Cruise from La Rochelle

 One of the highlights of the trip was a cruise on a catamaran from La Rochelle

Trip to a farm

After spending the morning at the school the group went for a trip  to a farm'. But first they posed for the official group picture in front of the school

Then a presentation in class

Off to the farm

Puy Du Fou

On Sunday the exchange students and their partners went to visit the Puy Du Fou. Its a huge historic theme park. It's one of the most popular theme parks in France and was about a one hour drive away.

A clock tower

One of the shows with vikings

Knights

Horse show

Day three of the exchange progtam

On Day 4 the students tried some archery

Then off to the beach for a surfing lesson

Mia's group won a price in the evening in a quiz

Day two of the exhange program

On the second day trhe group made a boat tour on the waterways of the swampy area of the of the Marais Poitevin - a nature preserve.

First day at the exchange program

The first day started with a trip to the French school that was part of the exchange program

Lunch

A welcome dinner with the French hosts

Mia didn't have fish but the steak was not a good choice either

A short drive to the beach

Leaving for L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'ile

We had to get up around 5 am to catch the bus for the return visit to France that was part of the exchange program. It is more than 1000 km (600 miles) from Heidelberg to the Atlantic coast where the partner school is located - so they had to leave at 6 am to arrive at around 8 pm

The bus was marked for the youth team of the professional ice hockey team in Mannheim - the  Young Eagles

We followed one hour behind but eventually turned north to spend five day in the Normandy with stops in Rouen. Etretat, Mount Saint Michele and Bayeux.