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.

Lisa fully enjoying her break.  We had the cutest mascot, the dog of the spanish teacher.   And our teachers are playing in the sand as well. 

Rally: In small groups of germans and spanish, we walked around in Hamburg to do several tasks and answer questions.    Our first group exercise after the weekend was a scavenger hunt, or as we like to call it in Germany "Schnitzeljagd", through Hamburg. Every group had to be at the same place, at the same time so of course we started at approximatly the same time. At one point we had to make a group picture and the most creative one should get a reward. We thought it would be kind of creative to take the picture with all groups together, so we did.

Group Pictures of us in Hamburg

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)