After walking through the airport, we went on the plane again and after a few hours we reached at Cologne. The time when we would meet the students who were going to accommodate us has finally arrived. They were waiting for us with smiles on their faces and at once we felt their warmth. We met each other and then we went to their houses. During the drive we couldn’t stop looking outside the window to get to know Germany. We couldn’t believe that we were there! When we arrived at their homes it was time for rest.

Thursday, 17th December(By Andrea)

The German teachers and students had planned a trip to Dusseldorf. All of us teachers and students from Cyprus, Germany and Spain went there by train. There we saw same interesting buildings. We went for a walk near the Rhine and it was very cold!!!! Then we went to a museum which was about Food in Contemporary Art. After that, we and the German students went shopping at Dusseldorf! We went home for dinner and later on we went bowling, where we had great time!!!!



Friday , 18th December(by Evridiki)

It was the last day of our trip in Germany before our departure day. We were all a little bit sad but we wanted to have the greatest time that day! In the morning we went to Bonn Christmas Market. There, we had the chance to visit all the shops and spend our money to buy sweets, clothes, etc. It was an amazing day and during our return we had a great time in the train laughing and trying to learn German and teach our hosts some Cypriot expressions! And the fun couldn’t stop: At night we went to Anjas house where Thekla was hosted. We talked, we ate a lot and we played singstar! While we were singing we couldn’t stop laughing as some songs were really fast and difficult to sing. Suddenly, it started snowing and we couldn’t believe it .We all went out and started throwing snow to each other. I fell down in the snow and the others sat on top of me to take some crazy photos. Despite the cold, we were really happy and we didn’t want it to end. It was the first time we were outside while snowing and all the buildings and cars were white….And may all your Christmas be white…….

And as all goods have an end, we had to go home, sleep and get ready for our next day departure…

Saturday, 19th December, 2009 (by Maria V)
It was unfortunately the day we were leaving. We woke up at 5:30 am and we packed what had left. Going down the stairs the family that was hosting us was waiting for us to say goodbye to us. We were so sad that we were leaving. We got into the car and set off for the airport. We couldn’t take our eyes away from the window watching snowy Germany. Then, we arrived at the airport and we said goodbye to our German friends. We got on the plane, we arrived at Vienna’s airport and after a while we went on board again. In a few hours we could discern small Cyprus from high up. We were back to Cyprus, back to reality. The break was over.