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Between 17th and 23rd of May in 2019, our school was visited by our partner school from Folkstone. 
On the first day the students arrived to Budapest in the afternoon at 8:30 p.m., they went to the hotel and they met two Hungarian girls called Anna and Panni. They ate pizzas and they were talking to each other about how their flight was. 
On the second day we went to Hollókő where the castle, the old town and some museums were visited by us. We had a very good weather and after the sightseeing we had a very delicious dinner with deer/chicken stew like the Hungarians do. We tried a lot of traditional cheese, scones and some coconut cookies. After that we had some free time where we talked a lot and played badminton and table tennis too.  This was the first day when we met. After Hollókő we came back to Budapest and took a boat trip on the Danube River. 

The next day we went to Pannonhalma. We saw some of the herbs in the Abbey garden and could smell them and taste some chocholete created with the herbs. The guide showed us that in this city how they produce lavender oil.  After that the guide talked about the history of Pannonhalma Abbey. The most beautiful places were the library and the abbey. After the sightseeing we went to the chocolate factory where we could try some curiosities. Then we came back to Budapest and had some free time with together. 

The next day in the morning we went to the school and the English students had some lessons there. At 12 o’clock we had dinner and we went to Buda Castle and to Gellért Hill. It was very beautiful and interesting for the visitors. After the sightseeing we went to eat something to a restaurant and then just the students went to the Basilica with some Hungarian students and made some beautiful pictures there.

On Tuesday the English students had some lessons in the school and a very good lunch which the opportunity of tasting the goulash soup. Then we went to Hero’s Square by underground where we had a special treasure hunt. Between the square and Vajdahunyad castle we were riding a pedalo for an hour. We had a very good time together. Then it started to rain so we took back the pedalo and started to visit the castle. There they also had a treasure hunt and when they finished the task they got some Hungarian sweets.

On Wednesday we started the day in the school where we had some lessons and after that we had some hours together in a classroom where the Hungarian students showed some presentations about the Hungarian world heritage sites than we played Kahoot. The English students gave a presentation about their experiences. The headmaster evaluated the week. After that we went to St. Stephan Basilica. On the top of the basilica we admired the view and made some pictures about Budapest. 
Thursday morning we had some free time together for shopping. The minibus left for the airport around noon.
All of the students enjoyed the exchange programme very much and we are really looking forward to our next common project.