Comenius trip to Malta 23.10.-28.10.2014
23.10
We flew to Malta in two parts, 9th graders flew first to Munchen,Germany and
8th graders flew to Rome,Italy. When we
arrived to Malta we went to hostel and looked around. At the evening we went to a shopping centre
and later we went to a nice restaurant. There was a beach next to the
restaurant and for Finnish people it was really exciting to walk on the beach
in October, because it was snowing in Finland at the same time. 
24.10
The next morning we went to a Maltese school for
boys. School’s headmaster introduced
every country and we got a handicraft gift. One boy took us around their school
and told us about their school system. In the afternoon we went to Valletta by
bus. At first our group went to see an old church and after that we went to see
a Knight museum. We ate and went shopping, again :D In the evening we arrived
back to our hostel. Later that evening we went back to the school. There were got some Maltese traditional food,
which was really different from Finnish food but it was still really delicious.
Most of us ate snails for the first time. After the meal we got to hang out
with teachers and pupils and the night was overall really fun.
25.10
In the morning our group went to an old capital city of Malta, Mdina.
There was some kind of treasure hunt.
There we saw more buildings and exotic places. In the evening all the Comenius people went
to the airport to eat. After that there was a local festival for a church.
Maltese pupils told us that there were festivals for every church in the
summer. There was a band that played well, pretty lights and fireworks. That
was also new to us because in Finland we usually have fireworks only at the New
Year’s eve.
26.10
On Sunday morning we went to Gozo by a ferry. In Gozo we visited couple
museums. Later that day we went to eat lunch to a farm. First they showed us
the place and we saw different animals, for example chickens, pigs and
ostriches. We also ate there organic food which was totally one of the best
meals of our trip. We went to a beach and there were very high rocks. After
that we went to a museum which used to be a jail. View near the museum was
amazing. Later that evening we ate in restaurant and then we came back to Malta
by the ferry.
27.10
We went to the school again and gathered to the school hall. Every
country had prepared performances, including traditional dances and songs. We
had fun watching the performances and dancing together. Later that day there was
a football game between teachers and students. The game was exciting and we saw
the rest of the students. After the match we made local breads by ourselves.
Then some of us went shopping and the rest went to the hostel. Our dinner was
in a restaurant at seashore. At night we
said goodbye to everyone and went to the hostel to pack our bags because we
were leaving the next day. 
Overall our
trip was totally wonderful and everything went as planned. It was so warm,
views were gorgeus, food was excellent and the people were very friendly. We
learnt a lot about different cultures and saw new things. We made lots of new friends, especially the Maltese
pupils were incredibly kind and amazing. Thank you all!
Love,
Finnish
group
