Englandfahrt: The British Way of Life
Karlsruhe/Ettlingen (Zn, Br). Die mittlerweile dritte Fahrt des Heisenberg-Gymnasiums nach England fand auch in diesem Jahr wieder vom 19.10.-24-10.2025 statt. Los ging es am Sonntag, den 19.10.25 um 5.30 Uhr. Neben den 30 Schülern und Schülerinnen aus Ettlingen und Karlsruhe waren wie beim letzten Mal Eva Brucker, Antonia Meinecke und Andreas Zimmermann als Lehrkräfte mit an Bord.
Während der ereignisreichen Woche, in der die Schüler und Schülerinnen bei ihren Gastfamilien in Margate/Kent einen Einblick in den British Way of Life erhielten, besuchten wir das geschichtsträchtige Leeds Castle, die malerische Stadt Canterbury und natürlich auch London. Als neuen Programmpunkt bekamen wir am letzten Tag vor der Abreise einen Einblick in die britische Geschichte im und vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, als wir die War Tunnels in Ramsgate während einer interessanten Führung besichtigen durften.
Bei durchwachsenem Wetter – von sommerlich bis orkanartig war alles dabei – passten wir uns den Verhältnissen an und kamen sowohl zu einem Kinobesuch in Broadstairs, bei dem wir sehr gut auf Halloween vorbereitet wurden, als auch zu einem romantischen abendlichen Spaziergang am Strand von Margate. Alles in allem war es eine vielseitige Woche, die uns allen gut gefallen hat.
A lovely week in Margate, England
Our group, consisting of 30 students from Karlsruhe and Ettlingen and Mrs. Meinecke, Mrs Brucker and Mr. Zimmermann, went to England by bus. We stayed in Margate and visited Leeds Castle, London, and other beautiful places.
On the first day, we visited Leeds Castle with its stunning grounds. We attended an audio tour that led us through every part of the moated castle. We also tried the huge maze and played crazy golf. In the evening, we returned to our lovely host families, had dinner with them, and got to know them properly.
The next day, we drove to Canterbury. Our first activity there was a guided tour of some of the most impressive sights in Canterbury, such as the enormous cathedral. We listened to our pleasant guide and afterwards the teachers let us walk around on our own to shop and eat lunch. After that, we visited the West Gate Tower, a former prison and now a museum. Our talkative guide told us about the tower’s history and importance in the history of Canterbury.
On day three, we went to the UK’s capital, London. We got on a boat close to the O2 Arena and passed under the famous Tower Bridge. We were left to explore the Borough Food Market and buy lunch. Afterwards, we all went shopping in some of London’s nicest shops. On our way back, we passed the Elizabeth Tower with its famous bell, Big Ben. We caught the underground and returned to our host families at 8 p.m.
We spent our last day in Ramsgate. We attended an interesting tour in the War tunnels that were dug underneath the town to protect the citizens. Unfortunately, the weather was bad that day, so we went to the cinema to watch the movie Hokus Pokus. Our last activity was to go to the beach, afterwards, we ate a delicious ice cream sundae. With better weather, we could even walk along the beautiful beach in Broadstairs before heading home to Margate.
The next morning, we all said goodbye to our host families and got on our way back to Karlsruhe.
To sum it up, it was a spectacular trip to England where we learned a lot and had a lot of fun. I recommend it to everyone because it was a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience
Rebecca Plötzke (9a)
