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After our tour we had some free time so we went shopping then had lunch in Sirmione. We got back on the coach and
and bought more food. We then returned back to the coach headed for our final tour to Milan city. We were given free
park on the Vaparetto and took the coach back to the hotel. time to shop and eat as soon as we arrived. We then met at
garden in front of the Duomo, the spectacular cathedral of
The next day we headed off to Gardaland Theme Park,
the day most people had been waiting for. The whole Milan.We then walked to the the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele
day in Gardaland wasn’t enough as there were so many II, a beautiful shop-filled building of expensive designer
exhilarating rides. The largest ride was the newly opened, stores such as Prada, Gucci and lots of other shops.
‘Oblivion’. The wait was over an hour and a half long but We then went to the San Siro Stadium for a guided tour. We
those who took it said it was worth it. There were different then went into the museum of the stadium where we saw
themes in the park but the big rides had their own unique various trophies.
theme. There was a water themed area, a Rio Bravo wild We all thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the trip. We
west theme area, a children’s fantasy theme area, an ancient would like to thank Ms. McElwaine for organising the trip
Egyptian theme, a jungle theme area as well as many others. and Ms. Murphy and Mr. Galligan for taking us.
There were 6 rollercoasters and 32 rides to take, the whole
day was certainly not enough! We left Gardaland at 6pm. Laura

The following day, the last day we went to Sirmione, a Graham &
picturesque town on the edge of Lake Garda home to
fantastic ancient ruins of castles and villas. We went out Sophie Bell
on a scenic boat tour on the lake where we saw the new
spa and the Grotte of Catullo, the biggest building in the
north of Italy which is 2000 years old, the hot springs and we
then boated through the channel of the Scaligeri Castle. We

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