Cherbourg

Today we went to La Cité de la Mer in Cherbourg. They had a number of experiences. First we went to have a look around the nuclear submarine - one of the only ones in the world the public can look around. It was very intriguing and huge - on the audio talk the captain was talking about the submarine including how they lived for 70 days at a time. They had an unlimited water supply - at the end we saw the missiles and the cabins - there was more firepower in two missiles than in both world wars. There was a game where you got to drive a nuclear submarine.

After that we had lunch and then we went around the aquarium and stroked the sharks and stingrays and saw Europe's deepest fish tank. There were loads of tropical fish and jellyfish.

We went to the Titanic exhibit and stayed for a short time because we had to go to the simulation (Mr Dean went the wrong way as a French man gave him the wrong directions and Tom C tried to fly and ended up in a puddle). The simulation was great fun and we became famous in the fake newspapers. The main highlight was Coleman and Ayo dipping their feet in the water.

We returned to the Titanic exhibit and watched what it would be like to stand on the deck of the ship as it sank. We also learnt Morse code and how to control the ship's steering.

On the way home we stopped off at a German World War II graveyard and there were over a thousand men buried there as well as memorials.

We arrived home and had dinner followed by learning about crêpes. After that we played Egg Pro and really enjoyed it. It helped us learn that you are only as strong as your weakest link. It was a series of games where we had to protect an egg in a box – no one kept their egg safe. At the end we cracked the spare eggs on the instructor’s head.

Callum, Niyi, Tom C and Coleman