A school exchange with a German school: the perfect way to discover incredible cities that we never thought we would visit.

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A school exchange with a German school: 

the perfect way to discover incredible cities that we never thought we would visit. 

The second trip I went on with my students (this time with a different group) was to Germany. It was especifically an exchange with a school (the Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Stadtlohn) from the city of Stadtlohn, in Germany, in April 2014. Earlier that month, German students came to Mallorca and at the end of the month and until the beginning of May, it was us who went there. The programme was intensive, complete and exceptional. We never had a minute to get bored, we visited a lot of beautiful places, soaked in German (and Dutch - I'll explain why later) culture and traditions and met some wonderful people I keep in touch with today.

Prague: charm, beauty and perfection in Kafka's hometown.

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Prague: charm, beauty and perfection in Kafka's hometown.

If I had to choose one of my favourite European cities, that would be Prague. I had wanted to visit the Czech capital city for years and it wasn't until May 2012 that I achieved it. The problem is that there are no direct flights from Mallorca and you always need to travel to another country first (in my case, I had to go to Germany first) and that is already some valuable time that you "waste" lost in an airport.

The first thing that surprised me once we were in Prague was the huge amount of tourists that visit that city every year. Although, well, why would something like that surprise me when I was the first person who fell in love with that city and who would go back there tomorrow if I had the chance? For a city whose touristic activity has boomed in a relatively short period of time, the fact that thousands of people visit it every day has meant that in most touristic places you need to buy a ticket to see them and a tiny gratuity is asked to take pictures. Still, I must say that it's worth paying some money to see some places of this wonderful city and I've got to admit that I'd do the exact same thing if I ever travelled to Prague again.