Saturday 24th September Departure 10.00 school, 15.20 (ET871L) by Ethiopian Airlines to Paris through Addis 20.45-23.55 (ET704L)
Sunday 25th Arrival 6.30 (ET704L), breakfast in café La Cantoche, a.m. Bateaux Parisiens boat ride on Seine., p.m. Cité de la Science guided tour + Géode 3D experience + evening Montmartre district
Monday 26th a.m. Père Lachaise p.m. tour Pompidou (1.30), Eiffel Tower, evening: bowling
Tuesday 27th a.m. shopping/market and Catacombes, surprise p.m., tour Quai d’Orsay/Notre Dame
Wednesday 28th London by Eurostar 6.43-7.59 departure (packed breakfast) Paris, 20.42-23.17 departure (packed meal) London: City trip, London Eye, tour Tate Modern Gallery, little shopping, some “Olympic London”, live show surprise 2 .00-6.00, lunch in pub
Thursday 29th a.m. guided tour Versailles, p.m shopping and tour Louvre 4 p.m., evening Aquaboulevard
Friday 30th September Visit to Disneyland Paris (Disney Park, Disney Studios + surprise); night flight 22.05 (ET705L) back home through Addis 6.20-9.30 (ET871L)
Saturday 1st October Arrival Kamuzu Airport 14.35, expected arrival school 16.00
Lilongwe, 20th September 2011
Dear parents/guardians,
In a few days we will leave for beautiful Paris and London, time for some final information:
*transport: we will leave BMIS (car park next to hall) by school bus Saturday 24th September 11 a.m. sharp and would like you to say goodbye to your children at school; please do not come to the airport in order not to confuse students and arrangements; Saturday 1st October we will be back in school 4 p.m., please come to school and not to the airport to collect your child; in case of delay we will post that on our weblog; if you wish you could call the airport to find out about arrival times
*luggage: make sure all appropriate luggage is in your son/daughter’s suitcase; for a clothing list please check weblog and do not forget about swimming clothes and drawing stuff; please anticipate on autumn conditions = chilly and wet; use 1 piece of 20 kgs as a guideline + maybe have a spare bag to transport all the souvenirs your children will buy for you
*information:if you have additional questions, please consult www.bmisgoesparislondon2011.blogspot.com in the first place; furthermore: all chaperones will be available 9.30 a.m. onwards this Saturday to answer to your questions; in France we will update the weblog every night, so you will be informed about your son’s/daughter’s activities + photos on a daily basis; mobile phones and e-mailing are not allowed for all sorts of reasons; only in the case of an emergency you can contact me through our Head Teacher Mr. Paul Harrison: 0999785466
*passports: have your child bring in her/his passport Friday 23rd September at the latest; we will triple check all details (validity, visas (double (!) entry Schengen, UK), TEP/PRP/other etc.), but it remains the responsibility of the parents to have everything sorted; we will keep the passports in a safe place so we can do a group check-in (no pointed/sharp objects and liquids in the hand luggage please) at the airport; the chaperones will take care of the passports during the duration of the trip
* pocket money: please place the pocket money in an envelope (guideline 150 euros and 30 pounds) and write on it the amount of pocket money + name student on Saturday: staff will take care of the administration of the pocket money in order to avoid losing and spending too much money
*medicines: please make sure your child knows what medicine to take, when, how and do not forget to pack it; we do have a list of all needed medicines, together with dietary requirements and it is all taken care of
*valuables: are taken at own risk for the simple reason that we won’t have time to spend at police stations finding out about lost/stolen items
*import tax: anticipate upon paying import tax on newly bought items as soon as we are back in Lilongwe, although last year the customs were very cooperative; have your child keep receipts
*missed classes: will have to be caught up at responsibility students
*latest itinerary:
Check out weblog
*extra 1st break meetings students: Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd September
Thank you very much for your cooperation and we hope to see you this Saturday.
Very much looking forward to have a fantastic time in France and UK with a fantastic group of young people,
also on behalf of the rest of the crew: Anne Taylor, Rachel Almeida and Sangamesh Rajeshwar
Willem Snieder, trip coordinator
Dear Mister Snieder,
ReplyDeleteThe kids are getting excited about the upcoming trip.
Thank you for your masterful preparation!
Just one practical question:
the letter indicates 11 am as departure time from school, whereas the blog mentions 10am.
Could you kindly clarify and confirm which one is correct? Thank you!
Sabine - Lila's mum