Greece Trip - Children's Recollections

Dear Greece,

Thank you for letting us visit you, we had a wonderfull time! you are a very mountinous country, you have HUGE theaters and a wonderful landscape! the hotel you let us stay in,(in Athens) was fine the worst part was the STAIRS!! The stairs where very tiering! The rooms where cozy, the hotel you let us stay in (in tolon) was also cozy but the rooms where small compaired to the hotel in Athens. the television was puny! The beach you envited us to was freezing but REALLY fun! I had a lot of fun being tosted,dunked and baried in the sand! You are very Historical! you have lots of reuns from when you were young.the most disturbing thing about your people in my opinuen was that where every I go there are so many people smocking!
Your ancient people where very artistic and creative! I loved your pots, statues and your buildings! I really enjoyed staying in you and I hope you will welcome me again! 

Hala 5S ( Mr.Suters class) 

P.S: Thank you for letting me bye so many suvanires!! :)

My favourite part of the Greece trip was when we went swimming in the beach in Tolon. The reason why was because it was the first time I swam this year and was the first time I swam in another sea than the red sea. The beach in general was a little rocky close to the water and further in it became soft sand under our feet.
The water was very cold, we were all hesitant to go in. the first time I tried to go in I felt that the water was so cold that I immediately jumped out, the second time I managed to go a little deeper but when I reached the waist high water, I walked out again. My third try I got past waist deep and I jumped all in and managed to swim further.

We had so much fun playing around splashing water at each other (especially the teachers) at one point I managed to swallow some sea water, Yuk!!!!! 

Mr. Suter and Mr. Whitaker were picking us up and giving us a dunk in the water, while Mrs. Thomas was enjoying her swim. After the swimming we played on the beach building sandcastles and then enjoying destroying them as giant monsters.

I hope I can do it again some other time with my family!!!!!!

Adam 5S

In the morning we had to wake up early and go the airport (doesn't really make much diffrence than waking up and going to school) .I shared a room with my best friends Umnia and Martina we were in Mr.Whitaker's group with Amin, Humza and Andy that's when Mr.Whitaker started calling his group Whitaker's Worst Nightmares !

When we got to the hotel Mr.Suter gave us our room keys and we unpacked our suitcases , the most thing I hated about the hotel is when you go up the stairs it feels like your climbing Mountain Olympus ! We had dinnerthen we went to sleep. On day 2 we went on the cruise to 3 islands Hydra, Poros , Aegina . Hydra was our first stop , there was no cars allowed in that island ! When Mr.Suter lost his hat in the water while taking a group picture of us ! the next island wa Poros we saw the beach there and we had a compition on who will throw the rocks the furthest , the last and biggest island was Aegina we did alot of shoppinng there .On day 3 we went to the Ancient Greek Museum (I have no idea what's it name) it was really boring we also had to fill up alot of our Greek Booklets in there . Day 4 : We went to Tolon it was very cold there and our hotel rooms were super tiny ! On the last day of March we went to the theatre it was HUGE Ms.Thomas made us do a play I was on the evil side when we attacked the other group who were singing happy birthday in Arabic , then we headed to the Archaeological Museum I liked the Archaeological Museum more than the other one the Archaeological Museum had more interesting things to see . And on the last day we went to the airport then to Doha then to Dammam I was so happy to see my mom I couldn't see dad because he was in Riyadh . In total I find the Greece a really nice experment in my life and big thanks to Mr.Suter , Ms.Thomas Mr.Whitaker and Ms.Naidoo .

Effat 5T

It was the day the Greece trip was going to begin! We woke up early (not much difference than a school day) and sped off to the airport. I was in Ms. Thomas’s group and Ahmed K and I were the only boys in our group along with the girls Sina, Ipek, Vian, Tara and Ms. Thomas. The first hotel we went to live in was Athens Atrium. I shared a room with Ahmed K and to our luck, our room number which was 503, was a residential sweet and what a room it was! Everyone loved it that they were begging us to swap places, but of course we answered, “NO WAY!” and that was day one.

 On day 2, we went on a cruise boat which was called “Kssandras Delminouse”. I liked it because they gave hot chocolate with only three euros. Our first island was Hydra and there were some shopping points. There were also no cars except for one mini truck. On the second island which’s Poros was a beach and we had a competition to see who can do the highest amount of skips with rocks on the water. On Aegina our last island, was the biggest and the island with lots of shopping. On the cruise back to our port, it was so windy that some hats flew on the ground, but Ahmed K’s hat flew. The wind blew so hard that some children were blown back!

 Day3: We are now in the tour bus on our way to the (don’t know name) museum in somewhere.

