GRG23 Sprachreise

Impressions of Ireland

The greatest impression for me, was the Irish landscape. There was the road on which our bus was driving, and then nothing but endless green fields, this little stone-walls and some sheep. And the grey sky. When we were driven through this scenic grandeur I whished that I had a little house there. I think that this area is great for long walks. Anyway I think that this is the perfect landscape.

It is said that there is hardly any day without rain in Ireland, but during our stay there it rained only twice. My host mother told that we were very lucky with the weather because usually it rains more often. I don't think that we were so lucky because I like rain. The Irish people were very friendly and hospitable. They have a very strange sense of humour. The father of my host family always made jokes and it always took me a few moments to understand that he was joking.

The food was quite international. I got pizza, fish, chicken, spaghetti, hamburger and pork to eat. And then sweet corn, peas, carrots and nearly every day potatoes - as chips or boiled. But the food wasn't bad. The Irish put sauces and vinegar on everything. The sauces were very good, but vinegar on potatoes tastes awful. But "Thank God" I always had to put the sauces and the vinegar on the food myself.

Ireland is a very catholic country, but I think that most people do not care if you are a Catholic or not. My host mother wants her son to go to a mixed school, and many people think so, too. But she also told me that it isn't easy to find one.

I found our stay in Ireland great. My host family was very nice and we had much fun.

Nina Purgathofer, 6A

There are only two words to describe our week in Dublin and the three days in the west of Ireland: simply great!

In Dublin we saw many famous places like Dublin Castle, Trinity College, Grafton Street etc. - moreover we got known to the life of ordinary Irish people (our host families). In the west of the island - in Connemara, at the Cliffs of Moher, ... - you are really fascinated by these unique and wonderful character of the Irish landscape. Finally there's another reason, why I wouldn't want to have missed these ten great days: if you are on a trip with your class, you are together with your friends every day from morning to evening, and you can have even more fun with them than at home at school.

Madeleine Pichler, 6A

In the end we want to thank Frau Prof. Scheibl and Frau Prof. Eigner for enabling us these ten wonderful days in Ireland.