The trip : The itinerary

All about your journey !

Destination : -Departure : Châteauroux

-Main stops: Caen

-Arrival: Bristol

Transportation: - Bus and Boat

Schedule: -Departure: Sunday, April 24 at 14:30h

-Arrival: Monday, April 25 at 13h

Distance: From departure city to arrival city: There are about 497 km.

Weather: There was some rain but it was fine. We experienced all four seasons in one day.

Calais

Dover

Chippenham

Cardiff

Bristol

Bath

Caen

Portsmouth

London

My british family : Their surname is Thompson.They live at 22 gartons road, Middleleaze, Swindon. Their number is

0044 1793321872.

The parents:

His name is Tim, his profession is retired. He was born February 3, 1947 in Belize (C.A). His hobby

is politics. He is sixty nine years old.

Her name is Eva, his profession is retired lecturer of art, she is sixty nine years old and born

December 29, 1946 to Belize (C.A). Her hobbies are to be in the garden and the art.

They have no favorite place in Chippenham because they live in Swindon.

The children:

They have 2 children who live in London and who casually refer Alfred and Mamita. Alfred is fifty

one and Mamita fifty years.

Pets:

They have two shelties breed dog who call Tigi and Lucy.

My British home :

They live in a detached house.

There are two floors. In the house there are a hall, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, four

bedrooms, two bathrooms, no loft and study and veranda. Outside there are two front/back

garden, two garage, a garden shed and no swimming pool, kitchen garden and balcony.

Yes, there are differences like the color of same houses or goods tiles that are not of the same

forms and colors. On the inside there are no such differences.

British life : Food Menus – One day, I had... Mark

For breakfast For lunch For dinner

-eggs -tomatoes -bacon -potatoes -steak -beans

-sandwichs (3) -candies -apple juice -chips

-potatoes -meat -vegetables -ice-cream -pasta -hot chocolate -rice -muffin

RIGHT or WRONG ?

-They put bread on a small plate, not on the table □ □

-They drink tea or coffee with their meal □ □

-They usually serve two or three vegetables □ □

-They eat cheese with biscuit □ □ -They eat cheese after dessert □ □ -They don't eat many sandwiches □ □ 1-Cheddar = fromage : Cheddar cheese is a pale yellow cheese taste to cow's milk. He is from the English village of Cheddar in Somerset. 2-Chutney = sauce au piment vert : Dans la cuisine indienne, un chutney - graphie anglaise - ou chatni est une sauce, souvent aigre-douce, servie en accompagnement de mets. Tous les chutneys authentiques contiennent une quantité considérable de piments verts frais.

3-Custard = crème : thick sweet cream served hot or cold. 4-Jelly = gelée : The jelly is a food gel, made of gelatin or pectin added to edible liquids, which is eaten as a dessert. 5-Marmalade = confiture : Marmalade jam is made from the juice and citrus skin boiled with sugar and water. The fruit usually used in Britain is the sour orange native of Seville in Spain. 6-Mince pies = tartelettes sucrée : The mince pie is a sweet tart Britain, traditionally served during Christmas. It is also known as the minced pie and Christmas pie.

7-Mint sauce = sauce à la menthe : The mint sauce is a sauce made from chopped mint leaves soaked in vinegar and a small amount of sugar. Sometimes the juice of one lime is added. 8-Yorkshire pudding = pudding du yorkshire : Yorkshire pudding is a dish originating from the north of England, Yorkshire may be, but its precise origin is unknown. His popularity now extends well beyond the region.

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WITH THE HOST FAMILY IN THE CITY

Shake hands

Wear a cap or the hood of your sweatshirt when you are indoors

Greet with a hug or a kiss Say «excuse me»

Say «pleased to meet you» when you arrive

Talk loudly in public

Take a gift to your host family Stand in line

Call France from their phone without asking for permission

Spit in the street

Visiting places :

Bristol

The S.S. Great Britain

It was a passenger steamship.

The designer of the S.S. Great Britain is Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

He was the first steamer to cross the Atlantic.

The maiden voyage was the 26 July 1945 to cross the Atlantic.

He have crossed the Atlantic in 14 days.

The Clifton Suspension Bridge

The name of the river is Avon.

@Bristol

The race of reaction with one friend for the first position on the

podium. It was funny.

My surprise is the black sand who shape a solid with a magnet.

The first stage because it here was a lot of activities of sport.

There are Wallace and Gromit.

During the visit, have you...

❒ seen your own veins with the help of the vein ray?

❒ seen yourself in slow motion?

❒ made a balloon fly?

❒ made a flying object?

❒ seen a tornado?

❒ been filmed?

❒ tried the digger arm?

❒ made water move up?

❒ made an animated film?

❒ made shapes with black sand?

Wales : The inhabitants of Wales called gallois.

Symbols and emblems are red dragon, saint David flag and Land of My Fathers.

They speak English and Welsh.

“Croeso I Gymru” in English is “Welcome to Wales”.

The national sport in Wales is rugby.

In the the Field Museum, we saw sheep and cows.

The Kennixton Farmhouse

It has been painted red to protect influences negatives. It is a superstition.

The Celtic Village

It was in 600 BCE

The Workmen’s Institute

It is workmen’s.

There are more than 10 rooms.

The Gwalia Store

It really opened in 1916.

The objects which sell in the store are laundry, biscuit, food supply, drink , candy.

Cardiff : In Welsh « Cardiff » is « Caerdydd ».

In Cardiff there are 346 100 inhabitantes and with the population around 1 097 100 inhabitantes.

Cardiff castle

On this site the roman fort was originally.

William Burges transformed the place between 1867 and 1881.

A. North gate

B. motte and shell keep

C. outer bailey

D. main lodgings

E. inner bailey

F. the Clock Tower

G. the Black Tower

H. South Gate and barbican tower

On a wall outside the castle we can see hyena, wolf, apes, seal, bear, lioness, lynx, two different

lions, pelican, ant-eater, raccoons, leopard, beaver and vulture.

The Millenium Stadium

« Millenium Stadium » in Welsh is « Stadiwm y Mileniwm ».

It was built in 1999 for the rugby world cup.

In the stadium take place concert, rugby and football.

In the stadium 74 500 people can sit.

It is in the center city, it can rent the stadium, there is a rooftop and a bird come on the stadium

when there is a match.

Bath :

The city

The name of the bridge is « The Pulteney bridge ».

The name of the river under it is « The River Avon ».

Royal Crescent is a residential set situated in Bath in England, compound of thirty arranged

houses by growing around a vast turfed esplanade.

We could enter it because : Of the Royal Crescent's 30 townhouses, 10 are still full-size

townhouses; 18 have been split into flats of various sizes; The number 1 is the Museum and the

large central house at number 16 is the Royal Crescent Hotel.

We can’t see clowns at The Circus because it’s not a circus. Circus is the name of all houses.

The name of the street where the Roman Baths is « Stall St ».

The Roman Baths

Adele Grandjean built the spa.

At that time, the city was called « Aquae Sulis ».

The temperature of water is 46°C.

Every day, 1,170,000 litres water comes out of the ground.

The name of the goddess that was worshipped here is « Sulis Minerva ».

The objects which were thrown in the sacred spring in Roman days was :

-Roman coins

-Metal pans

- brooches

-bracelets

- jugs

The Fashion museum

Evening dress is a name of the current displays at the museum.

In the museum we prefer the years 1930 because the clothes are classe, chic, stylish and

beautiful.

Man’s evening dress is a black costume and trousers with a white shirt and

bow tie.

The Queen Victoria wearing a dress that I have see in that museum.