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HERALD Wednesday April 1W5 Page Around the world Curing the winter blahs may not be easy but Georgetown District High School students and teachers took advantage of tbe Easter break to relax and see tbe world Groups went to Florida Austria Spain Holland the Caribbean and Puerto Rico on trips organized privately or by the Heritage Society of Canada The trip to the Caribbean was a private adventure since tbe charter that originally was to handle tbe trip ran Into leaving the six girls with no place to go for the Easter break Sharon Barclay Debbie Hamilton Karen Wickaoo Donna Dumper and Cathy Burgoyne with a little from the travel agent arranged a tour of the that Included San Juan Puerto Rico Castle Bluebeards Castle to St and Martinique second oldest cathedral In tbe new world was also featured In their tour of Puerto Rico weektons tour and cruise gave ua all a tan cording to Cathy Burgoyne plus a little seasickness too If you like trench fries with mayonnaise then Holland la the place for you Ron Nelson a teacher at Georgetown District High School was one of the hosts on the Holland tour that gave Debbie Buckley Shawn Lin weber John Rob bins Mike Zuber and Guson a chance to experience Dutch hospitality The trip included tours of tbe dykes plus many famous places such as Rotterdam Zee and the flower auction It Is the worlds largest flower auction and takes up acres under one roof There were mums roses daffodils and orchids which will be shipped all over the world explained Mr Nelson The tour was organized by tbe Heritage Society of Canada at a cost of per person which included food Iran and hotel costs While touring the dykes that have reshaped the land the group viewed a film on how the dykes were built You realize how important the are when hotel you re to is three meters below sea level added Mr Nelson Many members of group brought back wooden shoes as souvenirs These shoes were hand made by the village and was Included In the tours Canals museums and tbe historical sites of Holland were covered by the tour that offered several bus excursions throughout tbe country The return trip was rerouted through England to give the group a view of the white cliffs of Dover before returning home French fries with mayonalse were latest food fad to hit Holland and according to Mi- Nelson It la good CoUeen Malison and Margaret McGarry enjoyed a week In tbe sun In Puerto Rico with relatives of Malisons Relaxing with relatives and to visit relatives especially if Wygergangs r they live in Puerto Rico Tbe weather was great San Juan That is what Colleen Malison said Colleen The tern Its history relax on the warm did along with three of her was about degrees beaches and to soak tbe sun Meads Jan Hilller Margaret for the whole week Staying with relatives let time touring learn more of Mouse and El Greco A WEEK Anne Meal Laura teachers Chert Robinson and Tom Beer Paul Beer Roland Besberl Peter Kock Mike Peace Prank students along Barbara and John Coxe spent the week in Florida seeing and relaxing along me beaches In tbe Gulf of Mexico psychedelic beach Tbe girls and their hosts stayed at Clearwater Florida for tbe duration of their trip Madrid ostlnatloD students under tbe guidance of Marilyn Nelson wife teacher Ron Nelson Evelyn Allen Mastery Eric Mary Pendergaat and Janice were treated to Old Madrid and tbe surrounding side during their stay While there tbe group saw the Art Gallery ana many of the works of El Greco in a brief border tosave tune we saw only tbe most historic and famous of the paintings ex plained Mrs Nelson trip also Included the Palace Royal which is now used for state functions only but was tbe onb neutral ground during civil war Many of tbe country s famous cathedrals are located near Madrid and were Included In tbe tour One such cathedral was that of Toledo which the worlds largest pipe organs Noted organist Power Biggs has played and recorded tbe organ many occasions At SegoWa the remains of the ancient Roman aqueduct stUl stand still in use up to decade ago Parades which were part of Holy Week were a special treat that tbe visitors did not an ticipate The procession walked streets large floats Virgin Mary It was quite a sight added Mrs Nelson The moat beautiful thing you could ever