POETRY, DRAMA AND CLASSICS Project Blog | Page 17

3rd of April We are visiting the school. Each team – Latvia, Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, Portuguese and Turkey have produced poems from the stocks of their country’s greatest poets. Everyone of us – Anete, Inese, Zane and Ieva read. Right after the presentation there’s a coffee brake and sparetime in the school yard. Us and the other countries are amazed by the beautiful sight of the seaside view from the school’s garden. After that we are leaving school for a full day trip to Sumela. Road takes about 40 minutes and we arrive to Sumela. The weather is beautiful, sunny and warm. Sumela is a Greek Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Panagia, meaning "The all- holy one" in Greek, a title often used for the Virgin Mary) at Melá Mountain. Sumela’s Monastery is one of the most beautiful places we have visited. The view is teriffic and amazing. We take photos of the beautiful waterfall near the restaurant. All students and teachers have lunch at ‘’Restaurant at the Bottom’’. We try some traditional Turkish meals- lentil soup, lavash and our favourite meal, Turkish kebab. After delicious meal at the restaurant we have a free time. We are shopping for some souvenires at the local souvenir shop. After shopping we are leaving Sumela. We arrive to the Hotel. We have free time to visit Trabzon city center and go for a shopping to buy some traditional food. 4th of April Morning begins with a musical show. All guests have prepared performances. Each country is overwhelmed by its uniqueness and diversity. The musicians are on a wide variety of topics, both love and power, and martial arts. The pupils had thought of both musical and visual views in their performances. According to the guests, as a great surprise was a very energetic performance of Turkish folk dance. In gorgeous costumes, with great enthusiasm, the Turks drag us into their dance world, inviting them to try their talent in their dance steps. A big surprise to this day is the local television, and it is a great pleasure to see the TV experience on the project the next day.