English:
Today, London woke us up with unique spring breeze along with a warm sun. After breakfast, we started our guided tour of London. Our first stop was in front of the Royal Albert Hall where we took a group picture. For this picture, we stood behind the Saint George’s Statue made of gold. Afterwards, we were given one hour to shop in Harrod’s, where every three students went separately. We tried to make the best out of it in so little time. Some of us ate while others shopped till they dropped. Because of the so little time and the many shops surrounding this fancy place, two students, unable to manage their time, ended up being late. However, we were still able to make it on time to the 11’30 change of guards in the Buckingham Palace which lasted for around 20 minutes – a tight schedule indeed. We continued our tour by bus. As we uncovered the ravishing and historical city of London, we spun upon places where movies and TV series were shot, such as the episode of Ross’ wedding in London in the classic series Friends, the last scene of Notting Hill, V for Vendetta where Parliament Square was blown up, along with Big Ben, our next stop.
There, we saw a couple of billboards about the situation in Syria which raised a comfort and proud feeling in our hearts. Later, we took a tour on London Eye where we had an amazing view of the many landmarks in London. This enjoyable ride actually gave us a bird’s eye view of the places we already visited.
Last but not least, we had the privilege to attend the astonishing musical, Mamma Mia. The cast belt out the wonderful ABBA numbers which made us dance in the aisles. These few hours of pure enjoyment left us speechless.
Français:
Notre matinée a été bénie d’un climat exceptionnel… Un gros soleil et 10 °C de température. Nous avons commencé notre journée par un petit-déjeuner anglais. La première station de notre visite londonienne était Royal Albert Hall. Nous avons pris une photo de groupe devant la statue du roi Albert située à l’opposé du « Royal Albert Hall » le fameux musical hall de Londres. Puis nous avons eu une heure de temps libre dans le quartier « knightsbridge » où se trouve Harrods, l’un des plus luxueux centres commerciaux londoniens. Juste après, nous avons été au « Parliament square » où se situe le Big Ben et le « westminster abbey ». Nous avons ensuite assisté au changement de gardes au « Buckingham Palace ». On a fait le tour de la « city » de Londres, le cœur économique de la ville.
A 15h00 nous avions un rendez-vous avec une vue panoramique depuis l’œil de Londres, connue sous « London eye ».
Notre journée s’est achevée par l’un des spectacles musicaux les plus connus « Mama Mia » !
Ali Dandache
Aline Nassar
Belinda Borello
Hala Ounsi
Haya Safadi
Mohamad Salhani
Peter Assaf
Rami Hakim
Rabih El Hage