An amazing fun playground.

Crocky Trail is a children's attraction park which is situated in the countryside of Chester. It was an old farm which has been converted into an outdoor adventure playground.
You can run, jump, slide down.. etc.
You can do exercise have fun by going on all the different rides. Everybody wants to go back again. Eventhough you get very dirty and the next day every parts of your body are hurt.
It's magical place for children.

I think that it was amazing but I hurt my body. We crossed a lot of bridges along the river doing a "zig zag". It was very tirying. Everybody was thirsty and when we finished we bought a drink. Then we did what we wanted, some lay on the grass and slept and others went on more attractions until 4 pm.
You can go with your friends or your family to spend a fun day and even have a picnic.
Natalia.

  

When Janet told us about Crocky Trail we didn't know where or what it was.

Then, we searched it on the Internet and we saw and attraction park for children when has many games, slides and there is mud everywhere.

We spent a very funny and dirty time there. Finally I think that It would be a good place to have aa good time with our cousins because they love attractions parks and getting dirty.

Mayte

London , not enough time

-London is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe.

-London is in the southeast of England.

-London is the seat of central.

London Opinion

We caught the train at Runcorn's train station an 8 o'clock to London Euston. The hourney took two hours. Then, wa caught the underground to go to the different places there, like Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, London Eye, Big Ben, Covent Garden, etc, ... I liked London. It's a very big city. There, you can find everything that you can imagine. The things are expensive because it is the capital city of England. Big Ben's outside was beautiful the design which was been used was fantastic. The bell's sound was very loud and the clock was enormus. It's the place thaat everybody wants to go and take a photo.

Pedro

We went to London by train to learn more about the museums and the monuments.

First, we saw the Changing of the Guards at 11:30. There were a lot of people.

We visited Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, London Eye, Trafalgar Square, The National History Museum, Leicester Square, Pccadilly Circus, etc. There a lot of important and famous places in London. But as you can imagine we didn't have any time to see everything but we tried to see the most important sights.

My favourite is Big Ben. It is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of the Westminster in London. It is one of the most famous place where people go to take photos. It is one of the most important tourist attraction in London. Everyone want a photo with Tower. It looks enormous, old and very beautiful.

From my point of view, London is a very beautiful place.I spent one of the best days of my life here and I enjoyed taking photos a lot. Next time I hope to see more.

Mayte.

The journey by train to London was very boring. It took around two hours. We visited London because it is a place where many people would like to go.

We saw the Changing of the Guards at 11.30. Then we spent time at the Natural History Museum where we saw many mammals. After that we continued our sightseeing tour until we went on the London Eye. My favourite place was in the London Eye. If I went to London again y would like to do this again.

You can take fantastic photos of the view when you are aat the top. But as you can imagine we didn't have time to visit everything.

Widnes Bowling Alley

Bowling is a sport that consists in throwing or rolling a bowling down a lane with the hope of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.

Bowling shoes are designed to stop you from slipping on the floor. These shoes can be bought, but most players rent the shoes each time thay go..

Bowling balls/Bowls vary, depending on the neights from 6 to 16 lbs.

If you knock down all the pins you get a strick. If you do it in two goes you get half a strick. It is a fun way to spend a few hours with friends.

Pedro and Mayte.

  

It was raining when we went to the bowling alley, we had booked two games to play that night.

First, a girl who works there gave us some special shoes to use. It was my first time and I think that I played really well.

Natalia.

We went to the bowls in the evening. That evening it was raining. We went to Widnes by car.

Later, when we arrived, we changed our shoes because you need special bowling shoes to play.

At the begining I didn't know how to play because it was my first time I had never played bowling before. I didn't win but I enjoyed a lot. I think that I need to practise more.

Mayte.

Our screaming day in London.

Changing of the guard.

The men you can see in front of Buckingham Palace who wear a red jacket ,black trousers and a bearskin hat are the Queen's Guard. At the front of the palace there are four Foot Guards, and when The Queen is away there are two.

Foot Guards wear a destintive hat.

-Actually, the hats are made from fur of the Canadian black bears. The British hatmarkers purchose between 50-100 black bear skin each year.

-In the past, they were used to frighten away the enemy because the hats make the Guard look taller.

Everyday at 11.30, they make the traditional Changing of the Guard which is a ceremony where they change over their dutes.

The five Regiments of Foot Guards are:

- The Grenadier Guards.

- The Coldstream Guards.

- The Scots Guards.

