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I liked visiting the Blue Grotto the most. It
is the most beautiful place I have ever visited.
We took a boat ride there. I also enjoyed
One of my most memorable trips, so far, has been
visiting the Leaning Tower of Pisa as it is one
of the wonders of the world.
my school trip to Italy. Amidst pre-trip jitters, as it
was my first international trip without my parents,
I was surprised when I saw the city of
was a sense of freedom to be only with my friends.
Venice. There are no roads and people living
In fact, there were times that I forgot Anjali ma’am
there commute by water. They use boats to go
and Rati ma’am were not our buddies but teachers.
from one place to another. How interesting!
It was a truly splendid moment to behold the
Away from home, I learnt to be independent
great Leaning Tower of Pisa. Watching it was a
and became more confident. I bought many
visual delight. It made me wonder how the world
gifts for my family and they loved all of those.
would appear if it was all tilted. Also, I marvelled
I really enjoyed myself there.
national wonder.
at the thought that how a blunder could turn into a
It was a fun time playing antakshari with
Headmistress ma’am. I laughed a lot in such
I had a truly awesome time wherein I made
teachers.
good company of my school friends and
friends with my batch mates and teachers. We
trips to ward off sleepiness.
played games like Antakshri during our long road
The best feature about this trip was that I
explored many places. It is one trip which has
The local food that we tried included the yummy
for a lifetime.
given me everlasting memories to be cherished
pasta and pizzas that made me forget the homemade
ladoos that my grandma had sent. And guess what
I said to my parents when I first saw them after
Avisha Goel, P5 A
school trip!”
a long time! I told them, “I am going for the next
Trevi Fountain Krisha Kapoor, P5 D
I liked visiting the Vatican City which is a very
large church located in Rome. We also saw the
The Blue Grotto The most beautiful place that I visited during my Colosseum, an enormous stone structure.
I learnt interesting information about the
Colosseum and the Blue Grotto where the water
trip to Italy was St.Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican
appears electric blue.
City. It is the world’s largest church. The celebrated
I had a fun time shopping, playing with friends
painter Michelangelo helped to build the central
dome. It had beautiful designs on the roof and each
and exploring new places.
I bought many things for my family; earrings
painting there depicted a story. We even saw the
for my mother and sister and key chains for my
Sistine Chapel, which is located in the Apostolic
Palace, where the Pope resides. It is famous for
its beautiful ceiling and the painting ‘The Last
I laughed a lot with my friends in my hotel
father.
Judgement’ by Michelangelo. The borders of the
paintings were made of real gold.
My wow moment came when I saw the leaning
room at night.
I loved the local cuisine of pastas and pizzas which
were full of cheddar cheese. They were so yummy.
trip. tower of Pisa.
I was surprised to see how clean the streets
We were also served Indian food throughout our
of Italy were! There is no sound of horns and
chewing gum is banned.
The best feature about the trip was that we made
new friends and visited different historical places in
amazing gondola ride and yummy dishes I ate!
beautiful cities like Milan, Florence, Rome and Capri.
Italy is really beautiful. The best feature about the trip was the
Mrigaanka Chahar, P5 A Shahaan Anand, P5 H
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