Wir sind hier in Deutschland

I am sure you will all be pleased to hear that we have safely arrived in Germany. We have had a very smooth journey and arrived at the youth hostel spot on time. The girls are now all nicely settled in and unpacked. They have had time to explore the grounds a bit and have all been impressed with the beautiful town of Cochem, with its castle standing high up on the hill. We will be visiting this on Monday. They have also experienced their first German meal- schnitzel with pasta and vegetables. All girls made a real effort to eat the food and I have been impressed with their efforts so far, especially one group of girls who were eager to try out the selection of german fruit teas. After dinner we settled down to write our first diary entry and again the girls determination to write in German was commendable, especially those who do not even study the language. We are now all heading off to bed as we are quite tired from the long journey and need to be wide awake tomorrow for a fantastic day out at Phantasialand. Mrs Lister