THE SUMMER 2012 - Millthorpe School York

On Wednesday evening we ate in Le Bouillon Chartier, a
French restaurant in a former soup kitchen for homeless
people. Le Bouillon Chartier is on a small alley behind
other shops and was like a Tardis; it was tiny on the out-
side but huge on the inside, with tiny little boxes where
the homeless people, who ate there in the past, used to
keep their serviettes. This showed that even though the
people were homeless, they were still able to dine in a
formal way. Once inside, we were greeted by very nice
French waiters who posed for our photos! The food was
delicious. Lots of people had the duck and said it was
great. For lots of us, it was the best restaurant we had
ever been to.
On Thursday morning, we set off early for the metro, picking
up some breakfast treats from a bakery on the way. At about
9 we arrived at Musée d’Orsay, home of famous paintings by
artists like Monet, Manet, Renoir, Cézanne and Van Gogh. It
was really special to see them all in real life instead of on a
computer screen or piece of paper; seeing them life-size
really lets you appreciate all the work that went into them
especially those that are 15 feet tall!
After lunch, we went on a short walk to the Pompidou
Centre. The Pompidou Centre was designed by the same
person who made the Shard, the largest building in Europe.
When we got there we found the outside of the building
quirky yet fascinating. There were pipes and loads of other
bits on the outside of the building. Once inside we saw lots of
strange but incredible modern art. Some things many of us
found bizarre yet other things were really good, like the
Warhol paintings.
I would really recommend the Paris trip to anybody
considering doing French A-Level because, as well
as practising your French, you get to see the city
and visit the sights, which is an amazing experience.
Excerpts from full article written by Ruth Wedgbury, Freddie Hayes,
Rachel Jarman, Evie Walker-Lyne, Hannah Fessey, Gemma Paine,
Hannah Fish, Isabella Nugent, Catriona Vest, Natasha Walker,
Matt Crowland, Jack Crowland and Laura Guiver (one paragraph each!)
Pompidou Centre
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