It was five o’clock in the morning when we left La Ravoire on 4th April. I felt so excited! All the people of the class ES-2 as well as the accompanying adults (Mr.Watts, Mme Pouliquen and Mme Menard, the social worker) travelled for three hours before stopping in a motorway café. We took a breakfast and then, we went back to the bus which drove us to Strasbourg at 11 o’clock. All of us were surprised when we arrived ‘Chez Yvonne’ : a lot of portraits of famous people like M.Sarkozy, Mme de Fontenay or Patrick Bruel were autographed by them. These people apparently ate there.
After eating an original meal, we embarked on the boat which showed us a nice part of the city. It was what I particularly enjoyed because I love sailing even if it’s rare. Moreover, I spent a very pleasant moment with my classmates, in the sun. Then, we walked all the way along the river which is called “l’Ille” to arrive at the European Parliament around 5:30 in the afternoon. I was very impressed!!! I thought it was the most beautiful building I’ve ever seen. After being inspected, we entered the Chamber of the European Parliaments where we attended at proceedings for an hour and a half. I learned every deputy has a limited speaking time to expound his point of view.
I knew the European Parliament shares the legislative power with the European Union Council and that it counts 736 deputies who have to come one week per month in Strasbourg. After hearing three debates, we were taken to a conference room where an assistant of the Parliament explained to us the political institution and the functioning of laws’ propositions. I was interested a lot! Then, the deputy Malika Ben-Arab Atou arrived and I realized that we were privileged to see a so important person because there aren’t a lot of people who have this opportunity. We were able to ask her on all we wanted about the news and the laws’ voting.
The following day, after sleeping a bit at the youth hostel, we went to visit Strasbourg and its cathedral which is at least 400 years old! Then, we were allowed to go for a walk and to eat among friends for 2 hours. After that, we went to discover the Kronenbourg industry but even if it was interesting, this moment wasn’t my favourite.
To conclude, it was an amazing school trip (financed for the most part by the European Parliament) where I learned a lot of new things and I had the privilege to discover a very important institution.
Thanks a lot for all because you gave us nice memories!
Vicky Devigne 1ES2
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