A brilliant trip

Thank you very much to all of the teachers and students who made this a wonderful experience.

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All photos

All website photos can now be seen below

Additional photos are avaliable at www.snapfish.co.uk

Please email me at mbridges@wsbe.org.uk for the link to this site and include any additional photos you would like me to include

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Saturday: Arrived Paris

We have arrived in Paris and will be departing on time at 20:10. Arrival time at school is still midnight.

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Homeward bound

We are now en route from Beijing to Paris.

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Saturday: Checking out

All up and ready to go. Expected time of arrival in the UK is 8.30pm. We will update the website and telephone from France.

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Friday: Hutong Lunch

The Rickshaws then took us to the house of a local family who cooked for us in their own house and taked to us about the Hutong area. This was a surprise activity and the food was authentic Chinese. A real cultural experience which was among the best of the trip.

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Friday: Hutong Tour on Rickshaw

We started the day in style with a Rickshaw ride through the Hontong area of Beijing, where we saw where the true locals lived.

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Thursday to Friday: Sleeper train

Less room this time but still fun, even if there was some cheating in Monopoly!

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Thursday: Terracotta Army

In the afternoon we went to see the 8th Wonder of the World. 8000 soilders and horses, which is a lot, amazing! We even managed to form our own Terracotta army!

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Thursday: Huaqing Hot springs

Hot and wet

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