EXCHANGE IES JOSÉ PLANES - ST BONAVENTURE'S SCHOOL

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Last June (2015) we visited our friends at St Bon's in London.

We stayed there for a week. We met our friends and their families.We visited St Bon's school. We went sightseeing around London. We went to a musical in the West End...
We had a great time, practiced English and learnt about the British culture.
It was an exciting experience!

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