Am Sonntag, den 26. Februar, nahmen wir um 10 Uhr (diesmal ohne unsere Lehrer) den Zug zu einem Einkaufszentrum in Rom Fiumicino. Als wir in dem sogenannten ‘‘Parco Leonardo‘‘ ankamen, teilte sich die Gruppe in kleinere Gruppen auf, um einkaufen zu gehen. In dem Einkaufszentrum gab es viele unterschiedliche Läden, wobei wir viele nicht einmal dem Namen nach kannten. Außerdem war es sehr interessant, die Lieblingseinkaufsläden der Italiener kennen zu lernen. Nachdem wir drei Stunden einkaufen waren, gingen wir entweder zum McDonalds oder zu anderen Restaurants im Einkaufszentrum, um Mittag zu essen. Anschließend sind wir weiter einkaufen gegangen, ein paar sind aber auch bowlen gegangen. Wir hatten sehr viel Spaß! Desweiteren war es interessant, die Unterschiede zwischen den Ländern kennen zu lernen; z. B. mussten wir in den Supermärkten unsere Einkaufstüten in größere Taschen verschließen, damit wir nichts klauen können (was wir aber ohnehin nicht getan hätten). Das war für uns Deutsche eine neue Erfahrung. Nach einigen Stunden (18.30 Uhr) sind wir dann wieder mit dem Zug zurück nach Ladispoli gefahren. Von nun an hatten wir eine Stunde Zeit, uns für das gemeinsame Abendessen in einem italienischen Restaurant in Ladispoli vorzubereiten. Um 20 Uhr haben wir uns dann vor dem Restaurant getroffen. Man muss dazu sagen, dass es das erste Mal war, dass wir zusammen mit den Lehrern essen waren. Zur Vorspeise gab es typisch italienische ‘‘Antipasti‘‘ und als Hauptgericht gab es Pizza. Es hat hervorragend geschmeckt. Nach dem Essen (um 23.00 Uhr) sind die Lehrer dann nach Hause gegangen. Wir Schüler verbrachten den Rest des Abends gemeinsam, um uns gegenseitig noch etwas besser kennen zu lernen. Ein Teil der Schüler ist in einen Pub gegangen, während die anderen an den Strand gegangen sind. Es war ein toller Tag mit einem fast noch schöneren Ende!
On Sunday, 26th of February we took the train at 10 o’clock to a shopping center in Rome Fiumicino. When we arrived at the so called Parco Leonardo the group split up into smaller groups to go shopping. There were many different shops and some we didn’t even know. It was very good to get to know the shops which the Italians like. After three hours of shopping we had lunch either at the McDonalds or at other restaurants in the shopping center. Then some went on shopping and some went bowling. We had much fun! It was nice to get to know the differences, e.g. in the supermarket we had to seal our shopping bags in a bigger bag so that we could not steal anything. This was a new experience for us. After several hours we took the train at 18.30 o’clock back to Ladispoli. Now we had one hour to prepare for the dinner in an Italian restaurant in Ladispoli. At eight o’clock we met in front of the restaurant. It was the first time that we had dinner with the teachers. At first we had “antipasti” and for the main dish we had really good pizza. After the dinner (at 11 o’clock) the teachers went home but some of us went to the beach or to a Pub to spent the rest of the evening together to get to know each other a bit better. All in all it was a great day with a nice finish.
Anja Metzler
On Sunday, 26th of February we took the train at 10 o’clock to a shopping center in Rome Fiumicino. When we arrived at the so called Parco Leonardo the group split up into smaller groups to go shopping. There were many different shops and some we didn’t even know. It was very good to get to know the shops which the Italians like. After three hours of shopping we had lunch either at the McDonalds or at other restaurants in the shopping center. Then some went on shopping and some went bowling. We had much fun! It was nice to get to know the differences, e.g. in the supermarket we had to seal our shopping bags in a bigger bag so that we could not steal anything. This was a new experience for us. After several hours we took the train at 18.30 o’clock back to Ladispoli. Now we had one hour to prepare for the dinner in an Italian restaurant in Ladispoli. At eight o’clock we met in front of the restaurant. It was the first time that we had dinner with the teachers. At first we had “antipasti” and for the main dish we had really good pizza. After the dinner (at 11 o’clock) the teachers went home but some of us went to the beach or to a Pub to spent the rest of the evening together to get to know each other a bit better. All in all it was a great day with a nice finish.
Anja Metzler