Where will you go?

The world’s your oyster on a virtual trip.

Somewhere far afield? New Delhi? New York?

Or somewhere closer to home for a staycation? Why not visit Edinburgh or Belfast?

The next few pages will give you some ideas to get you started. Have a look at the postcards and learn about these fascinating cities - some of them have links to give you more information. There is a quiz to test your knowledge, too.

You could then research another city that interests you and create either your own postcard, a fact file, quiz or video about your chosen country - be as creative as you like….maybe you can even learn a traditional dance? What about finding out

about native wildlife? Maybe make a David Attenborough style video clip!

Make sure to do some virtual tours of museums or galleries. Don’t forget to find out how to say hello, goodbye, please and thank you in the local language. Can you find out about traditional dress or foods? Maybe you could draw some pictures,

make a peg doll or even try out some simple traditional recipes? Can you find out what the flag is? We can’t wait to see where you go and what adventures you get up to?

If you are a whizz on the computer, why not try photo shopping a picture of you and your family onto a picture of one of the tourist sites you visited! There are also some other ideas for really intrepid travellers but also some for those who prefer to

stay local. Don’t miss the scavenger hunt on the last page that you could do in your local area.

Have fun!

Bon voyage! İBuen viaje! Gute Reise!

Virtual Travel Around the World

Postcard from Paris

Virtual tours

I went up the lift onthe Eiffel Tower

Next was the Orangerie Gallery to see the huge Monet waterlily paintings

Local lingoHello: Bonjour!Goodbye: Au revoirPlease: S’il vous plaitThank you: Merci

I found a recipe for baking macarons.They were delicious but they didn’t look as good as these ones from the Ladurée shop on the Champs Elysées!

I listened to some songs by Edith Piaf, a very famous French singer.

I had a baguette for breakfast!

https://youtu.be/HNApxhvK1Hg

The Natural History Museum

Times Square was really busy.

The Statue of Liberty

I walked around the Guggenheim Museum.

I watched sea lions in Central Park.

Let’s visit Kyoto

Kinkakuji Temple is real covered in

real gold leaf!

Traditional Ramen was great!

I learnt how to pray properly at a Japanese temple. It is really

important to do things in the correct and polite way in Japan.

Loads of Tori gates

at Fushimi Inari

Shrine.

The Ryoanji Temple was fascinating.

A traditional Japanese house.

The Rembrandt Museum was very interesting.

Keukenhof is amazing at this time of year.

I saw where Anne Frank hid during WWII

I saw Van Gogh’s sunflowers painting at

the Van Gogh museum

The stroopwafel and hagelslag were

How many people crossing the road?

I found out about Japanese

wedding traditions.

The bullet train is really fast!

Sensoji Temple—Enjoy the shopping

The Meiji shrine

How about a virtual visit to Scotland……?

Here are some ideas all on the theme of the famous Scottish Poet, Robert Burns - there is even a rec-ipe for gingerbread men and instructions for making your very own finger puppet theatre.

http://static.visitscotland.com/pdf/rabbie-for-kids.pdf

Or maybe you can find out about the story behind the famous statue of Greyfriars Bobby in Edinburgh?

https://scotlandwelcomesyou.com/greyfriars-bobby/

Flags of the world

Maybe you are interested in flags? They are a national symbol for all countries. Cultures use differ-ent symbols and colours on their flags which are meaningful to them and represent their history and people. Have a look at some different flags. What symbols and colours have they used? Why are these significant to this country?

Here is a good website to look at, there are some great quizzes to test yourself on different flags of the world.

https://www.educationquizzes.com/specialist/flags-of-the-world/

Traditional Dances

If you want to learn how to do the Spanish

Flamenco have a look at this link and have

a go!

https://safeyoutube.net/w/JHi6

Some food ideas you could try…..

When in Rome try making a pizza. What adventurous toppings could you

have?

What about finding out what a Spanish Paella is? Or Spanish Tortilla?

Maybe you like spicy food and could create a Thai curry?

