Finally we arrived in Mardin at midday! It is a small town with narrow streets and full of small shpops...
21/10/09 MIDYAT MOR GABRIEL MONASTERY
On the way to Mardin we stopped to visit this fantastic orthodox monastery, where we were told about its history and life... the very secret life of its inhabitants...
21/10/09 - FROM GAZIANTEP TO MARDIN
At midnight (1:00 am) we started our bus tour. We slept on the bus and the following day we arrived in the town of Mardin, where we had lunch and a walking city tour. On the way to Mardin, we crossed mounts ......, an area that looked deserted but which proved to be incredibly fertile... One of the best moments was when we crossed over the Euphrates river and entered the Mesopotamia...
The small town next to the Euphrates river is a Kurds settlement. The four small kids are from that town.
20/10/09 MAP OF THE AREA
We were travelling for three days and covered more than 1,000 km. It was a long and fascinating journey to the heart of the country.
20/10/09 - A VISIT TO THE CASTLE AND THE OLD TOWN
We visited the castle, a fortress which stands high in the middle of the town. The castle is surrounded by what is known as the old town, where we can see small shops of craftsmen working copper, and stalls that sell food, mostly dried, as tomatoes, egg plant, cabbages and many other types of vegetables with strange names and look.
We got into a small Roman museum, placed inside a typical Gaziantep three or four story house, with a central courtyard where all the windows overlook.
20/10/09 - GAZIANTEP MUSEUM
Gaziantep Museum is among the most important mosaic museums in the world. The important pieces are displayed according to a modern concept of art exhibition.
20/10/09 - TYPICAL TURKISH LUNCH AT SCHOOL
At 12:00 we were offered a typical meal which consisted of a whole table full of appetizers and other Turkish delicatessen, most of them prepared by the students and their families.
20/10/09 - OFFICIAL RECEPTION AT SCHOOL
After the presentations all teachers were received by the headmaster of the school . We were given some presents and we spent some time talking and enjoy each others' company in his comfortable office.
20/10/09 - THE PARTNERS' PRESENTATIONS
Presentations were divided in two parts:
Part 1: students' presentations of the legends of every country. Xavi, Celeste and Calvin presented the legend of Guifré el Pilós.
Part 2: teachers' presentations of outdoor lessons (they call outdoor lessons to any activity which does not take place in a classroom). We wanted to present the students' work at London with the project Myths and Legends, but it was actually impossible as there was no Internet at that moment.
20/10/09 - SCHOOL RECEPTION
The Turkish team of teachers and students gave us a warm and friendly reception. We visited the school and then they lead us to one of the classrooms where the presentations of the different partners took place.
20/11/09 THE SCHOOL
Tuesday morning a mini bus collected all teachers from the hotel and took us to the school. It was in the outskirts of the town, surrounded by blocks of apartments, most of them being built at the moment...
19/10/09 DEPARTURE FROM EL PRAT AIRPORT
It was Monday. We left early in the morning from El Prat Airport by Turkish Airlines to Istambul. There, we took a domestic flight to the town of Gaziantep, in the south of Turkey.
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