- The Irish Guards.

- The Welsh Guard.

I have always wanted to see the Changing of the Guards. When we came to Buckingham Palace there weren't a lot of people, I thought there would be more.

The guards were playing their musical instruments while they were marching on the way to the Palace.

It was fantastic and I liked the music so much. I took a lot of photos.

Natalia.

  

Museum.

The British History National Museum is a museum in London where people go to learn more about natural history. It is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington.

The museum is enormous. There are five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology with more than 70 million items.

The museum is very famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons.

We couldn't see all the galleries because there are a lot of them. But we saw Dinosaurs and Mammals.

For many, the Naturals History Museum is synonymous with dinosaurs so Dinosaurs are one of the most important and popular galleries.

I really like this gallery because there are a lot of different types of dinosaurs like Pachycephalosaurus, Velociraptor, Triceratops or Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The last one is known as T.rex. It is one of the most popular dinosaurs because it was very strong, big and moves.

Althought T. rex is very famous, my favourite dinosaur is Triceratops.

Triceratops were beautiful and big. They were herbivorous too and they had three horns. I think that they were very similar to that of the rhinoceros.

After that, we went to see the mammals. You can find two parts in this gallery.

In the first part, there are some specimens in glass cases like lions, pandas, horses, etc.

In the second part, there a lot of animals display without glass cases like elephants, rhinos and dolphins, etc.

There is a massive blue whale as the centrepiece. The blue whale is a visitor favourite. It was very enormous with more than 30 metres long.

Finally, we went to the shop in order to buy some souvenir but they are more expensive. We couldn't buy a lot.

From my point of view, this museum is very fascinating. I learnt more about a lot of dinosaurs and mammals. I want to go again in order to see the other galleries.

Westminster.

Westminster is a district of central London. It's on the north bank od the River Thames. It's Famous for Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and Westmister Cathedral.

Westminster district is a part of the West End of London. It's also the location of the West End Theatreland área.

The city of Westminster contains Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parlament and St. Jame's Palace.

On our tour of London we visited Big Ben and Parlament. I thought that Big Ben was very tall. Parlament was very big and I liked the outside.

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell wich chimes in the clock tower. Big Ben tower is 96'3 metres tall and 13'8 tonnes. 

Parlamient which was the home of the king and Queens until 1513, is a very big place near the river Thames and next to the Big Ben's tower. It has two floors. On the first flor, there's the house of the communsand on the second floor, there's the house of Lords. I like the London tour very much because there are a lot of interesting things to visit and sees.

Trafalgar Square.

Trafalgar Square s one of the most importanttourist attraction in central London in honour of the british victory by the Admiral Lord Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar. There are a lot of monuments to see, like four big Lions, Nelson's colum or you can see diferent monuments. The famous four lions which guard the square are made from old battleships. Also, there is a big fountain there. There are fourth plinths in the square. One is empty and it change every three months. Now there is one big blue cock that it's a sculpture by the german artist Katharina Fritsch. The cock represents in a humorous way masculinity. The color blue it's typical of the artist painting. The bird is made of fabreglass and it is 4'72 metres high. It's tok two years to make.

                                                 London Eye.


The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel.
It stands on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges. It is the world's highest observation wheel. It stands 135 metres high. It was constructed in sections which were floated up the River Thames.
The total wight of steel if the Eye is 1,700 tonnes.
It can carry 800 passengers at a time on a 30 minute ride, 32 people in each capsule.
On the top, you can see a beautiful view of London and take photos.
You get on and off the London Eye while it's moving. It doesn't stop.
I thought that I would be scared of heghts.
When I was at the top I saw the view and I took photos. On the way down a big camera took a photo of us which I bought in the souvenir shop. It was an amazing experience. 
Natalia.

 







                                  Leicester Square and Picadilly Circus.



Leicester Square is a pedestrianised Square in the West End of London.
In this area, there are a lot of cinmeas and theatres. Leicester Square hosts the majority of British movie premieres.In the evenings, the square become extremely busy. Many if the tourist spend their time at clubs and bars.
You can also see some statues like William Shakespeare has a foundation in the centre, Charlie Chaplin and Isaac Newton have busts near by the centeral garden.
 Picadilly Circus is a busy square in the heart of London. It is a famous for the fountain called Shaftesbury Memorial FOuntain which stands at the center of the Circus.
On the top of the fountain there is an Eros statue.The fountain was made in bronze, but the statue is made of aluminum. Picadilly means circle. Many people use the steps at the bottom of the statue as a meeting place.
Mayte. 

