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Norway
By Lisa Marie Moen, Norway

Norway is a beautiful place, and it’s not because i live there. There is so much nature and tourist attractions.

And i'm going to tell you about two tourist attractions in Rogaland.

 

The first place i'm going to show you is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Rogaland, and it’s called “preikestolen”. It’s a fun way to look at Norway’s nature while you’re scared. It’s a cliff that’s 604 meter high, and it takes about 2 hours to walk up there. But you get a beautiful view.

And here is a picture.

 

The next place i'm going to show you is “dalsnuten”. It’s a mountain, and it about 323 meter above the water. It takes about one hour to walk up there, but the view is amazing.

You can see the city ‘Stavanger’ and ‘Sandnes’. It’s a perfect place to walk up with family and friends.

 

Here is a picture.

 

 

 

Those was the places i wanted to show you. They are both beautiful, and a really fun way to look at the nature in Norway.

 

Preikestolen

 

 

Preikestolen is a mountain plateau on the north side of Lysefjorden. It’s one of the most do things when in Stavanger.  The hike takes two hours each way. Recommended footwear is hiking shoes, some tourists complete the hike in high heeled shoes but end up with big blisters on their feet. Preikestolen is 604  meters over the ocean. It’s not the highest of it’s kind. The plateau is 25 by 25 meters.

If you get injured you’re most likely to picked up by a helicopter within an hour. Luckily this rarely happens. Most people complete the hike but out of shape individuals can have a hard time finishing.

There were frostbreakings 10,000 years ago, which caused the Preikestolen to be formed. Frostbreakings is ice crashing into rock or other ice, this is caused by temperatures rising and ice melting. Preikestolen has a deep crack across the plateau which is probably also a result of frostbreaking. Geologists have concluded that Preikestolen is safe even though many people believe that the mountain plateau will fall very soon. The crack grows 3 millimeters in one year, geologists say it won’t fall in our lifetime though. When it falls the mountainside will create an estimated 200 meter high tsunami in both directions. Since Preikestolen is inside a fjord it will have little impact on Stavanger.

 

 

COME AND "MEET" DOURO!

By Margarida Osório and Tiago Carvalho, Lamego, Portugal

       We decided to choose the section travelling because we thought we should tell our colleagues and teachers from other countries what there is to explore and discover in the Douro region. 

Photo by Rui Pires

Photo by Rui Pires

Photo by Rui Pires

       Many foreigners and even Portuguese people are visiting Douro region more and more. Alto Douro wine region, the oldest demarcated wine region in the world and listed as World Heritage, is one of most visited places. Here you can enjoy a unique landscape, delicious food, a boat ride, for example, a Barco Rabelo ride.

 

The top five places to visit:

1. The town Peso da Régua - It´s considered the capital of this Demarcated Region and one of the most influential riverside cities in the Alto Douro Wine Region.

2. The village of Pinhão - This calm and quiet village is located on the right bank of the Douro river, just in the heart of the Douro Wine Region. This pretty village surrounded by vines i one of the most beautiful places in Portugal beyond all doubt. It is a small hospitable village, with charming people, classified by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Pinhão train station is worth visiting being famous for its gorgeous azulejo tiles.

 

 

3. Barca D´Alva - Right next to spain, less than 2km, from the Spanish border, Barca D’Alva is surrounded by mountains and situated on the heart of the natural park  Douro international.. It’s a very curious place. There is an abandoned railway line and a row of old cottages. On the quayside, there are huge pontoons to accommodate Douro cruisers.

The almond blossom is its trademark.

Photo by Rui Pires

 

4. Porto Rei River Park - This is a small and very quiet space by the Douro River, located in the parish of São João de Fontoura, in the district of Viseu. It offers support infrastructures like a floating pool, a picnic park and green areas.

5. The Archaeological Park of the Côa Valley, located in a region of northeastern, in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, is undoubtedly one of the pearls of Douro. While a dam was being built in the valley of the Côa river, some rock engravings were found in the early 1990s.

This park concentrates most of the prehistoric sites of Rock Art that can be found in in the area, considered the most important in the world.

