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TRAVELERs DIARY
EXCHANGE 2011 ENGLAND
Karolina Gajek
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13.05.2011r. - Friday That day the
exchange started. I was excited and full of
anxiety at the same time, because it was my first
travel without my family and first trip by air.
Fortunately the trip went without unpleasant
surprices and I safely reached the school in
Barnstaple, where I met my partner from the
exchange, Aimee Tunbridge. I'm pleased that I met
her because we have the same interests and
characters. Her family gave me a warm welcome. I
have felt almost like home. I was very tired in
the evening so I had supper and went to very cosy
bed in Aimee's room.
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14.05.2011r. Saturday Today, I visited Bath
the city in England, that was built by Romans.I
have seen ancient baths and learnt about healing
springs which flow out from Bath. Characteristic
architecture caused that I have felt like in
Rome. The sightseeing of that city was very
convenient, because we traveled double-decker
bus without roof and we could hear about history
of that city - ,,City sightseeing.I took photos
of the most beautiful places and made a film of
characteristic buildings. It was fine day.
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15.05.2011r. - Sunday Today I spent time with
Aimee, my friends from Poland and their partners.
We were at the beautiful beach , even though it
was cold and windy, we played cricket, and then
we went to the ocean. We laughed and splashed
cold water.It was fun and carefree. The next day
we piked up shells at the seaside. I took a lot
of photos, but the photos are not adequate with
the reality. We all met at the bowling alley in
the evening, and we had good time.
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16.05.2011r. Monday I was in Lynton today. We
were walking steep paths along the river. We were
surrounded by beautiful trees and plants and we
heard singing birds. We even met the heron. I
took a lot of photos, of course. Then we rode
the water funicular to Lynton, where we had
lunch and drank traditional English tea in Moher
Meldrums Tea Rooms.
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17.05.2011r. Tuesday Today were games and
dancing. Schoolgirls from Pilon Community College
presented modern dancing choreography that we
later learned and presented on stage. We played
runders and handball. Then we saw the city, where
we stayed-Barnstaple. We were sightseeing the
city with a tour guide who turned out to be a
tall and nice man in a tailcoat, bowler hat,
gloves and with a stick. After sightseeing we
had free time and started shopping at High Street.
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18.05.2011r. - Wednesday Today I visited ruins
of Tintagel castle. We stepped many stairs, but
it was worth to see beautiful views of the
ocean. I knew that this castle was connected with
the legend of King Arthur. I took a lot of
photos. We had our lunch and returned to school.
I spent afternoon with Aimee. We were at the
dinner, and little shopping in Barnstaple.
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19.05.2011r. Thursday Today together with
pupils from Pilton Community College we
participated in annual Devon Show - feast of
Devon countys culture.The exhibitions of
animals took place there - llamas, buffalos,
dogs, horses, pigs. The old cars were also
presented there, as well as private shops
offered their products. The most popular place
for young people was fun fair. I agreed to ride
the rollercoaster called hammer (not with a
hesitation). It was crazy and funny. I was
several meters above the ground in a moment and
during seconds fell down- it was amazing. I will
never forget it.
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20.05.2011r. Friday Today, we were on the trip
to Exeter, we visited the Cathedral and we were
sightseeing the city with a tour guide. We saw
legendary hotel where celebrites lived, and we
learnt about culture of Exeter .Then we had free
time for our last shopping.
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21.05.2011r. Saturday This day I spent with
Aimee and her family. We drove to the meadow with
beautiful landscape ocean and beach. We were
walking a lot and talking about my impressions
from visit in England. Then we had dinner
together and I started to pack. Aimee gave me a
present and memorial card with greetings from her
and her family
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22.05.2011r. - Sunday Today I said ,,Good bye
to Aimee and her family and we got to the aiport
by bus. I fell asleep in the plane because I had
to get up early in the morning. The fly took
about two hours. We arrived safely to Cracow from
where we returned by Polish bus to school in
Kromolów. Finally, I saw my parents and
delicious Polish dinner.
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It was great adventure which helped me to improve
my language through daily contact with
Englishmen, as well as to get to know other
cultures and manners. I will never forget it. ?