No 34 - December 1937 - Southgate County School

Southgate County School Magazine 53
German, after he had rehearsed it all the afternoon. The rest of
the evening was ours, and after a short period when various
•unaccountable noises were heard emanating from the hotel, such
as bells which for some reason refused to stop ringing, even
after inspection, all was quiet.
The next day, Monday, was spent in preparing" for the
journey home, and in the early afternoon the group photograph
was taken. At 2 p.m. the coaches arrived to take us to the
station. The road, as I have mentioned, was under repair and
a. trench had been dug into the road, extending up to half-way
across. Our coach could not quite negotiate this part, so a board
was put over the gap, the coach rolled forward and when poised
on the board, this snapped, the bits flying everywhere. Fortunately,
the coach was provided with double wheels, the inner of
which was on solid ground, and we got over safely. Before we
left our guides presented us with two trays of peaches and grapes
—all fruit was very cheap—a kilo of peaches cost only 4d.
The journey home was uneventful, except for a delay en
route owing" to a brake failure on the French train, which made us
three hours late, not a minute of which was picked up on a
journey of over 500 miles. By the time we reached Ostend the
boat had gone, and with it our dinner. Mr. Knowles immediately
made fresh arrangements and procured us some lunch almost from
nowhere. Another hot dinner was ordered on the next boat,
which was very welcome at 4- o'clock in the afternoon. The sea
was calm but there was a high wind. Victoria was reached
eventually at 10.30 p.m., where many parents welcomed their longlost
offspring.
Our best thanks are due to Mr. Knowles for his splendid
organisation, to Mr. Paull for carrying the heavy cine camera
about in order to provide us with a visual record o.f our journeyings,
and to Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Fawcett for their sociability.
J. F. AYLARD (6a Commercial).
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JOTTINGS ON SWEDEN. " :
(Some notes by the Headmaster of outstanding impressions front
a recent short holiday.) ••"'.•• :\>
•• THE COUNTRY.
The wonderful situation of the city of Stockholm, second
only, so far as my experience goes, to that paradise of cities,
Venice. A multi-islanded site situate at the entrance of a huge
arm of the Baltic Sea (Lake Malar). It seemed to me that the
honours were 50—50, Fifty to nature and fifty to the Stockholmers
for not having spoiled one of nature's beauty spot$j
The city should be viewed first by car, next by motor launch,
lastly from the air; all three methods are available for tourists.
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