Day Three Today we went to the Vatican City for a two hour tour. It was full of artistic and historical treasures such as Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and a few more. The collection included statues of Laocoon, the Apolla del Belvedere, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Gallery of Maps and of course the Sistine Chapel with a focus of Michelangelo's artistry on the ceiling and walls. We made our way to St Peter's Basilicia where we saw the Tomb of St Pe...

Day 2 - Today everyone woke up feeling relaxed after such a big couple of days - we had croissants for breakfast ready to start our new day seeing the sights of Rome. We started the tour walking to the Termini, where we caught a train to Spana to see the Spanish steps and Fonta di Spagna. We then walked to the Fontana di Trevi - the fountain of love - where if your threw in a coin, it meant that you would return back to Rome, if you threw two coins, it meant tha...

We started our journey on the 16th September with sixteen Mitchell High School students leaving for Europe. They all turned up with their proud parents, their siblings and extend members of the family with grins on their faces from ear to ear. There were tears shed and some cheers of joy when we said our final goodbyes headed for Singapore. The first leg of the trip started with an eight hour flight to Singapore where we arrived at 11pm. Many of the students wer...