Students from Alton Convent School returned from an exciting nine day trip to Eastern Europe recently. Sixty pupils from years 8 to 11 descended on Berlin just as the German Football team fresh, from their European Championship Final defeat paraded around their city causing much amusement to the girls. Despite the festivities the girls visited the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie before departing to Dresden. In Dresden they visited the Royal Palace and shopped to their hearts content in the Altmarket and Prager Strasse.

Their final point of call was Prague where they visited Wenceslas Square, the beautiful Charles Bridge and the famous old Town with its astronomical clock.

This school cultural trip which, takes place in alternate years and was the final event of the school year is open to year 9 and above. Pupils are now looking forward to a skiing holiday to Austria next January.