Day 4 = D-day = Floriade-day

The fourth day is the most important day of the week. In 3 minibusses the students and teachers leave for the Floriade in Venlo. Ofcourse all the French students and teachers, the Dutch students Desiree, Lotte, Lotte, Megan, Zoë, Mick and Juul. Because Nicole couldn't come (she has exams) I asked two extra students to help the French students: Killian Rommens and Martin Nuchelmans. Today they are in the hands of Mr. Eric Abrahams and Mr. Cor Ruczynski.

Mr. Cor Ruczynshi (left) and Mr. Eric Abrahams (right)

Mr. Abrahams wrote a report:

At 18.00 h they arrived at the hotel. They were very tired, but very happy. It was the most beautifull day of the week. We ended it with a very nice dinner, all together (18 students and 8 teachers) at the restaurant of the hotel Rooi Pannen.

Yesterday we went to the Floriade with our French guests. Floriade is the Dutch World Expo, where we show how great we are in horticulture. After a long ride, we arrived at 11h at the entrance and everybody started to walk through the park.

First we (the teachers) took the cable-lane for an overview over the park. We saw the Royal Bus, because queen Beatrix and Willem-Alexander had invited the Turkish president for a visit of the Floriade.

Arrival of the Royal bus with the Queen Beatrix and President of Turkye.

We saw most of the districts and a lot of high-tech product promotions. Most impressive was the technique to give a single-coloured rose a multi-coloured look (all colours of the rainbow in just one flower: innovative!). We also saw a lot of countries promoting their horticulture novelties.



Students at Floriade Venlo



 At 16h we drove back to The Red Tiles (Rooi Pannen) for a delicious diner. The day was long, but it was quit pleasant.

Dinner at Rooi Pannen

Tomorrow the final day: cucumbers, floralworkshop and ..... departure to France.