Barri Gótic

Good morning!

Still raining in Terrassa, but luckily the weather will change in the afternoon!

Yesterday we went to the most famous attraction of Barcelona: la Sagrada Familia. After an intresting guiding tour we left and went to see some other buildings of Gaudi. Walking in the rain wasn't that pleasant, thought we enjoyed the buildings.

After this we got some spare time. To leave the crowds for a while Wouter, Ylenia, Roxane and Sarah decided to go shopping in the Gothic Quarter. The quarter is very ancient and cosy, in contrast with la Rambla.

This very unique and romantic little streets are very characteristique, with lots of small shops. Of course you can find the classical souvenir shops over there, but especially the artisic side of Barcelona is notable.

Today we are also going there, but we won't have the opportunity to shop, so we've been smart to do this in advance. It would've been a missed opportunity if we hadn't gone there.

Looking forward to a sunny afternoon right now.

See you tomorrow for a new update,

Roxane, Sarah and Wouter

By Flore, Nina and naomi

Goodmorning everybody in Belgium.

Yesterday we saw Barcelona in the rain. Still 'la Sagrada Familia' was very beautiful. Because of the rain it was difficult to see the outside but fortunatily the school had reserved a guide for us.
She told us interresting things, for example: Did you know that Gaudi lived in the workshop of the 'Sagrada Familia'?
After the tourguide we went to the 'Passeig the Gracia' were we saw 'Casa Milla','Casa Batllo' and 'Casa Amatller'. Naomi and Flore told us things they had looked up in Belguim about these houses.
We discovered that a lot of buildings and holidays are linked to Saint Jordi
( like the dragon on the roof of Casa Batllo).
Today we're are expected to explain to the primary school what we're doing in Terrassa. And tomorrow we'll do the same for the fifth form. 
Afterwards we are going to visite the inside of 'Casa Batllo': We're looking forward to do that.
We hope it will stop raining because in Paris and even in Belgium it is sunny !

Kind regards,

Flore, Nina and naomi

Wednesday and Thursday, rainy days...

Hi everybody back there in Belgium!

¿Que tal? Here in Terrassa it's still raining ... Despite the rain we still have enjoyed our visit to the Sagrada Familia, Casa Batllo and Casa Milla. Afterwards our lovely teachers Mrs. De Coster and Mrs. Naessens let us go shopping around the Plaça Catalunya. The result of that fantastic idea is that some of us are broke now. Never let girls alone in a big shopping mall...

Today we'll be visiting a lot of amazing sights, like the church of Santa Maria del Mar, Palau de la Musica, la Pedrera and the Ciutadella Park. We will update you guys about this tomorrow morning.

Have a nice day, hopefully without rain...

Ylenia, Eline and Eline.

RAIN

Unfortunately, it's raining today. The students are visiting the Sagrada familia today and some of Gaudí's buildings in Passeig de Gràcia. We've had a joint activity this morning with the rest of students in one of the 6th form classes. Here you have a photo of some of the Belgian students updating the blog this morning.

Second and thirth day.

Hello everybody! Yesterday we tried to post an update but we had some troubles with the computer. The day begun by following a course with an english teacher called Liam. After that the Catalan students came with us to visit Park Guël and the Museum of Delacroix and Goya. In the evening we went to a cafe and went shopping until 7.30, then everybody went home. The day before we visited the school and saw some strange things like a sport hall under the ground. We took the train to Barcelona and saw the Boqueria, The Cathedral and 'la placa Catalunia'. Today we'll visit the 'Paseig de Gracia' and the houses created by Gaudi and other great artist of the modernisme. We'll tell you more about this tomorrow because we have to go! Hasta la vista!

BELGIAN STUDENTS ARE HERE!!

At last, Belgian students arrived yesterday evening at the airport of Barcelona and were received by their Catalan mates and host families. Today we have taken them to Barcelona. We have visited the Cathedral, Plaça Sant Jaume, Les Rambles, Mercat de la Boqueria, Plaça Reial and Maremagnum. We've had a very nice sunny day. Here you have some photos.

Hello everybody in Belgium! The first impression of Catalunya is very good, the students received us with a lot of enthousiasm! Afterwards everybody went to their own hostfamily and had the chance to meet the whole family. In Catalunya the weather is very good, not very hot but atleast it isn't raining! We will start the day by visting the school and after that we'll visit a part of Barcelona, like the neighbourhood near to 'la placa de Catalunya'. Everything is going great so far. Hasta Mañana! The Belgian students.