We had an unforgettable and very interesting week in Poland. We, three teachers and two students from our school, started our journey to Poland early on Sunday morning. At first by car to Oulu and from Oulu by train to Helsinki. In the evening we fliew from Helsinki to Krakow. In Krakow we accommodated together with our partners in Hostel Faust.
On Monday we were in Krakow and walked in
Krakow and saw many interesting places, like
Florianska gate, St Mary’s Church, Cloth Hall, The Church of saints Peter and Paul, Wawel castle and Krakow Market Square Underground Museum.
On Tuesday we woke up at five o'clock, ate breakfast and started our trip to Auschwitz Memorial Site and Museum - two days before our president Sauli Niinistö. It was a really the concrete way to learn and realize more about the suffering of those, who lived their last months in Auschwitz before they lost their lives there. History, which – hopefully – will never be forgotten and never repeated... Before leaving to Lubaczov we also visited in
The Wieliczka Salt Mine.
On Wednesday we were guests of our Polish partners in their school. Students and teachers had worhed hard for us. The gym was well decorated and we could enjoy the singing and dancing presentations. We guests from other countries presented the people in our teams and also a few national songs. After that we visited our brother classrooms making new friends. After lunch the teachers visited the mayor of Lubaczow and at the same time the students had music and sport workshops at school. In the evening we guests had the official supper together with teachers from Lubaczow.
Planting the trees in the Memorial forest started our second day in Mlodow. After planting we left from the school to the countryside. We visited
a church in Radruż and health spa
Uzdrowisko-Horyniec.
After this trip we came back to Lubaczow and went shopping in the city center. In the evening we were in the school, where we teachers had a meeting. Students had a disco at the same time.
On Friday we had plenty of time to stay In Krakow before leaving home.
Very many thanks to you all our friends, teachers and students, there in Lubaczow.