 

My opinion about London It is a very good place to visit  It has many shops and London is very famous all over  the world .  Big Ben clock tower  is very tall. The London eye is a good attraction but It doesn t  move very fast . My favourite monument is the blue cock  because  it is the most visited monument by the tourist . It is made of fibreglass where  this monument is here you will find four lions , a fountain and a Nelson Colum . Buckingham palace is one of Queens homes Every day they have the Changing of the Guide ceremony . At the national history museum I liked the dinosaurs exhibitions. Dinosaurs were my favourite  because I like them all . In the other halls there are pigs , elephants and a massive whale  that lives  in the water .London is a exciting  place  to  visit with many land  marks. I recomend that
 when visiting England you see London.



Liverpool, the city with two Cathedrals

At 9:55 we were at Widnes train station waiting for the train. The train was delayed because it was nine minutes late. Then, from Liverpool's train station we went to the Metropolitan Cathedral which is Catholic. We spend one hour more or less. When we saw everything we went to the Liverpool Cathedral which is Anglican, by Hope Street, which connects both Cathedrals. We saw a lot of ''Lambananas'' there, which are the symbol of Culture year. Later, we went to see the gate of Chinatown it is the oldest in Europe. After that we went to Albert Dock, that is a lesure area. Finally we went to the Museum of Liverpool that was awesome, it had a lot of historical things and it was interesting and showed us the history of Liverpool through sport and social events. When we finished we walked slowly back to Lime Street to catch the train. I like Liverpool very much because there are a lot of ''The Beatles'' souveniers and my father loves them.

Pedro.

It was a hot sunny day. We took a train at 10:14 because it was delayed. I thought that the train would never arrive at Lime Street Station. It took around 15 minutes.

Firstly we went to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King -I liked this Cathedral the most- We took a lot of photos in and outside.

Afterwards, we walked from the Cathedral, to another which was in the Rodney Street, the Liverpool Cathedral. But before that, we had taken some photo in the cementery which was once a quarry were stone was taken for the buildings in Liverpool and it was next to the Liverpool Cathedral.

Then we went to Alber Dock. We ate a sandwich and we went to buy some souvenirs.

We took photos with the "Lambananas". 

Finally, we visited the Museums of Liverpool. It was fantastic and very interesting.

We saw a video which told us about The Beatle's life.

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King is one of the greatest Catholic churches in the world.

The Cathedral is where the Archbishop of Liverpool lives. This place is the heart of all the diocesan celebration and daily workship of God.

The design and construction of the Metropolitan Cathedral incorporates breathtaking ceremonies.

The Cathedral organ has 4,565 pipes and 88 speaking stops on 4 manuals.

                                                                                             

We got up very early because we couldn´t miss the train. When we arrived at the Widnes train station, we waited more than 20 minutes because the train was delayed.

Then we spent around 15 minutes on the train.

Later we left Lime Street Station and we began to walk towards The Metropolitan Cathedral of Chirst the King which I really liked it. 

We visited Liverpool Cathedral which looks very old and beautiful.

Then we went to Albert Dock in order to look at it and to have lunch. We enjoyed shopping a lotand taking photos at Albert Dock. There are more than 20 lambananas.

We also visited the Museum of Liverpool where there are many different and interesting things about the History of life in Liverpool.

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King Liverpool is very important for the catholic celebration. It is kwon as "Paddy's Wigwam" too.

The construction of the cathedral began in 1962 and took five years. The cathedral's architect was Frederick Gibberd who won a world design competition with the design of this cathedral. 

Many important events have taken place since the opening of the cathedral like the visit of the Queen in 1977.

Finally, I think that there are a lot of interesting place in Liverpool to look at and visit. I hope we go again another day.

                                  

We left  the house at 9:30 am . Then we caught the train at 10:15 am. It took  15 mins. I took many 

photograps all day. We went of the Metropolitan Cathedral. It is a modern church where many tourist visit it. The Cathedral has space  for  2300 people. On the cathedral walls are embroiderd hangings. The stained glass in the windows create beautiful light. When we left the Cathedral we bought some  souvenirs .After that we went to the cementery which is below the Anglican Cathedral.  The liverpool Cathedral  is very old. It took many years to build. The high tower is 53m high.It is made from stone .It was amazing inside with all the stone and wood craft work .

Later in the afternoon we went to Albert Dock and the Museum of Liverpool.

