The Fourth International Comenius Meeting in Badajoz, Spain

The fourth international Comenius meeting took place between May the 2nd and May the 8th in the city of Badajoz, Spain.
The Romanian team consisted of 2 teachers, namely, Stoleriu A.(the scientific coordinator of the project)and Purdilă L. and of 3 students: Ivan Loredana from 9th SB, Pintilie Ionuţ from 9th MI and Milea Andrei from 11th MI.
This last Comenius meeting provided us with an excellent cultural intake. Not only did we get to get to enjoy the Comenius activities within the project but we also visited lots of historical places which are endowed with a great deal of the Roman and / or the Arabian heritage.
Our hosts took us to Merida, where we could see the remnants of Diana's temple and the Roman theatre. They also took us to Caceres, a larger city and a cultural centre where we could see many wonderful things such as museums, an Andy Warhol exhibition, traces of the Muslim influence on the Spanish culture and many more.
Then they took us to Trujillo, the original place of the Spanish Conquistadores and a few kilometres away we had the chance to see a wonderful winery, a beautiful and harmoniously designed building, with impressive paintings and sculptures.
Our final trip was to Olivenza, very close to the Portuguese border. In Olivenza we saw an extremely beautiful and sophisticated cathedral that reminded us of our sophisticated Romanian churches as well; then we saw a museum which displayed wonderful religious artefacts but also models of furnished rooms as they were lived in during the 19th century in Spanish homes: a living-room, a bedroom, an embroidery room for the women and an entrance hall to a Spanish house.
What strikes one when visiting Olivenza is an alignment of palm trees on the Spanish streets, which can be quite narrow, but beautiful and picturesque.
Moreover, our realtionship with all of our partners flourished and everybody... both teachers and students literally cried when they had to say goodbye and return to their countries.