This morning for breakfast we had chocolate milk, croissants dipped in milk, cereal, bread or coffee. Some of us had to get the bus to school and everyone is very tanned compared to us!

School started at 8 or 9 o’clock, as not all pupils start at the same time. There are a lot less pupils but they were all crowding around us, as they were all very curious. The building is really old and pretty. All the desks are in rows (twos), there is no uniform and school is not as strict as in Scotland, apart from mobile phones. They get two hours for lunch but the food at the canteen was not very nice: set meal, no choice but it is healthy!

            In the afternoon we visited the Toulouse Lautrec museum: some pupils find it interesting others boring. We ordered drinks and ice creams in French. We then visited the cathedral which is the biggest brick building in the world. The outside looked like a fortress but inside it was really very beautiful.  We lit some candles and looked for hidden pictures on the walls.

            Afterwards we went shopping: we bought souvenirs, ordered some slush puppies in French.

Some of us also tried “macarons” which were very nice.

            We visited a fountain in the main square and were running through it, trying not to get wet but some of us got soaked. With the hot weather we dried very quickly ( apart from Kally!).

            We returned to our pen pal’s and some of us were lucky enough to go swimming in the family’s pool. In the evening we played some board games or football. They watch less Tv than we do in Scotland. We had our tea between seven and nine o’clock. They take their time eating and the food is very healthy.