Hamburg-Vigo Exchange 2016- 2019

Our first trip after being welcomed at the partner school was to Vigos harbour. When we went there we got shown around and later entered a fishing boat where we were guided. On this day we learned much about the machinery of fishing boats and about the life of the fisherman, a very important job in Vigo, as it marks a big part of its industry.

On Wednesday we, the Germans, went on a city tour with the bus to visit several interesting locations. We even got an audio guide that explained the history behind several sights while we saw them. A few times the bus stopped and we could go out and explore a famous place. First we visited Monte O Castro again, this time we didn´t go to the ruins but rather enjoyed the sight from the top.  A place to rest Beautiful view from the top In continuacion we visited a beautiful park. Visiting an estate while on a sightseeing bus tour  A small measure of idyll Park laberinth Other impressions from the bus tour:  Horses dancing in the light of the sun Another quick look at the beach

Archaeological Excavation on Monte Castro During our stay in Vigo we had the pleasure of seeing the relics of ancient population in Vigo by visiting the reconstructed village from long ago, whichs foundations had been discovered and uncovered by archaeologes. A guide was there to explain to us how the people used to live there and what their everyday-life looked like. We also got a chance to walk into the reconstructed stone houses and take pictures.     The original excavations  

Walking around in Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela As already mentioned in a previous post , several seperate groups visited Santiago de Compostela, a city known to be a popular destiny for pilgrims (due to its religious importance). It was a city very different than Vigo but just as beautiful, with many different sites and actually a church at almost every corner. Sadly the Cathedral was being repared by the time of our visit as can be seen in one of our fotos.  The impressive Town hall  Ruins in a park  In the Streets of Santiago A view at the city (Cathedral in the background)

We made several trips and tours during our stay in Vigo, but most where together with the teachers and where organized by them. But in our free time our exchange students wanted to show us another famous city near Vigo, so we planned a trip to Santiago.  We went there by train, which was very different from travelling by train in Germany. First difference is, that you have to put your baggage in a control which is like the ones at the airport and the second is, that they only have trains to travel to distances that are farther to get. Here in Germany we have the “S-Bahn”, which connects even short distances.  When we arrived in Santiago, we travelled through the city by foot and saw a lots of beautiful things, like the cathedral which is the end of the way of St. James. The cathedral was built in 1075 over the rest of an older church. Together with the historic city center is the cathedral a World Heritage Site since 1985. Both, the historic city center and the cathedr...

Vigo- Erasmus- Exchange 04.04.17 We went to the beach in the afternoon on Tuesday. There we got paired in groups in which German and Spanish students were mixed together. We got the order to build octopuses made of sand. My group started to get water from the ocean to tighten the sand we would use to build the octopus. We build a big sandheap as a basis for the following details. Afterwards we divided our group into smaller groups and gave different tasks away. I was suppossed to form the tentacles with other group members. Another group started to smoothen the surface of the sandheap and another one tried to give the octopus some characteristics by creating a beautiful face. It took us some time to create the perfect octopus. After some hours all the groups had to finish their work so we would able to admire the sand sculptures we created. The press visited us at the beach and five of us got interviewed about our exchange in Spain with Erasmus+ and what we e...

Museum of Contemporary Art in Vigo In addition to the exciting visits to all the museums, which have brought us closer to the history of Vigo, the last museum we visited was the "Museum of Contemporary Art. Vigo". During our entire stay in this art museum, a guide was available to us for the duration of our stay.  Especially the great paintings of different male artists but especially of many female artists have astonished us very much. If we had questions about individual pictures, our guide could answer them with no problems and sometimes we were lucky enough to get much more background information about individual paintings.  The most beautiful time for us all was after the guided tour, as we were able to see new pictures throughout the museum.

Located at the coast of the Atlantic ocean, Vigo is an original fishers village. The old fishing industry is still visible in the historic center, although in contrast to this the modern fish industry dominates the coast side. Vigo is worth a visit not only because its breathtaking Landscape but the culinary delicacies based on fish and seafood in order to its economical main pillar. So let the 24 hours in Vigo begin...  10 am – harbor of Vigo     We start the day by visiting the place Vigo is probably the most famous for. The harbor of Vigo. Here in the morning, it is already pretty busy. You can watch the fisher already coming back from their trip and everywhere are cranes transporting big boxes. The port of Vigo is the world´s largest and transports tons of fish all over Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and even parts of China. 11 am- Illas Ciés So now that we are already at the sea side of Vigo we can make a little...