Folkestone 2015

Walking sightseeing tour of Folkestone

Today, 23rd of March, we had our first lessons at the English Academy of Folkestone. After these lessons we went on a tour to visit the town.
The name of the town has its origin in the late 7th Century as "Folcanstan", in all probability referring to the "stone of Folca", a common old English name.

After lunch we met outside the school at 13:30.

The Grand
Daniel Baker built the Grand 100 years ago. At the time Folkestone was one of the most fashionable coastal resorts.

Agatha Christie wrote "Murder on the Orient Express" in the Grand Hotel.

Charles Dickens used to drink at the local pub "The British Lion". A room is dedicated to his memory. During his visit to Folkestone he stayed in a lovely house at Albion Villas where he wrote the novel Little Doritt.

Laia Paredes, Maria Vera and Julia Solanas

Our host family

Hello, we are Marc and Jaume, students of 3rd of ESO. This week we're staying in Folkestone with our host family.
Our host family lives in a big house nea the academy and a shopping centre. The house has two floors: there are four bedrooms, one bathroom, a kitchen and a living room.Our bedroom has two separated beds and one computer. It's quite small, but on Monday we'll move to another bigger bedroom.
Our host family is formed by three members: the father is called Arsène, the mother Sylvain and the Child, Owen. The parents were born in France, but they came to England 15 years ago.
At the moment, we're living wit two Italian boys and one French boy, too. They are all very friendly and we always play games with them on the Xbox.
During these two days the food has been fine. The first day we ate lasagna and spaguetti, and the second day we ate pizza. Delicious!

Marc Fernández and Jaume Giol

Aina and Marta

Raquel and Marina

Aida, Núria and Mireia

Maria, Carla and Nuria

Marc and Jaume

Júlia, Maria and Laia

David, Aleix and Quim

Meritxell and Carla

Carla and Elisabet

Roger, Biel and Lluís

Àlex and Albert

Natàlia and Paula

Trip to Canterbury

The Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's church form the trio of World heritage Sites in Canterbury. The Abbe was founded in 597AD.
The cathedral's history goes back to 597AD when St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great as a missionary, established his seat in Canterbury. In 1170 Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral and when soon afterwards miracles were said to take place, the Cathedral became one of Europe's most important pilgrimage centres.