Wish you all a nice flight

Hi, silent Hungarian gang,

Just in case you come here to check the posts, I start wishing you a nice flight to Lisbon and a happy meeting-back with your exchange partners.

Hope we already have had all the rain this present week and you can enjoy here and there some sunny spring weather during your staying here; nevertheless check the weather report in advance and bring suitable clothing, as we're still in winter, although it isn't as cold as in your place.

Eager to meet you all back,

Fernando

Pasteis de Belem

Since 1837, this famous cafe in Belem, Lisbon, has been churning out its sensational speciality made from a secret recipe - Pasteis de Belem, a custard cream tart with a slightly burnt crust on top, sprinkled with cinnamon. It tastes best warm, but you’ll want to take some home with you (in nicely packaged tubes of multiple pasteis). It’s hard to find a table, so you have to be fast at spotting people leaving.

Lisbon Oceanarium

Because it's in the programme, I'm going to post some information about it... :)

The Oceanarium in Lisbon is a space dedicated to the oceans, where you can see the fauna and flora of the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian Ocean and of the Antartic. This oceanarium also has a large central tank to exhibit species of the open ocean, from sharks and large groupers to Tuna fish and small wrasses. Here are some pictures:

You're going to like it! :D

See you all soon,
Sofia xoxo

A very important question I have: What is 'Pastel de Belém' like? Is it really that famous and good?

Wonderful programme, I am sure we will have a great time together again!

See you all soon:))

Judit

PROGRAMME IN PORTUGAL - 23-29 FEBRUARY 2008

Dear all,

Only 3 weeks till we meet again, and of course good timing to post our programme here. We all are eager for you to come and spent, at least, a so good time as we've spent in Hungary. Let's hope we can have sunny warm days :))

Hope the blog can be useful for questions, comments and suggestions back and forth.

Fernando

PROGRAMME

SATURDAY

Arrival of the Hungarian group. Families will pick the students at the airport. Free time with the families

SUNDAY

Families programme.

MONDAY

Meeting at school in the morning. Briefing of the Hungarian group. Hungarian students will go to Lisbon to visit the western area, including Belém Tower, Jerónimus Monastery and other Discoveries Monuments; then downtown Lisbon (central area) and uphill to St. George Castle. Portuguese students will meet the group in Lisbon when they finish classes.

TUESDAY

Meeting at school in the morning. All the students will go for a whole day trip to Sintra, where we'll visit Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira; then Cabo da Roca (the most western point of Europe) and Cascais.

WEDNESDAY

Morning: Hungarian group will visit the eastern side of Lisbon, so we'll go to Parque das Nações (Nations Park), where we will visit the Oceanarium and students will have free time to shop or walk around.

Afternoon: Hungarian group will come back to school to join the Portuguese students for a whole afternoon of activities at school, starting with a class of Latin dances, then sports or drama activities, according to what they chose. We all will have dinner at school together with the parents.

THURSDAY

Morning: Hungarian students will join the Portuguese for in class activities from 8:30 to 10:00; then, the Hungarian group will prepare an exhibition from 10:30 till 13:30.

Afternoon: free time with the exchange partner.

Evening: Farewell dinner.

FRIDAY

Departure of the Hungarian group that will be taken to the airport by the families.

The teachers team: Sara Moura, Fernando Rebelo, Judit Kohut and Szilvia Takács