Winnacunnet High School - Sachem Yearbook (Hampton, NH)

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We think of English pubs as being tucked away on the corner of tiny, twisting, and dark back streets of London. However, the Inn at the Quay belies this image as it floats gently on the Thames. Silent rows of crosses are tribute to American Soldiers who died in battle during the invasion of France in 1944. Mont St. Michel, surrounded by quicksand and quick flowing tides, beckons from the plains of Avranche. Stonehenge stands silently on the Salisbury Plain still hiding its secrets and its purpose from the many curious visitors. European Scenes 17

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A CHANGE OF SCENE Harrod’s Department Store in London can seem overwhelming to some tourists with its floors of expensive items. 16 The Hard Rock Cafe is a very popular place for tourist. Whenever students from Winnacunnet go abroad they always come back with a t-shirt from the famous Cafe. “London Bridge is falling down ... ” Did you know that this isn't the real London Bridge? The original was moved stone by stone to Arizona. It didn’t matter to the visting WHS students though. The scoreboard at Wimbledon didn’t reflect the 102 degree temperature that WHS students had to suffer in British fashion.

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From the top of the windy Mont St. Michel, Sunday Somewhat tired yet still curious about Spain, Missy, Glen, and Julie pose for a smiles for a quick pose. picture. VIVE LA FRANCE VIVA ESPANA Each April during spring vacation many students take off for a vacation. Some go north for skiing, south for sun, abroad for sight-seeing or some take the time for sleep. Despite the threats of terrorism last spring, Mr. Varney, Mrs. Patenaude and thirty students traveled to Europe for a ten day learning ex- perience in two of the world’s largest cities, Lon- don and Paris. There the students visited such places as the world famous Harrod's Department Store, The Hard Rock Cafe, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and Piccidily Circus. Everyone rode on a double decker bus and the tube” at least once while in London. Once in Paris the intrepid travelers all took the long awaited stroll down the Champs Elycees, visited the Eiffel Tower and Norte Dame. Although the accommodations and meals were exceptional, the world travelers found that they longed for the comfort of home again. Not long after returning to the States, their short lived European lifestyle was much missed. Olf CISIEIE This tired group of travelers await their ride across the English Channel and on to more adventures in France. 18 European Scenes