Dear readers,
In front of you is the first issue of our new e-magazine Railway Journal. We launched it with the idea to provide students of the Railway Technical School with opportunities to practice English, to enhance language skills and to share their experiences with others. We also hope that it would be interesting to teachers and parents as well and that they would join us in creating this e-magazine in the future.
Some issues will focus on specific topic (like this one), while others will cover events that students of our school take part in – competitions, sport events, field trips, workshops, visits to museums, galleries and theaters and other extra-curricular activities. We will also have interviews with students, teachers, parents and other people who are important for our education.
This first issue is devoted to the amazing study tour that took place in March 2014. Students and teachers of our school spent six memorable days in Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary. We are bringing to you their reflections and impressions, as well as some wonderful photos which illustrate how interesting this tour was. We also look forward to hearing your comments and suggestions.
We wish you enjoyable reading!
Editors
Study Tour 2014
The study tour for students and teacher of the Railway Technical School took place from 24 to 29 March 2014. They visited four European countries – Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary and learned much about their history, culture and customs, as well as about the railway traffic and transportation in these countries. Here is a brief programme of the tour:
Day 1 – Bratislava
Students and teachers visited the historical core of the city and learned about cultural and historical sites, but also about Slovakia and its capital in modern times.
Day 2 – Žilina
Visit to the University of Žilina, i.e. to the Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications and the Faculty of Special Engeneering, as well as visit to the marshalling yard Teplička nad Vahom.
Day 3 – Ihlava, Prague
Visit to the locomotive factory CZ Loko in Ihlava and Old Town in Prague.
Day 4 – Prague
Walk tour around Prague – the Prague Castle, Hradčany, St. Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge, visit to the museum Kingdom of Railways and river cruise on the Vltava.
Day 5 – Vienna
Walk tour around the city centre – Ring Road, Parliament Building, Vienna Opera House, Burgtheater, St. Stephen’s Cathedral.
Day 6 – Szentendre and Budapest
Walk tour around the town Szentendre, which used to be the hub of Serbian culture in the past and visit to Heroes’ Square, Buda Castle and Fisherman’s Bastion in Budapest.