Avignon and Valance

Hello everyone,

We are still having a brilliant time. Yesterday (Tuesday) we went to Avignon for the day. It took about 2 hours to get there on the bus, but it was lovely, and so it was worth it. We danced on the bridge and sang 'Sur la pont D'Avignon'....we will teach you it when we get back home. We then went to a lovely castle and luckily we had an audio guide in English so we learnt lots of interesting facts about the place. We had a packed lunch (just ham and cheese sandwiches this time......no rabbit thank goodness!!!!!) in the market square and then we had time to explore and do some shopping before we came home. We had our tea in school and then went to a traditional show with music and dance. Some of the other partner countries performed traditional songs and then we were all invited to dance - Mason, Alex and Miss Fountain were the first ones up on the stage and we had a brilliant time. We didn't get in until around 10.30pm, so it was a very late night for us.....Miss Fountain said it would be ok this once..... as long as we went to bed extra early to catch up on our sleep the next day!

Today (Wednesday) we went to school very early for breakfast again (7.00am) and then we played games with some of the staff whilst the teachers went to meet the mayor of Bourg de Peage. We then all went to a bakey museum and saw the 'pogne' being made - this is a special type of sweet bread and it is lush....we will try to bring some back with us. We got to taste all of the different kinds they make and actually see the bakers at work - it was very interesting. We then went to a show museum.....it was pretty cool and we all thought Mrs Thompson and Miss Gibson would have loved it! After lunch at school, we went on a short bus ride to Valance where we went ice skating......Mrs Emmerson was a total pro (as to be expected...) Miss Fountain and Miss Sinnott were unfortunately not so professional....in fact they made a right show of themselves and us too. We were glad that they had a go though, as loads of the other teachers didn't try it!

We have had a brilliant tea in school tonight with all of the French teachers - it was little slices of cheese that you cook yourself in a tiny pan under a hot plate and then when it has melted you pour it over the potatoes and meat on your plate....it was very cool and tasty too!

We are all off for an early night as we are skiing tomorrow and we are sooooooooooooooooo excited. We are spending the whole day in the mountains and so we need to be warpped up very, very warm.

Hope all is well back home, and at BB too!

Love to you all from the French Fancies x x x x