Posted: Wednesday 9 June 2010
S3 Science Trip to London
Lena McCrae [S3] reports on a successful S3 Science trip to London as part of the S3 'Enrichment' week.
The streets of London may not be paved with gold, but as the 33 pupils and six teachers arrived, weary, after a five-hour train journey, they certainly were a welcome sight. As dusk fell and the "wondrous" prospect of the Leicester Arms for dinner lay ahead of us, we explored central London by foot. This was a great way to see the sights from the ground before getting fully introduced to the city through the 4D experience and the London Eye at night.
London's Science Museum was the first event of the next day and we got there good and early to savour the atmosphere before entering the IMAX to watch Hubble in 3D, a new experience for us all. After relaxed ice creams in St. James' Park we continued our meanders past the many sights London is so famous for; Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament and the Mall, a special favourite as the whole group joined in to make the grim faced soldiers smile. It was a hard task but the soldiers finally relented. After two hours browsing in Covent Garden it was off to see 'Oliver' with Griff Rhys Jones putting in an especially good performance.
Day three saw more stunning weather as we dipped into the Natural History Museum before moving on to meet a few celebrities at Madame Tussaud's. While Tiger Woods, Johnny Depp and Shrek were all very convincing we created a few stars of our own as some of the girls stood among the real models and were photographed by unsuspecting tourists. Some of them were later heard to ask who precisely these stars were, but we will keep the names a well guarded secret!