We visited another secondary school that was quite modern and had lunch there. We then had a late afternoon of visiting Porto city and took a boat tour on the river passing some beautiful sights and buildings of the city.
There was also a shoe museum!
At the hat museum, obviously!
Tom's Blog entry:
Today when we got to school we had to go to another Portuguese lesson . I went into biology with two students from Germany. We learnt about the earth's crust,mantle and core ,which I learnt in geography. After the lesson ended yet again we had another coffee break where I played table football against some Portuguese students. We then got on a coach to drive to a museum centre. When we arrived we had to put on a lab coat and an ear piece which we had to share. I shared mine with Timo, a German student. We then left the centre and went to a factory that had been making pencils for a long time . We got a tour around the factory seeing all the machines running and the history of them. Unfortunately for me the bottom of my shoes are white so when I went in the pencil museum the grafite dust turned the bottom of my shoes black. We then got back on the coach to go to the hat museum. At the start of the tour we got told how that rabbit fur was used to make hats . Apparently a hat needs the fur of six rabbits !!! We got shown a very large hat which is the start of the hat making process because to get the shape of the hat they needed to use hot water which will shrink the hat . We then got told that the men who used to work at factory when getting the hat to its shape they would have to use steam so when the men shaped them they were still was very hot.
We then returned are coats and ear pieces and then got back on the coach to head to Porto. When we arrived we all went a boat tour around Porto , there were many amazing sights . When we got off the boat we went to Porto Cruz which is a wine museum which the teachers enjoyed very much because thay got tasters. Me and Timo went to the top of the building to the 360 louge where the view was astonishing. Finally we got the coach back to school and then headed back to are host house.
Holly's Blog entry:
This morning, we sat in lessons at school. I sat in a music lesson, where all the children were singing African songs and practising the clarinet. It was nice to see how enthusiastic they all were. After break, we headed to the pencil museum. Inside this factory, you could see the whole production process, and it was strangely exciting! We were all looking forward to going to the shop after. We also toured the hat museum, and tried on silly hats, whilst learning the history behind the manufacturing, then drove to Porto. The Erasmus+ Group took a tour on the Rio Douro and the views were stunning. Our group then went to a nearby café, where we sat, had drinks and bought souvenirs. My favourite part of today was the boat trip because it was so beautiful- I can't wait to go back tomorrow.
Coloured pencils ready for sharpening. We all have a new appreciation for pencils! Very interesting factory. They take orders from museums and cities such as MOMA in New York and Barcelona Gugenheim. They supply many universities and various businesses around the globe!
The beautiful Douro river!
Talja's Blog entry -- On Wednesday we went to school and had a lesson with the other pupils. It was a physics lesson and it was with the 7th grade. We then went to the hat and pencil museum. I bought quite a few souvenirs. I then went to another school to have lunch and then went on a cruise boat in Porto. It was beautiful! After we came home and had tea. In the evening we went shopping for clothes. It was a good day!!
Teacher selfie!
Lucy's blog for Wednesday:
Today we joined the students in their lessons. I went into a Portuguese class and we learnt all the languages of the exchange students. Everyone was fascinated by us and I really enjoyed the class. We then had break and played table football before heading off to the pencil factory and hat museum. At the pencil factory, we listened to how they were made and it takes 7 weeks for 1 pencil to me made. We drove to the hat museum afterwards and then went to the gift shop and bought pencils😂 For lunch we went to a school followed by a boat trip along Porto's river. I really enjoyed it and how beautiful the city was. When the day was nearly over the host family took us shopping. Today has been one of my favourite days as I got to communicate with other countries more🇵🇹
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