We went to Strasbourg from 4 to 5 April 2011 thanks to the Comenius project. We were invited by Malika Benarab Attou, a Member of the European Parliament who belongs to the Green Party. The trip was financed by the European Parliament and partly also by the school bursar, so no money was demanded from students.
We left the school at 5.00 am and arrived at 11:30 in front of the cathedral in Strasbourg in order to eat ‘Chez Yvonne’ where we ate a typical Strasbourg meal. Then in the early afternoon, we took a boat on the Rhine where we listened to explanations about the city. I liked taking the boat because the explanations were very pleasant and there was the sun which shone a lot.
Then at five o’clock, we were received by the European Parliament where we listened for an hour to a debate between MEPs...
Around six in the evening we met Malika Benarab Attou and we asked lots of questions about the parliament and it role. There are 736 members in the European parliament. Its seat is in Strasbourg but there are plenary sessions in Brussels and also offices and other plenary meetings.
After all these questions, we saw a slide show to explain how the parliament operates.
At the end of the day, we went to sleep in a “youth hostel”.
The next day we woke up around 7am. The morning, we visited the city of Strasbourg with a guide where we learned that before Strasbourg was part of Germany and currently belongs to France.
Then, we visited the Kronenbourg brewery, a beer factory. Now we know how beer is made. The day ended with the return by bus to Chambery. For me, the most interesting thing was visiting the town of Strasbourg because the guide was very pleasant and it’s a beautiful city. I had a very good trip!
Salomé SIMON-CHAUTEMPS 1ES2
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