Day 4 had finally approached and we arrived at Tolon Hotel (which was our destination) by bus but at 6:00. After Dinner with ten minutes, everyone was down stairs with their swimming suits apart from Tony, around 5 girls and Ms. Naidoo. The water of the beach was freezing however, some of us got over with it and got used to it. I was splashing at Ms Thomas and other people (I did it so much that some girls cried!) I was one of the children who swam the furthest! After swimming, we were on the sand building walls and fortresses.

Day 5: we went back to Athens Atrium then to an Archaeological Museum. What I liked about it was that the floor was transparent and you could see historical objects.

Day 6: In the plane, I accidentally sat on gum, my television was not working and the cabin crew would never come and I had to sit next to the same girls but I swapped places with Sina!!! Even though all of that happened, I thought the trip was a good experience because we learn as well as having fun. I am now saying a big thank you to Mr. Whitaker, Ms. Thomas, Ms. Naidoo and especially Mr. Suter for the fabulous trip they presented!!

Ahmed Hassane  5N

The first day we went on a cruise on the Kassandra Delphinos it was great because we travelled to different islands and most of us got to drive the boat for a while. I liked it because we saw the waves splash as we were gaining speed. We were able to buy jewellery on the boat but I didn’t think my family would like any of it. First we went to Hydra where I bought a snow globe and a statue of dolphins which were Poseidon’s animals. We then went to Porous which was the smallest island and really didn’t have anything that good, although I did buy an ionic column. Finally we went to Aegea, the closest island. It was known for growing pistachios even Mr Suter bought some. Then we headed back to Athens.

The best day was April fool’s day on April 1st, 2012. It was the best day because when Humza was still sleeping we pranked him by taking his phone and hid it in Amin’s bag. When we had to pack we all packed with no problem until Humza was looking all over for his phone! We then gave him his phone and shouted “April fools!” Then Humza was not so happy so he took my phone and I could tell it was him. Amin was the luckiest on that day because nobody wanted to prank him from all the people in the rooms.
I am glad I went on this trip because we went to the Acropolis, museum, Parthenon and Theatre of Dionysius. It was also very interesting to learn about Greece’s history. It was nice being with my friends and spending time away from home!!!

Andy 5S

in greece we always have to wake up early i wasnt really expecting that. i shared my room with hala and haruka so we always fought about who took a shower first. i really enjoyed the beach because mr.suter threw us in the water and it was fun splashing at each other also the funniest part is when i was really scared to take my tooth out.

we always used to shop everyday and our tourist (anna) explained to us every single thing we saw and did. finnaly im back home where i want to be.

Tara Bieber 5N

In 27 of March we had to go to the airport at 7:30am destination Athens we reach Athens airport at 6:00pm, then to the hotel. We had to have dinner then go to bed. 

The next day we went to a cruise that took us to three islands called Hydra, Porous and Isingo. Our breakfast was amazing at the hotel (I mostly took pork) and we went on a boat called “Kassandra Deffindra”. We took lots of pictures in the three islands and it was very fun, the weather was very cold at sea, the port we left and returned on was called the Choral port and we went on the 28/3/12.
It got colder and colder after every time we came on the boat after every island we went on. After we visited the third island it got VERY FREEZING then if we went to the front deck we would get blown away! It was so windy Ahmed’s hat flew away into the sea and he could not get it back! We all got a chance to steer the boat and we took several hours to go to each island and a few more hours to get back to the port. The boat was very big and had a mini café in the boat and we went shopping in the islands. 

By: Tony 5N 

March 27 2012 Year 5 left to the airport. We were all so excited to be in the airport and to be leaving to Greece. We arrived in Greece later in the day. A couch took us to the hotel. Our hotel was called Athens Atrium. Mr.Suter then gave us our cards for the rooms. I shared a room with Sumbul and Saira. Mr.Suter told us what time we had to come down for dinner. We came down for dinner. We had Calamari with salad. It was my first time tasting it. It tasted so good. 

On our second day we woke up early in the morning and had to get ready quickly because we had to catch a ferry. We went to three islands Hydra, Porous and Aegina. All the islands were so interesting. We then had lunch in the ferry. In Hydra cars were not allowed but in Porous and Aegina there were cars and motorcycles. We arrived back to Athens at night. I was so tired I slept before Sumbul and Saira.

The third day we went to the archaeological museum in Athens .It had so many interesting statues from ancient Greek times and some had missing pieces.

On our fourth day we went to Tolon and we swam in the Mediterranean Sea. It was so much fun. At night we went to a cafeteria and drank hot chocolate. On the way back to the hotel a stray dog started following us until we arrived to the hotel. 

On our fifth day we went to the acropolis. It was amazing. It was so tiring climbing to the very top .We also went to an acropolis museum. It was very interesting. It had so many weird pictures and the floor was see-through.

On our last day we woke up in the morning and went to the airport we were all so excited to go back home and to see our parents. We also shopped in the Athens airport and Qatar airport. When we arrived in Qatar it was raining and there was thunder and lightning.

