Wycombe Abbey Sixth Form Visit France
Fourteen LVI and UVI pupils arrived bright and early at St Pancras on Saturday 15 October and boarded the Eurostar headed to Paris. We arrived at the Gare du Nord and dropped our bags off at the left luggage and headed to our first visit of the day, the Musée d’Orsay. Having been challenged by Mme Nott to produce a short presentation on various landmarks and artists over the course of the weekend, this proved to be a wonderful starting point for each of the locations we visited. We were blown away by the beautiful paintings that we came across, among them we saw some of the most celebrated artwork by the world-renowned artists, Cezanne, Monet and Van Gogh. Following a much-needed dinner, we watched La Cantatrice Chauve at the Théâtre de la Huchette, a favourite of Mme Nott’s, which proved to be a highly amusing and captivating play exploring the consequences of a breakdown in communication.
On Sunday, after a quick breakfast at the hotel, we headed off to the sixth arrondissement where we met our wonderful tour guide Delphine. She showed us the Latin quarter and provided us with a very memorable experience of the history of that area. That afternoon, we visited the Musée Rodin where everyone was thrilled to see the widely celebrated ‘Le Penseur’. We embarked on a fun adventure quest activity starting at the Louvre, and ending with sunset at the Eiffel Tower, a truly mesmerising view! Having racked up an impressive 28,000 steps that day, we were all exhausted from all the wonderful sights Paris has to offer.
On our last day, we had some free time in the Marais area before being treated to a lovely lunch by the Gare du Nord. It was a truly unforgettable trip, both Mme Nott and Mme Figueira were exceptional, not only providing us with comedic commentary but also managing to get us to the right places (albeit with the help of Google Maps). We would like to thank all the staff who organised the trip, we are so grateful for the opportunity, and we are highly envious of those who will get to experience it next!
Anoushka, Lara and Poppy LVI
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