Comenius La Spezia "Casini": 2008

domenica 9 novembre 2008

Our Comenius lunch at school.

mercoledì 5 novembre 2008

OUR recipe for Comenius meeting in France

Comenius lunch tasting European dishes

On the 4th of November 2008 Stefano and his students prepared a luncheon for special guests. The purpose was to taste European dishes (from Norway, Spain, France and Italy) and vote for the most delicious!
The guests: Mr Barli (Tourism councillor of La Spezia Province); Mrs Bertolotto (teacher and Pignone councillor); Mrs Donadini (former teacher co-helper in European projects); Mrs Toracca (teacher and media councillor); Mrs Capaccioli (German teacher/ IPSSAR G. Casini deputy headmistress and European project Thinker!); Mrs Maffei (French teacher); Ms Bancallaro (teacher and IPSSAR G. Casini deputy headmistress); Ms Freggia (English teacher and European project coordinator).

The menu:

FRANCE: Tarte with fresh herbs
SPAIN: Paella
NORWAY: Lofoten lamb with herbs
ITALY: Tiramisu with wild berries

The guests voted and the results...

NORWAY: 10 points
FRANCE: 9 points
ITALY: 7 points
SPAIN: 6 points

The front of the house students were supervised by Mr RINO LIPARULO (Bar and restaurant service teacher).

DELICIOUS FOOD and EXCELLENT SERVICE!!

PROGRAMME in MONTAUBAN

Sunday, November 9th
Arrival of the Norwegians

Monday, November 10th
Arrival of the other partners in Toulouse

Visit of a covered market
http://www.marchevictorhugo.fr/index4.htm
Visit of a cheese shop + the World of Spices
http://www.fromages-xavier.com/

Free time and meal (chargeable to every participant)

The « Cité de l’Espace » (admission fees chargeable to every partner)
http://www.cite-espace.com/

Arrival to the hotel Mercure

Free time in the evening , (a list of the restaurants will be given to all the partners )

Tuesday, November 11th (in France it’s a bank holiday)

At 8.30 : departure for Cahors and its region and visit of the “Chateau de Haute Serre”, a vineyard
http://www.vindecahors.fr/

A conference on “ truffles” in an agricultural school in Gramat
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/station-truffe/index.htm

Visit of Rocamadour, a very nice village
http://www.rocamadour.com/

Free time for dinner and evening

Wednesday, November 12th

A cup of coffee at school
10/12h : Working on the project and preparation of the objectives for this year

Regional gastronomic buffet

Visit of Montauban
http://www.montauban-tourisme.com/

Visit of the « Jardin des Simples » and of “Ingres museum”
http://www.montauban.com/detente/detente_vie_culturelle/musees/ingres/accueil.php?page=presentation

Dinner at the restaurant “ Au fil de l’eau ” ( about 35€) chargeable to each participant)

Thursday, November 13th

Visit of Bruniquel (old houses, belfry and ruins of medieval fortifications)

Visit of an angora goat-breeding and cheese making farm

Lunch at a farm inn (les Chênes) serving home-made products (about 30€, chargeable to each participant)
http://www.les-chenes.fr/

16h : Preparation of a Comenius meal
(each school must prepare a dish for about 40 people) During our meeting in La Spezia we had decided which dish each school would prepare ..

Comenius dinner

Friday and Saturday
Departure of the partners according to their flight times

MONTAUBAN

Montauban is found about 50 kilometres north of Toulouse in the Tarn et Garonne department.
Montauban, founded in 1144 by the Count of Toulouse on the banks of the Tarn River, is made from the attractive pink stone found in the region, like its great southern cousin Toulouse.
The town does have quite a bit of urban sprawl, which perhaps doesn't create the best impression on arrival - but be sure to continue, for the town centre is very impressive!
The highlight of the town is at the centre of the original bastide - the Place Nationale. Surrounded by grand pink houses, in the red-brick that is common to the region, and set above fine arcades, it is a very attractive central square. It was largely rebuilt in the 17th century after a fire. The arcades of are an unusual 'double' construction - one set of arcades near the house/shop fronts and another closer to the square.
Complete on all four sides, this central square in Montauban is one of the most impressive to be seen in all of the bastide towns of south-west France.
Be sure to take refreshments in one of the cafes that line the square, then wander around the surrounding streets a little, and past the Church of Saint Jacques - an attractive 13th century church with a square tower and an impressive mosaic entrance. Following the traditional grid pattern of a bastide town, the straight streets of the town centre now form a lively shopping centre, with lots of interesting features and buildings to discover.