All in all it was a wonderful trip. I look forward to go to another school trip in the future. I would like to say thank you to all the teachers that arranged, looked after us and helped us in this trip.

Fay 5S

Day 1: When we arrived on day 1, we went straight to the hotel in Athens. I was sharing a room with Chala and Kirsty. The worst bit about day one was the fire alarm which kept going off every 5 mimutes {literally}. I was unable to sleep and refused to even close my eyes.

Day 2: Kirsty, Chala and I woke up at 6:15am and got dressed. Although we had to wake up at 7:30am,by the time we finished getting dressed it was breakfast time. We went down and had a choice of cereal,sausages,salad and yoghurts. When breakfast was finished our bus arived to take us to the boat. When we got on the boat we all rushed to the top. It boat it was FREEZING !!!! So we all stayed in our long sleeves, as we all set off to the front of the boat to watch the sceneray. Ahmad H's hat got blown away and was lost in the ocean to never be seen again. Mr. Suter replaced it with a new one. At the first island, Hydra, there were no cars. it was only inhabited by donkeys and boats. We went into some shops for a little bit of retail therpy, after which we walked up a slope were we started climbing a tree. It was time to return to the boat which took us to our next island, Poros. The trip was 2 hours long on which there were cars and motorbikes unlike Hydra. After a little more retail therapy we returned to the boat for our final island, Aegina Aegina was more populated than the other two. After our final island we headed back to the boat to return to our hotel. At the hotel we had our dinner and hit our beds.

Day 3: On day 3 we went to the museum were there were loads of things to look at. We stayed there for the day and went back to the hotel for dinner and once again it was bed time after another tiring day.

Day 4: On day 4 we went to the theatre of Athens were we sang happy birthday in Arabic. We got a huge applause even though they did not even know what it meant. After the museum we went to the clay shop were Chala got to make a clay model, as did Arkady.

Day 5: On day 5 we went to the Acropolis in Athens were we saw a lot of dogs,but not so many cats. When that was over we went to the Acropolis museam were the floor was made of glass which meant so we could see everything. After the museum we went back to Athens for the last night.

Day 6: On day six we all went to the airport were we had Macdonalds which was very small and not very filling. After our meal we caught our flight to Doha which took fours. We spent two hours in Doha before our one-hour flight home to Saudi. 

By: Emma 5S

The thing I liked in Greece the most was a cruise. The boat we were sailing on had three decks. On the lowest one you could buy hot chocolate to get warm because it is as windy outside as in mountains.
We had three stops on islands Hydra, Poros and Aegina. I bought one souvenir in each one. The first island Hydra had no cars, no trains and of course no WiFi, which I was looking for. Instead of cars people who live there use donkeys. On the second island called Poros there were cars and everything else. And finally on Aegina there was everything and church and there we have found a nick name for Kareem. It was Ice Kareem. An idea came to teachers when he ate his ice cream and became to look like an ice cream, yes you can laugh now.
I can only tell one thing after all, there were lots of adventures!

By: Arkady 5T

Wow Greece was amazing to me! It was great fun! On the first day when we came to Athens at the hotel we had a short talk and we were told to get ready for dinner. I was sharing a room with Ipek and Sina. We went down and we were allowed to check the blog on the computers in the dining room. The food was great! There was Calamari, Rice, Potato, Fish Fingers and the drink was water. We woke up early the next morning and went down to have breakfast. We had to wake up early to go to a cruise. It was fantastic!! The three islands we visited were Hydra, Porous and Igina, they were beautiful! We went to see the mountains and to know how the people lived.
On Thursday we went to Tolo, it is beautiful there, although it took a long time in the bus to get there! Mr.Suter said that if we had time we could go to the beach and guess what… we did!!! It was so much fun at the beach but the water was freezing so I didn’t really swim, I just put my legs in! We were all followed by dogs which I found a lot in Greece, my mom would hate this. On Friday we headed back to Athens, we stopped at a restaurant and went to the canal, it was 80 meters long!! On Saturday we visited the Acropolis, we saw the temple of Nike and the Parthenon and the Bee Hive Tomb (which was full of bees!). We got back to the hotel and had dinner, we also had the BEST night EVER, and we played games and sang songs and had quizzes that were A LOT of FUN!! It’s the day we left, Sunday. I was really happy to go back home and so were everyone else. Well that was year 5’s Greece trip!

Done by: Vian Rifat 5N

My favourite part of the Greece trip was the last day when we went to the Acropolis Museum which was in Athens on the site of the Acropolis. The thing I liked best about the museum was, the fact that we got to find out everything about the Acropolis and all the temples. It was amazing to hear about what the Greeks did up there, i found it very interesting and Anna our tour guide was very informative. I found it amazing that the Archeologists managed to put the amazing pottery back together.

The whole trip was a great experience!!!

Kirsty 5S