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The French TripThe French Trip
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IntroductionIntroduction
Day 1
An annual trip to Paris and Disneyland Paris is organised by the French
Department. It provides students, from all Year groups, with the opportunity to visit France.
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
This French trip allows the students to practice the French they have learned.
It also allows them to gain a better understanding and ability with the
French language.
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When they arrive at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, the group meet their tour guide at Place de La Concorde parking, Cours de la Reine for a Tour of Paris which covers the main landmarks in the city, such as:
• L'Arc de Triomphe• Place de Charles de Gaulle• Champs Elysées • Jardins de Tuileries• Louvre• Notre Dame• Palais Royal
The students fly to Paris via Dublin Airport.
They will eat at ‘Flunch’
Itinerary: Day OneItinerary: Day One
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Itinerary: Day TwoItinerary: Day TwoThe group will visit the Louvre Museum
in the morning and have the chance to see the famous ‘Mona Lisa’.
They’re at liberty for lunch and after they have the opportunity to visit the ‘Georges Pompidou Centre’ or take a stroll in the area to view the street
acts and scenery.
After they are taken to see the Eiffel Tower and have the chance
of going to the top floor to see the spectacular view of Paris.
Dinner is reserved in ‘Flunch’.
In the evening, the group takes a cruise along the river Seine.
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Itinerary: Day ThreeItinerary: Day Three
The students are served breakfast in the hotel before departing for
‘Disneyland’.
They spend all day in Euro Disney, which enables them to venture
around, test out their French and have lots of fun going on the wide variety of exciting rides available.
There are also lots of shops for the students to buy their gifts and other things they may need.
In the evening the group eats dinner in ‘Planet Hollywood’.
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Itinerary: Day FourItinerary: Day FourThe Last day of the Trip, the group of
students visit:• Sacré Coeur Basilica• L’Arc de Triomphe• Champs Elysées• La Défense
They are also given another opportunity to shop for any last minute gifts.
They depart from the Charles de Gaulle Airport in the evening.
The group will be picked up at Dublin airport by Coach links to return to the
school
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Where is Paris?Where is Paris?
Paris is the capital and largest city of France and lies on the River Seine.
•Paris
•It has several famous monuments.•One of the most famous is the Eiffel Tower which is shown on the picture below.
• Paris is a city in north central France. As shown in the map opposite.
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Eiffel TowerEiffel Tower
Built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889 for the Universal Exhibition of which it
was the star.
The Eiffel Tower, rising in the twilight sky above Paris, was built for the World Fair of 1889.
A meteorological station, a radio
communications station, and a
television transmission
antenna, as well as a suite of
rooms that were used by Eiffel,
are located near the top of the
tower.
The most famous monument in the world (317 metres, 10,100
tonnes).
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L’Arc De TriompheL’Arc De Triomphe
From the roof of the Arch there are spectacular views of Paris. Looking
eastwards, down the Champs Elysées.
•Monument built to the glory of the French army inaugurated on 30th July
1836.
Beneath the Arch is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and eternal flame commemorating the dead of the two world wars.
Engraved around the top of the Arch are
the names of major victories won during the Revolutionary
and Napoleonic periods. The
names of less important
victories, as well as those of
558 generals, are to be found
on the inside walls. Generals
whose names are underlined died in action.
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Champs ElyséesChamps ElyséesThe Arc de
Triomphe, one of the major landmarks in
Paris, stands at the top of the
Champs Elysées.
Below is the View from
the mid point of the
Champs-Elysées
toward Place de la
Concorde; 23 March 1995
Opposite is a picture taken from the top of the L’Arc
de Triomphe. It shows the
Champs Elysées.
L’Arc de Triomphe is surrounded
by a round-a-bout.
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The Sacré CoeurThe Sacré CoeurThe basilica of Sacré Coeur, on the summit of Montmartre, was completed in 1914.
The Sacré Coeur is a Church that was built by the national will following the defeat in the Franco-Prussian war of
1870.
The basilica was
consecrated in 1919.
The architect of the Sacré Coeur was
Abadie (1875-1912)
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Centre PompidouCentre PompidouIt opened in 1977
The building houses a
modern art museum, an
industrial design centre, and a public
library with an extensive
audio-visual collection.
The Centre National
d’Art et de Culture
Georges-Pompidou is one of the
most famous tourist
attractions in Paris.
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The LouvreThe Louvre
The Louvre houses one of the world’s largest and finest art collections. It was built in the 1200s as a fortress and expanded in the 1500s as a palace for French nobility. It became a museum in 1793 and
has been periodically renovated ever since.
This is an exterior view of the Louvre. It is now fronted by a glass pyramid
that was designed, in 1989, by I. M.Pei.
The above painting which is the famous
Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre, Paris. It was painted by Leonardo
da Vinci
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Notre Dame Cathedral Notre Dame CathedralBelow is a picture of the Notre Dame Cathedral. It is a gothic masterpiece.
Road distances in France are
calculated on the basis of the "0 km" marked on
the square in front of the cathedral. Notre Dame, conceived by Maurice de
Sully, was built between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries
(1163-1345).
The north rose window (shown above) of the
cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, was made by Jean de Chelles in 1240-
1250.
The great cathedral of Notre Dame (Our Lady) stands on the
Île de la Cité at the heart of Paris.
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More Information..More Information..For more Information on
the French trip:
e.g. The Price The Date The Duration The Hotel Details
Please contact Mrs Kearney