The programme started on Monday 9 May in Warsaw. We went sightseeing and visited the Palace of Culture and Science with its amazing views, continued to the Royal Baths Park where the statue of Chopin in located along with the Belvedere Palace. We had time to relax and did a gondola cruise around the lake. At the next stop we paid a visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and could enjoy with the guards-relay. The guided tour stopped at the Old Town where we had lunch at the Market Square. In the afternoon we visited the church of the Holy Cross and got ready to travel to Piotrkóv Trybunalski.
The second day took us to the Nikolaj Kopernik School. Mrs Sipa (the school principal) welcomed us with a friendly speech and invited us to have a coffee and Polish delights. Multimedia presentations started then in the school auditorium. The topic for this Comenius gathering was “Wedding ceremonies” in our countries. Polish students performed a wedding ceremony and its party. They gave an excellent performance in which were included singing and acting and was followed by the video presentations of the other countries, covering also one about the Jewish weddings. After lunch in the School canteen we had the European Day poster contest. Portuguese design was chosen (as usual). We finished our working day discussing the next steps in the project.
Wieliczka Salt Mine is a priceless historical monument of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage list of UNESCO and one of the most well-known places in Poland. We visited the place in our way to Cracow on the third day. The guided visit led us to the underground restaurant at about 130 m below the ground level. After lunch we arrived to Cracow and stopped in the Main Market Square where we took a ride in a horse-drawn carriage.
On the forth day students and teachers were delighted with the visit of Wawel Castle (The Royal State Rooms), Wawel Cathedral, the grave of Maria and Lech Kaczynski and the Dragon´s Den. The visit continued admiring the Mariacki Church and finally the Jewish district of Kazimierz. In the evening we went back to Piotrkóv.
The next morning Polish students showed us their town as if they were tourist guides. In the evening we were invited to the Prom ball and had our farewell party.
The moments we lived there in Poland will be in our minds forever; the video below is just to remember some of them.
ComeniusPoland2011 por rafagg61
Turkish Henna Night_WMV V9_001 por rafagg61
Weddings in Portugal.
Weddings in Portugal por rafagg61