Photo by Lusitana

And so we conclude our work with the top 5 of the best places in Douro. We hope you visit these wonderful spots one day! And of course don’t forget to visit our beautiful town, Lamego, the 6^th best place to visit!

 

Dr. Alfredo Sousa Avenue and Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios

The centre of the town

The centre of the town

 

Ribeiro Conceição Theatre

 

Sé Cathedral

 

Interview with a finnish group, which going to Japan

 

An interview by Tuva and Leana, 14 and 13 years old from Norway.

 

We are two girls from Sola. We read in the forum that a group from Finland was going to Japan. We had never heard about it before, and thought this was such a cool and interesting trip. Therefor we got in touch with one of the persons from the Finnish school, to hear a little more about it. After some trouble with getting our epost sent, we finally could send our interview to her.

 

Some of the answers in the interview are reformulated, since we needed to put it in a text.

 

27.03 13:09

How long will you guys be there?

    We will be there for 8 days.

 

Which date are you leaving?

    May the 20th.

 

Where in Japan are you going?

To a little town in Hokkaido called Higashikawa. In 2016 there was circa 8,100 people living there, so it’s a small place.

 

What are you going to do in Japan?

They have planned a schedule for us, and some sightseeing. The final schedule isn't here yet.

 

Will the whole class travel or will you be in a group?

    We are a group. We will be 8 students, 2 teachers, 2 adults, the mayor of Kangasala (Finland) and the head of education and culture department.

 

Has your group travelled before and where?

    We haven’t visited them before, but we had visitors from Japan staying with us last spring so now we will go to visit them. This is why we are a group, and not the whole class. We are very excited and nervous.

 

When did you meet the Japanese people for the first time?

When they stayed at our places last spring. It was close to easter.

 

 How long is the flight?

About 9 and a half hours.

   

What is the best thing about the trip?

I think it will be to meet Shiori again. She was the girl who stayed with my family last spring. She was really nice, but to speak with each other was a little complicated. It was funny when we both were trying though.     

 

What is the worst thing about the trip?

Well I am pretty nervous. This is since I will stay in a new place and I can't speak my own language.... But other than that I'm just excited.

   

How much are you paying?

We need to pay 1000€ per person. We also need personal money.

 

How will you get 1000 Euros?

The teacher who are leaving with us, will get the money from our school. We need to pay it on our own, or that our parents give us the money.

    

Is this a project?

This is a project that our school started, I didn't know any of the students from Japan.

 

Was there many in the class who wanted to go?

I’m not sure, because the teacher who is travelling with us does not teach any of my classes, but apparently quite many wanted to go.

 

Will you have some sort of contact with the family back home?

Yes, with our phones or through email. (I think..well, hope)

 

Will you prepare yourself at school before you leave?

We got Japanese classes once a week for a month. One in the travelling group has a sister who can speak Japanese and she is teaching us.

Thanks to the Finnish girl who took time to answer our questions. We appreciate it alot.

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Study Visit to London

by Beatriz Silva Loureiro_Lamego_Portugal

       During the last Easter holidays, my school organized a study visit to London. The trip was was very funny and we learnt a lot.

      On the first day we visited Trafalgar Square,the Horse Guards, Downing Street, Big Ben; the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, St. James Park, Piccadilly Circus where there are a lot of street artists. We also visited Leicester Square and we had dinner at Planet Hollywood, a very funny restaurant with a beautiful decoration inspired by the glamour of Hollywood.

      On the second day we visited Camden Market, Madame Tussaud’s, Baker Street and Hyde Park Corner. In the evening we watched the musical “Thriller Live”, a stunning musical tribute to Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, which I loved at Lyric Theatre.

      On the third day we visited London Financial District, Greenwich, the Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory and during the afternoon the  Tower of London, St. Paul’s, Millennium Bridge and Tate Modern Gallery. Before dinner we had a memorable experience in the London Eye: w

e saw the amazing views of London, over the river Thames.

      On the last day we went to the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, Oxford Street, Regents Street and Covent Garden. Before dinner we bought some sou

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nirs and we went to the M&M’S World London.

     I really enjoyed this trip and I hope to go back there someday.