DIARY OF A BRITISH HOLIDAY (Part 2)
JOURNAL DES VACANCES BRITANNIQUES (deuxième partie)
Exercice 1
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Exercice 4
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Nous sommes arrivés dans la Région des Lacs hier matin.
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Exercice 2
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DIARY OF A BRITISH HOLIDAY (Part 2)
Friday 9th August
We have come up to the north of England and are now in Chester. Chester was a Roman centre and fort and the Roman walls around the city are still intact. Today we walked around the walls and visited the Grosvenor Museum to see the excavated Roman bath house and the partly-excavated Roman amphitheatre. The city centre has many beautiful half-timbered mediaeval houses. Our hotel dates from the 15th century!
Monday 12th August
We arrived in the Lake District yesterday morning. We are lucky to have beautiful weather and from the window of our room we have a fantastic view of Lake Windermere. The countryside is a magnificent combination of lakes and hills. Today we went for a long walk from Ambleside to Grasmere and back, passing the Rydal Falls on the way.
Wednesday 14th August
We are in Scotland! We left the lakes late last night and this morning arrived in the Highlands. We're staying in Oban on the west coast. Here the climate is mild, due to the Gulf Stream in the sea. There is even a semi-tropical garden, full of exotic plants and trees. Tomorrow we're going to take a boat to visit the island of Skye with its beautiful mountains and sea lochs, but for now we’re off to a pub to try a local speciality: haggis!
Friday 16th August
We spent the day at Loch Lomond, walking and visiting a whisky distillery. We also visited Cameron House which has the world's largest collection of whisky bottles. We bought some excellent malt whisky and some tartan cloth to take home: there are more than three hundred (300) different tartans!
Sunday 18th August
We were sorry to leave Scotland and wished we had had more time to spend there, but there are plenty more places we still want to visit. We have come down to York to see the Minster and the Shambles, the ancient narrow streets and alleys full of history. We had a pub lunch down by the river and sat in the sun watching the ducks and the swans. Bill wants to visit the railway museum… maybe we’ll have time tomorrow morning.
Monday 19th August
We arrived in Cambridge this evening. After supper we walked along the river to see the beautiful riverside colleges. It’s very quiet as the students are all on holiday! Tomorrow we'll take a rowing boat along the river and go to the Botanical Gardens and the Cambridge and County Folk Museum.
Wednesday 21st August.
We have arrived at the house of our old friends the Browns in Ely just outside Cambridge. We are spending a couple of days here before going on to London and then the south coast. I hope we will have the chance to go to Oxford as well, but we can't do everything. In fact, I think you could live in Britain all your life and still not have time to discover all the beautiful and interesting things there are to see.
Exercice 3
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Thermes Romains
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Exercice 5
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JOURNAL DES VACANCES BRITANNIQUES (deuxième partie)
Vendredi 9 Août.
Nous sommes montés au nord de l'Angleterre et nous sommes à Chester. Chester était un centre Romain et un fort et les remparts Romains qui font le tour de la ville sont toujours intacts. Aujourd'hui nous avons marché autour des remparts et nous avons visité le Musée Grosvenor pour voir des thermes Romains et la partie visible de l'amphithéâtre Romain. Dans le centre-ville se trouvent de nombreuses belles maisons médiévales à Colombage. Notre hôtel date du 15e siècle !
Lundi 12 Août.
Nous sommes arrivés dans la Région des Lacs hier matin. Nous avons la chance d'avoir un beau temps, et de la fenêtre de notre chambre nous avons une vue fantastique du Lac Windermere. Le paysage est un mélange magnifique de lacs et de collines. Aujourd'hui nous avons fait une longue promenade du Ambleside à Grasmere, aller et retour en passant les Chutes de Rydal en route.
Mercredi 14 Août.
Nous sommes en Ecosse ! Nous avons quitté les lacs hier soir, et ce matin nous sommes arrivés dans les Highlands. Nous séjournons à Oban sur la côte ouest. Ici le climat est doux, dû au Gulf Stream dans la mer. Il y a même un jardin semi-tropical plein d'arbres et de plantes exotiques. Demain, nous allons prendre le bateau pour visiter l'Ile de Skye avec ses belles montagnes et ses lacs de mer, mais maintenant, nous partons au pub pour gouter une spécialité locale : le haggis !
