Travelling - My journey to Hull.

I left my little village of about 3,000 inhabitants in Seengen at 6.58 taking the bus to the station 20 minutes away. I had a heavy suitcase to lift, which kept falling over everytime the bus went round the corner or stopped suddenly at traffic lights. When I arrived at the station I had a short wait for my train to take me to the airport. The Swiss are a very punctual race by nature and all the buses and trains run on time. The train that I had caught was a stopping train which meant that it stopped at every town along the route into Zurich but finally I arrived at the Main station. There I had to catch another train just for 8 minutes to the airport.

After I`d checked in at the airport I did a bit of shopping and had a coffee because I was a too early for my flight. When they called the flight to board we were all herded into buses and taken out on to the runway to climb the steps of the plane. The flight that I took is called a "low-cost" or "no-frills"one because they offer very few luxuries as on other schedules flights. Food and drink is offered but you have to pay for it and you aren`t given a seat number so sometimes it can be a real scrum to get to a seat.

We took off on time and the sky was a beautiful colour blue as we crossed the English channel you could look down and see the sun sparkling on the water below. Unfortunately, as we started our descent into Luton the clouds hovered around and the sky became overcast although it was still warm.

My case arrived speedily on the luggage conveyor belt and I walked straight over to pick up a car that I`d hired as it would take me 4 hours to drive up to Hull. On my way, however, I stopped off in Lincoln for some lunch....my favourite....fish & chips. Have you tried fish & chips yet ? They are delicious. Hull used to have a very big fishing industry but gradually this century it has declined due to fewer fish in the sea and European Union fishing quotas.

Having finished my fish & chips I drove north over the Humber bridge to find my accommodation. I was very impressed by the town as I drove through it and the friendliness of the people.

The next day was the beginning of a new adventure.

About my home town.

I was born in Leamington Spa in Warwickshire which is near to where Shakespeare was born. Do you know where that is ? If not, have a look on a map or put it into Google to find out. When I was 14 my family moved to Lincoln, which as you know is only 50 miles from here across the Humber Bridge. Have you seen the Humber Bridge yet ? It`s very majestic and spans a wide estuary running out to sea. Jump on a bus and visit the bridge. You`ll be amazed!

Do you have a bridge like it where you live ?

Lincoln itself is famous for its 11th century cathedral which dominates the city as well as the castle which contains an original copy of the Magna Carta. http://blogs.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/mewxgci3 There are about 100,000 people living there and it also has a university along with art galleries, museums, a nice shopping centre, cinemas and a very small Victorian theatre. When you have time you should visit Lincoln. In December the castle hosts a Christmas market and poeple come from all over Europe to visit it and buy gifts for Christmas.


Now I`d like you to tell me a little about your home town and what you enjoy doing there......

Hi!

Hello and welcome to your own Hull University blog. I have created this blog for you all to practise your reading and writing skills ready for your assessments in week 4. I shall put some topic titles on to the blog for you to write and add your thought to.

It would be great if you could tell me more about yourselves and your thoughts about leaving your own country for the first time and what you think about your surroundings and how you`ll feel satying here to study for a year.

Well, that`s all so let`s start blogging........