Aosta Italy

Today, we spent the day in Aosta Italy! All of the Gr 11, 12, and exchange students went there, while the Gr 10s spent the day in Zermatt. It was a long three hour drive there but the scenery was more beautiful than anticipated. We took the scenic route there over the St. Bernard Pass, where we stopped for a bit to take some photos and explore. Gorgeous!

We arrived in Aosta and explored the Roman ruins there. We read somewhere that Aosta is the most Roman city outside of Rome. It did include an arch, a Roman theatre, and a basilica. 

Prices in Italy are substantially cheaper than Switzerland, so many students used it as an opportunity to shop or enjoy some cheap food. Here, some students are eating the bag lunch provided by the school (usually consisting of a ham sandwich, a baked pastry, an apple, a chocolate bar, a granola bar, and a bottle of water). However, some students preferred to eat some pizza, which were as cheap as 2 Euros for a full pizza! 

The bus was pretty quiet on the way home. The Japanese students seem to have an incredibly easy time sleeping on the bus, but it seems like many of our students joined the trend on the way home as well.

Tomorrow, 10 of our students are going canyoning at Salanfe with the MMC supervisors, who will try to get some pics up on the blog for you. I've delegated some of this week's blogging to some SRSS students, so you'll get some of their perspective on the blog this week as well!

Our time in Switzerland has now reached the halfway point. Only two more weeks to go. 

Tim & Elviene