Vendredi 16 Août.
Nous avons passé la journée au Lac Lomond, à marcher et à visiter une distillerie de whisky. Nous avons visité également Cameron House où se trouve la plus grande collection du monde de bouteilles de whisky. Nous avons acheté un excellent pur malt et du tissus écossais : il en existe plus de 300 différents !
Dimanche 18 Août.
Nous étions tristes de quitter l'Ecosse, nous aurions souhaité y passer davantage de temps, mais il reste encore beaucoup d’endroits que nous avons envie de visiter. Nous sommes descendus à York voire la cathédrale et les Shambles, des rues et ruelles étroites, anciennes et pleines d'histoire. Nous avons pris un "pub lunch" à côté de la rivière et nous nous sommes assis au soleil pour regarder les canards et les cygnes. Bill veut visiter le musée du chemin de fer… peut être que nous aurons le temps demain matin.
Lundi 19 Août.
Nous sommes arrivés à Cambridge ce soir. Après le dîner nous avons marché le long de la rivière où nous avons vu des beaux collèges au bord de la rivière. C’est très calme comme les étudiants sont tous en vacances. Demain nous prendrons un canot à rames pour longer la rivière et nous irons visiter les jardins botaniques et le Musée Folklorique de Cambridge et du Comté.
Mercredi 21 Août.
Nous sommes arrivés à la maison de nos vieux amis les Brown à Ely à l'extérieur de Cambridge. Ici nous passons quelques jours avant de continuer jusqu'à Londres et puis la côte du sud. J'espère que nous aurons l'occasion d'aller à Oxford aussi, mais l'on ne peut pas tout faire. En fait, je pense que l'on pourrait habiter la Grande Bretagne pendant toute sa vie sans avoir le temps de découvrir toutes les belles et intéressantes choses qui sont à voir.
DIARY OF A BRITISH HOLIDAY (Part 2)
Friday 9th August
We have come up to the north of England and are now in Chester. Chester was a Roman centre and fort and the Roman walls around the city are still intact. Today we walked around the walls and visited the Grosvenor Museum to see the excavated Roman bath house and the partly-excavated Roman amphitheatre. The city centre has many beautiful half-timbered mediaeval houses. Our hotel dates from the 15th century!
Monday 12th August
We arrived in the Lake District yesterday morning. We are lucky to have beautiful weather and from the window of our room we have a fantastic view of Lake Windermere. The countryside is a magnificent combination of lakes and hills. Today we went for a long walk from Ambleside to Grasmere and back, passing the Rydal Falls on the way.
Wednesday 14th August
We are in Scotland! We left the lakes late last night and this morning arrived in the Highlands. We're staying in Oban on the west coast. Here the climate is mild, due to the Gulf Stream in the sea. There is even a semi-tropical garden, full of exotic plants and trees. Tomorrow we're going to take a boat to visit the island of Skye with its beautiful mountains and sea lochs, but for now we’re off to a pub to try a local speciality: haggis!
Friday 16th August
We spent the day at Loch Lomond, walking and visiting a whisky distillery. We also visited Cameron House which has the world's largest collection of whisky bottles. We bought some excellent malt whisky and some tartan cloth to take home: there are more than three hundred (300) different tartans!
Sunday 18th August
We were sorry to leave Scotland and wished we had had more time to spend there, but there are plenty more places we still want to visit. We have come down to York to see the Minster and the Shambles, the ancient narrow streets and alleys full of history. We had a pub lunch down by the river and sat in the sun watching the ducks and the swans. Bill wants to visit the railway museum… maybe we’ll have time tomorrow morning.
Monday 19th August
We arrived in Cambridge this evening. After supper we walked along the river to see the beautiful riverside colleges. It’s very quiet as the students are all on holiday! Tomorrow we'll take a rowing boat along the river and go to the Botanical Gardens and the Cambridge and County Folk Museum.
Wednesday 21st August.
We have arrived at the house of our old friends the Browns in Ely just outside Cambridge. We are spending a couple of days here before going on to London and then the south coast. I hope we will have the chance to go to Oxford as well, but we can't do everything. In fact, I think you could live in Britain all your life and still not have time to discover all the beautiful and interesting things there are to see.