On September 9, math and physics classes set off for a trip to Switzerland. After eighteen hours of driving, we arrived at the Rheinfall, a beautiful Swiss woodspad on the river Rhine. We rested a few moments and drove all the way to the French border to our hotel.
The next day, we had the opportunity to visit CERN, one of the most important research and scientific centers in the world. We learned a lot about work at the institute, nuclear research and accelerators, and especially about the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest accelerator.
During these few days we also visited two Swiss cities: Nyon and Geneva, both beautifully situated by Lake Geneva with a view of the mountains. We also saw the so-called French Venice: Annecy.
On the way back to Poland, we stopped at Technorama, the larger equivalent of the Copernicus Science Center. We could learn something about the laws of physics through play, and also make experiments with e.g. liquid nitrogen.
Despite many hours on the bus and exhaustion, it was worth going and seeing such charming places, getting to know a piece of a new country, but also learning something.
Zuzanna Kubal