We enjoyed our day .

Juanma.

At the World Museum there are 5 floors. On each floor there is a different gallery or exhibition for example the Aquarium, the Bug House, the Ancient World etc...

On the last floor there is a planetarium.

It's free to get in. It first opened in 1853.

We went to Liverpool to see the World Museum. 

There were 5 floors and different galleries on each floor.

First, we went where there was sea species, the Aquarium. I love it very much. The gallery I hated was about the insects. It was awful and horrible. It made my skin crawl. I didn't like this part of museum a lot because I am afraid of these insects.

Then, we went to buy some souvenirs. 

Just before going home, we went to the Cavern Club, where Beatles played, to take photos. It was full of druken people. So we had to be careful.

Natalia.

We went to Liverpool again to visit The World Museum and The Cavern because we couldn't see everything in just one day.

First, we went to the World Museum which has five floors. I didn't like the second floor really because there were a lot of  insects and I hate them.

As I see it, the most interesting floor was the first because it was an Aquarium with many different types of fish and sharks.

I think that the gallery of dinosaurs was smaller and more boring than in the National History Museum in London.

Later, we went to The Cavern which is a famous bar where The Beatles went to play their concerts when they weren't famous.

I think that this day was very funny and we could see many different specimens in the museum.

Mayte

Talking about Ceuta

Ceuta is in the north of africa , but it´s Spanish.It  is a beautiful place. Here there are  Christians, Muslims, Hindi, Chinese and Jewish. This city has many interesting  places for example the Royal Walls  or the beaches , but there´s a neighbordhood called the Prince and it´s the worst place in the city.

In conclusion , Ceuta is a beautiful and peaceful place to live and I like it a lot.

Edu


Ceuta is situated in the North of Africa. There are  four cultures who live here (Christians, Muslim, Hindu and Jewish). The majority is Christian or  Muslim.

Ceuta's food is fantastic because there is a large  of variety fish. Also you have the oportunity to eat food from other cultures.

The city is small but you can see some important things for examples The Royals Wall, Argentina Park, and some museums.

In my opinion. I like it but only to come on holiday.

Lidia


I'm going to talk about Ceuta.

Ceuta is an autonomous city and it's in the north at Africa. It's a very small city but  it  is  also  very beatiful. Ceuta has a lot of monuments like the Franco's foot, the Hercules' statue, the mastil of Cañonero Dato, etc.
These are so many beautiful beaches  such as  La Rivera, Calamocarro and Chorrillo. Also you can visit Mount Hacho and see the spectacular vegetation that it has.

It's a wonderful city to visit.

Lucia


If you want to come to my home town you need to caught a boat.

The peculiarity of Ceuta is that its a Spanish autonomous city like Melilla in the North of Africa If you come here, I think you would like it because it is a very beautiful city.  Here in Ceuta, you can visit the churches or the beaches. There are four  kinds of religions: Christian, Muslim, Hebrew and Hindu. The Ceuta 's Patron Saint is Saint Daniel. The activities that you can do are: hiking, swimming, running, etc.

The conclusion is that Ceuta is  worth visiting.

Jose


Ceuta is a beautiful city in the north of Africa. It's a Spanish autonomous city in. It's a coastal city between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Opposite it has got Mainland Spain which is separated by the Straits of Gibraltar. In Ceuta four differents culture live: Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu.

In Ceuta you can visit some important museum or monuments like " Royal  Walls " or " Arabics Baths ". And if you come in summer you ca go to the Mediterranean water Park. It's quite good!

Sandra


I'm not from Ceuta, but I have  always thought of  Ceuta to be  a very beautiful city situated in the north of Africa.

Although Ceuta is small, you  can visit  some places where you can have fun, for example, the beaches or the Mediterranean water Park, here are fantastic.

Another very interesting thing is the different cultures that live  here. There are  Muslim, Jewish, Christian and Hindu people..

Ceuta is very near to Morroco, so you can also visit this country when you are here.

The city has a lot of good things but they have some bad things, too for example, something which sometimes  gets on my nerves is that there are people who don't speak Spanish, so you can't comunicate with them, that hardly ever happens but when it does...

Well, Ceuta is a different and interesting city, where many cultures who live together , so I recomend that you visit the city.

Sara

What means the word family to you?

For me the family means incondittional love.Your family is going to love you even though you dont love them.
But there is another opinion.They are more than a relative by blood or marriage.It means the people accept you no matter who you are.