Smolyan
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Camping in Bulgaria
This summer, as a reward, the municipality allowed some graduating students to go to Szmolyan, the twin city camp in Bulgaria, for a week. I was one of the lucky ones. Uncle Levente and Aunt Kriszta accompanied us as accompanying teachers.
The bus ride was incredibly long, we arrived at the accommodation around three in the morning and approx. We traveled for 18 hours, so everyone was tired by the time we got there. The next day we went to the municipality there, where they told us the information, and after we finished there, we went to lunch, and then the programs came. We toured the city a bit, and in the afternoon we played a very exciting soccer match with the Turks and a couple of Bulgarian students. Of course, the winning team received a gift, but the losing team also received a consolation prize. And in the evening came the filming, which no one watched because of fatigue, instead everyone went upstairs to sleep. In the following days, we hiked a lot in the Rhodope Mountains, the scenery was so beautiful, everywhere we looked, we only saw mountains, so it was worth going there just for the view. There were times when we stopped for a picnic at a beautiful lake at lunch time, it had its own atmosphere as we sat there, talked, and meanwhile the beautiful landscape was in front of us.
One day, after a long, tiring hike in the mountains, we went to the largest planetarium in the country. Almost everyone was mesmerized as a result of the cinematic view of outer space unfolding before us and the very calm voice of the English-speaking narrator. But we were even in an observatory, where they explained how they spy on the stars and planets with huge telescopes.
We went to a forest adventure park, where a couple of us tried our hand at the obstacle course, including Levente. My life flashed before my eyes when one of the slats broke off under me while walking high up, but I held on and the safety rope also held, so I was completely safe, but because of the excitement I preferred to skip the rest of the course.
We also visited a deer petting zoo and a very beautiful stalactite cave. We also visited a local history museum, an art gallery (I particularly liked the latter) and the memorial house of László Nagy. It was all very interesting.
After the tiring tours and programs, on the penultimate day came the nationality introduction evening, which I think was one of the best programs. First of all, four different nations presented their country and the city they came from, after the presentations came the joint dance, this was the case for all countries, so at the end we also learned a Bulgarian, Turkish and Belgian dance. We also presented Hungary, Budapest and Kispest on a pre-prepared musical ppt. We also sang a Hungarian folk song, and after that came a pre-learned Hungarian folk dance, followed by "Nád a házam teteje", which I think was one of the best joint "dances", everyone joined in and everyone did it with us, and as I saw , every nation really enjoyed it, so did we. At the end, we distributed Hungarian chocolates and sweets. At the end, the organizers specially praised our group for our excellent performances. At the end of the introductory programs, a small international party took place, which everyone really enjoyed. After the evening, we became very good friends with other nationalities, especially the Turks, and talked with them late into the night.
This entire trip and the programs provided a very good opportunity to practice English and get to know people from other countries. The trips and the beautiful landscapes were unforgettable. This one week will remain an eternal experience for all of us.
Bakos Viktória
The bus ride was incredibly long, we arrived at the accommodation around three in the morning and approx. We traveled for 18 hours, so everyone was tired by the time we got there. The next day we went to the municipality there, where they told us the information, and after we finished there, we went to lunch, and then the programs came. We toured the city a bit, and in the afternoon we played a very exciting soccer match with the Turks and a couple of Bulgarian students. Of course, the winning team received a gift, but the losing team also received a consolation prize. And in the evening came the filming, which no one watched because of fatigue, instead everyone went upstairs to sleep. In the following days, we hiked a lot in the Rhodope Mountains, the scenery was so beautiful, everywhere we looked, we only saw mountains, so it was worth going there just for the view. There were times when we stopped for a picnic at a beautiful lake at lunch time, it had its own atmosphere as we sat there, talked, and meanwhile the beautiful landscape was in front of us.
One day, after a long, tiring hike in the mountains, we went to the largest planetarium in the country. Almost everyone was mesmerized as a result of the cinematic view of outer space unfolding before us and the very calm voice of the English-speaking narrator. But we were even in an observatory, where they explained how they spy on the stars and planets with huge telescopes.
We went to a forest adventure park, where a couple of us tried our hand at the obstacle course, including Levente. My life flashed before my eyes when one of the slats broke off under me while walking high up, but I held on and the safety rope also held, so I was completely safe, but because of the excitement I preferred to skip the rest of the course.
We also visited a deer petting zoo and a very beautiful stalactite cave. We also visited a local history museum, an art gallery (I particularly liked the latter) and the memorial house of László Nagy. It was all very interesting.
After the tiring tours and programs, on the penultimate day came the nationality introduction evening, which I think was one of the best programs. First of all, four different nations presented their country and the city they came from, after the presentations came the joint dance, this was the case for all countries, so at the end we also learned a Bulgarian, Turkish and Belgian dance. We also presented Hungary, Budapest and Kispest on a pre-prepared musical ppt. We also sang a Hungarian folk song, and after that came a pre-learned Hungarian folk dance, followed by "Nád a házam teteje", which I think was one of the best joint "dances", everyone joined in and everyone did it with us, and as I saw , every nation really enjoyed it, so did we. At the end, we distributed Hungarian chocolates and sweets. At the end, the organizers specially praised our group for our excellent performances. At the end of the introductory programs, a small international party took place, which everyone really enjoyed. After the evening, we became very good friends with other nationalities, especially the Turks, and talked with them late into the night.
This entire trip and the programs provided a very good opportunity to practice English and get to know people from other countries. The trips and the beautiful landscapes were unforgettable. This one week will remain an eternal experience for all of us.
Bakos Viktória