Tourist Information The Netherlands

https://www.nemosciencemuseum.nl/en/explore/

https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/activities/events/bloemencorso-bollenstreek-1.htm

St. Petersburg - Russia

http://www.visit-petersburg.ru/en/

Baku - Azerbaijan

https://azerbaijan.travel

Rome - Italy

http://www.italia.it/en/home.html

Bucharest - Romania

http://romaniatourism.com/bucharest.html

Budapest - Hungary

https://www.budapestinfo.hu/info

Copenhagen - Denmark

https://www.visitdenmark.com/denmark/things-do/visit-denmark-from-home

Dublin - Ireland

https://www.discoverireland.ie/visit-dublin

Edinburgh -Scotland

www.visitscotland.com/holidays-breaks/

Munich –Bavaria (Germany)

https://www.bavaria.by/bavarian-home-delivery

Watch the greatest euro goals and create a top 10

Take a selfie with a stadium as your background.

What would you eat at the game? Try out a local recipe.

If you could meet one of the players who would it be?

Learn a few words in their language to say to them.

Create a game e.g. Top Trumps

for the stadiums, or a Snakes

and Ladders to the final.

Visit the Euro 2020 tournament

Take a trip to the Euro tournament that never was. Go to the Euro 2020 site to

see all the host cities, the stadiums and the local areas. You can see past

games, teams or just the best ever goals. Use the links to the tourist boards to

find out more and to enjoy a virtual visit. From seeing inside Russian palaces,

virtual tours around museums and top sites, listening to music or attempting a

local recipe, you can even try an experiment from a Dutch science museum.

Plan a trip to one or more venues and soak up the atmosphere.

Go to the Euro event guide to see all the cities and stadiums.

QUIZ TIME

Let’s see what you know...

1. What is the famous park in New York called? (1 mark)

2. There is a very old artefact in the middle of the park. What is it, where does it come from, how old is it and what language is used upon it? (4 marks)

3. When did America declare its independence and who was the first President? (2 marks)

4. There is a famous art gallery in New York, can you find out its name and who designed the iconic building? (2 marks)

5. There are other cities in the world with Art galleries that have the same name. Can you find out where they are? One has a picture of this outside. (5 marks)

6. How many canals are in Amsterdam? (1 mark)

7. Which painter has his own museum there? (1 mark)

8. There are more bikes than people—True or False (1 mark)

9. Which bridge is nicknamed the ‘Skinny‘ Bridge? (1 mark)

10. A girl wrote a diary, who was she and why did she become famous? (2 marks) (20 marks in total)

You could have a family quiz with this - you can do the research and test the family or you could email your answers to maryb@htpd.surrey.sch.uk

How about a family film night?

Have a look at some of these suggestions of films set in different parts of the world.

France: Ratatouille, Asterix the Gaul, The Aristocats, The Hunchback of Notre Dame

China: Mulan

Japan: Any of the Studio Ghibli films, Kung Fu Panda

Egypt: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

USA: Princess and the Frog, Toy Story, The Incredible Journey

India: The Jungle Book

Hawaii: Lilo & Stitch

Australia: Finding Nemo, Skippy

Scotland: Brave

Germany: Tangled

Italy: Pinocchio

Greece: Hercules

England: 101 Dalmatians, Robin Hood, Sword in the Stone, Paddington

Norway & Sweden: Frozen

Canada: Brother Bear

Peru: Emperor’s New Groove

Portugal: Atlantis

For Travel in general: Around the World in 80 Days

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My inner sanctum

In my mind I have a place

Somewhere peaceful and serene

Where I escape life's hectic pace,

Where no-one else has ever been.

I imagine a desert island

Surrounded by a sapphire sea,

With palm trees, and fine white sand

An oasis there, just for me.

I paddle in the crystal water,

As I explore the coral reef.

I marvel at exotic creatures,

As they swim and dart about beneath.

I walk along a secluded beach

Where gentle waves caress the sand.

Alone in my private haven

Escaping, to my minds island.

A beautiful place to spend some timeThis

little bolthole in my mind.

My contemplative holiday,

My inner sanctum, where I unwind.

By Gary Smith

Maybe you would like to be a virtual explorer and visit somewhere very differ-ent? Have a look at these for inspiration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n9yZUjlQXs A trip to the moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXtrIy95V80 A trip to the bottom of the ocean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2BKd5e15Jc A trip to a coral reef

Have a read of the poem below. Do you like it? Can you add another verse with some of your virtual travel

and exploring ideas? Think about where you like to escape to in your imagination?

Can you find any flowers on your walks outside this

week? Look at the next page and see if you can

find and identify any of the other wild flowers in

your local area? You could write a poem or do

some artwork.