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The <strong>Stopfordian</strong> <strong>2011</strong>–<strong>2012</strong><br />
SPANISH TRIP TO MADRID<br />
During October Half Term a group of students from <strong>the</strong> Fifth<br />
Year and Sixth Form went to <strong>the</strong> bustling metropolis that is<br />
Madrid for an action-packed five days of fun. After a short<br />
transfer from school to Liverpool airport and a two hour flight<br />
to Madrid, we all arrived safely and were raring to go.<br />
Our first activity was specially designed to help develop our<br />
Spanish speaking skills as we had to complete a set of tasks<br />
which included buying a postcard and communicating with<br />
<strong>the</strong> locals. We all succeeded and our reward at <strong>the</strong> end was<br />
sitting down and having a nice relaxing drink as <strong>the</strong> sun went<br />
down. We <strong>the</strong>n all retired to <strong>the</strong> hotel, so we would be fresh<br />
for <strong>the</strong> next action-packed day.<br />
Our first full day consisted of a trip to Madrid’s ‘Las Ventas’<br />
bullring, <strong>the</strong> bullring with <strong>the</strong> largest fighting arena in <strong>the</strong><br />
world. This visit was followed by a tapas making session<br />
where we made gazpacho and tortilla española amongst o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
things. We <strong>the</strong>n enjoyed an enormous traditional tapas lunch<br />
prepared by <strong>the</strong> chefs at <strong>the</strong> world famous “Corral de la<br />
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