Monthly Archives: June 2023

Thursday: Futuroscope – A Game of Two Halves

Thursday morning dawned bright and sunny and we were at the gates of Futuroscope bang on time for opening. Off immediately to “La Vienne Dynamique” a simulator ride that involves a man over-sleeping on a train and going to miss his wedding, but he jumps off the train and is helped by a woodland troll […]

Wednesday: La Rochelle

Wednesday’s visit to La Rochelle was made all the more enjoyable by the refreshing sea breeze. Below, a selection of pictures from The Aquarium, The Big Wheel, Ernest le Glacier, The Stade Rochelais Rugby shop and our cafe stop.

Tuesday: At School

Baking, Litter Picking, Quizzes, Lunch and Music, all in a day at Ecole du lac. After walking to school, our first task was to divide the pre-prepared dough for brioche into 50 gramme balls and knead them before setting aside to rise for later. Then we set off for a litter picking walk around the […]

A very busy two days

Sunday 11th: Our journey was uneventful as far as transport was concerned (how often can you say that?). We arrived at Poitiers on time, and arrived at the Centre in St Cyr just before 10pm local time. Our break between trains in Paris was filled very well, with a coach ride past some of the […]

A Message from Eurostar

Hello. We hope you’re looking forward to your upcoming journey with us. You may have seen that the weather forecast predicts high temperatures the day you are travelling. Because your comfort is important to us, we encourage you to bring plenty of fluids. It’s fine to carry bottled drinks or cans, as long as they’re […]

Nearly Time to Go!

Depart Wanborough School at 06:40. Please ensure you are at school at 6:30am to give us time to load the coach. Please be considerate of our neighbours early on a Sunday morning! The forecast for the weather is hot and mostly dry – possibly showers on Monday afternoon, so lightweight waterproofs would be useful. Otherwise, […]