It has been three years since we have been able to travel abroad with students, and what a wonderful experience it has been! The weather could not have been better with the sun shinning, though somewhat colder than in England at the moment. Nevertheless, it set the stage for walking around the Market.

Back up a bit...we set off on time and arrived as planned in Germany. After settling into our rooms we had dinner and students enjoyed the games room, the England match or chilling in ther rooms.

In the morning after breakfast, we hopped back on the coach to visit the Lindt chlorate factory warehouse where the wall to wall chocolate kept us all in awe. Following our shopping experience at Lindt, we headed by foot towards the Christmas Market to soak up the smells, sights and sounds. A truly magical experience.

Heading towards the market, we stopped to look and walk through one of Aachen’s castle gates the Pontior, one of two of the city’s remaining gates which was built in the 14th century.

We spent the day at the market browsing through the market stalls buying Christmas trinkets and gifts and stopped for lunch to try some of the German delicacies such as Bratwurst und Kartoffeln. There were lots of food, drinks and cakes such as waffles and the famous Berliner doughnut. We also enjoyed hot chocolate with whipped cream (heiße Schokolade mit Sahne) from the market with a souvenir mug. We then headed towards a sweet shop and then visited the cathedral.

In the afternoon we spent a few more hours at the market and the returned to the hotel to rest and have dinner. In the evening, we returned to the market to experience its magic at night. It did not disappoint. 

Sunday morning after breakfast we boarded the coach for the journey home. We look forward to returning next year!

Thank you to the students for making it a memorable experience and to the team of teachers Ms Stephen, Ms Rule, Ms Alexander, Mr Mane and Mr Breeze for supporting the trip.

Ms S Underwood, Head of MFL and Trip Leader.