Arnav Agarwal, 7D, reports back on The Black Forest German Trip 2023
The journey to The Black Forest was no less than arduous however the time there was definitely worth it! We got to the hotel in Rust at around 20:30 and the first dinner was a very welcoming pasta dish which went down well after the long journey. That night was close to the best sleep I’ve ever had.
On the first full day we visited a beautiful castle with extremely interesting artefacts including a well with coins inside and a fascinating scaled down model of the castle. After lunch (which we made ourselves at breakfast) we departed for the European Parliament. When we got there, we were welcomed by our tour guide who showed us the room where all the countries gather for meetings and a 360-degree movie which was very cool. When we were finished there, we went into Strasbourg for some shopping. Although I didn’t buy much, I still had a great time was because I got to spend a lot of time shopping with my friends which was extremely fun. To finish of a great day, we had a delicious meal of chicken wings waiting for us back at the hotel.
The next day we were up for a 7:30 start. After breakfast we were off to the open-air museum where we saw a lot of farm animals, including a rather large cow and a tasty looking chicken. However, the best of the open-air museum was when we made butter! After this we enjoyed a 17-minute return cable car ride which displayed great views of the Black Forest. The cable car ride had to be one of the best activities we did there. Next, we went to the mining museum; this wasn’t my favourite place as there was a lot of standing. however, it was good we went, because a lot of the others really loved it. In the afternoon, we departed for Freiburg which was very similar to Strasbourg and I bought a lot of Lindt chocolate! After another long day we went to sleep.
And then finally the time had come for EUROPA-PARK!!!!!!!!!! At first, I was terrified of the silver star but thanks to Mr Williams I conquered my fears and ended up having the time of my life. Europa-Park was by far the 'funnest' place I’ve ever been, and the rides were top notch. Europa-Park was a great way to end an amazing trip and I thank Frau Crowe, Mrs Kwan, Mrs Upton, Mr Williams, Mr Fernando and Mrs Wilson for taking us.
