Wednesday, January 19, 2011

FINALLY! THE PREPARATORY VISIT - TURKEY





We welcomed Mrs. Andree Jordan, Mrs. Kay Sirett, Ms. Eve Vunk and Mrs. Barbora Vosicka from England, Estonia and Czech Republic at Antalya Airport on the 9th January. They have stayed at Teachers' Hostel until the end of the visit. On Monday the guests came to the school and met the School staff there. Then they visited the Mayor of the town. In the afternoon, they attended some classes and met the students. After the school, my wife gave tea at my home . That day we went to the Spa-Welness and Hammam in the Marina. We took the guests to a restaurant where they tasted delicious Kebab.
On Tuesday, we worked on the project form all day. We had our lunch and dinner at Özkaymak hotel. On Wednesday morning we visited the National Education Office in Alanya then we went to the Museum and Damlataş Cave. After the lunch we went to the Castle. After side watching, we went to Kızıl Kule (Red Tower) and had coffee at Harbour Cafe. After the shopping in Alanyum the guests had dinner at Teachers'. Thursday was the last day we could finalize the application form and we did so. 6. Grade students invited the guests for having cake with them.
In the evening Mr. Metin gave dinner with variety of delicious sea food as a farewell. Friday morning the guests made their farewells and we took them to the airport. We created a very quality application form. Many thanks to Mr. Metin Bayrak, Our Mayor ( Mr. Fahri Baysal ) and the driver, Mr. Uğur Arslan.

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