Year Six pupils of Tenby Junior School recently had the chance to go to an amazing place called, London! The journey down to the big city was supposed to take five hours, but it actually took seven long hours, but at last we got to The Clarendon Hotel in Blackheath to unpack and get changed to go to Rain Forest Café and The Sound of Music. The Rain Forest Café was really cool; on the ceilings and walls there were branches, trees and animals hiding just like a real rain forest, and the food was great. Once we'd finished our food, we went to The Sound of Music. The Sound of Music was fabulous and at the end we got to see Connie Fisher, and quite a few of us got her autograph. It was a brilliant evening and we went back to the hotel with smiles on our faces and slept soundly. On the second day we got up at seven o'clock and had breakfast, which was scrumptious and made us full. We then set off for the Houses of Parliament. When we got there we had a tour around the House of Commons and the House of Lords; it was fascinating hearing all about politics and learning about the history of the buildings in the Palace of Westminster. We also had the opportunity to meet and question our local MP, Mr. Nick Ainger, in one of the committee rooms. He was very interesting and answered our questions in lots of detail, even when we wanted the short answer! Next on our itinerary was the famous London Eye. The height was scary, but the sights were amazing. We saw Big Ben, The London Bridge, Houses of Parliament and London life, and none of us were scared, not even Mrs. Llewellyn! Later on we went to see The Lion King, which was really exciting and everyone wants to see it again. It was very colourful, the animals and costume were fantastic and the music was really cool. I think most of the children preferred it to The Sound of Music, but only just. Both of the shows were truly magnificent! On the way back to the hotel everyone was exhausted, so we all fell asleep straightaway. On the third and final day everyone went to Madame Tussauds, where they make wax models of celebrities. They taught us how to make the wax models and how to put the hair in the head, how they make the hands and make-up and how they make the measurements for the body and the head. When we had learned all about wax making, we cracked the code, which was wax, we got to go around and see all the celebrities; they were so lifelike. Everybody took pictures with the models and did funny poses which were hilarious. We finished off on a ride which took us through the history of London, seeing such things as The Great Fire of London and World War 2 bombings. That was the last thing we did before we got back safely to our homes with our family. Then we were able to tell them all about our London Experience!
By Genevieve Murray, Annie Jeremias and Ellie Tranter.