Page 52 - Bellfort Issue 3 2014

Educational Visits – Ski Trip – Winter 2014 Ski Trip to Italy – La Polsa A misty and snowy first day In the evenings, a swim, a made conditions testing for sauna and Jacuzzi were de With thoughts of pasta, all, even the experienced rigour for most as we pizza and piste, an enthusi- skiers in the group. The caught up on each others’ astic group of 37 pupils and learners soon became news and shared our sto- st staff left on the 1 March adept at putting on their ries whilst relaxing weary for the Dolomite mountain boots and skis, and as the legs. Warm, tasty food was range in northern Italy. This days went on, fell over less much appreciated which was a new destination for and less as they whizzed was more than can be said the ski trip. We were all down the nursery slopes for some of the staff jokes. anxious to see was our ven- practising their snow We had some interesting ture to Italy going to be as plough stops and turns. charades (guess the good as it looked in the bro- teacher), knowledgeable chure. The more experienced ski- quiz teams and toboggan- The Bellfort Verona and boarded our lel and carved turns on the By the middle of the week, ing to keep us busy at ers quickly found their ‘legs’ again and developed paral- night. We arrived in a drizzle at challenging red and black coach. As it crept higher and higher up the mountain the sun had come out and runs. the skiing was glorious. All pass the snow became ap- parent. At first, it was light groups skied across to the neighbouring valley of St. flakes, then heavier and heavier it came until we ap- peared to be in a Winter unknown reserves of resil- ience. Wonderland and indeed the Valentino and discovered coach had to put on snow chains to get us up to our Sadly, our last day had ar- hotel. rived but we had a fabulous day in Verona shopping and sightseeing in this historic city. Most notable sights were the 2000 year old Ro- man amphitheatre, Romeo and Juliet’s house with ‘the’ balcony, and the Piazza Herbe. It was a pleasure to be told by our hotel staff, travel rep and airline staff what a fabulous group of pupils we have – but hey – sure we knew that!! 52