Albany High School students see the Seine on European tour

A group of Albany High students visited Europe from Feb 16th to Feb 23rd. Our Latin students learned how wealthy Romans lived 2,000 years ago on an excursion to Pompeii, one of the richest archeological sites in the world. Students enjoyed a guided visit to the Vatican City and the Sistine Chapel where Michelangelo painted some of the world's finest pictorial images on the chapel's ceiling. They walked the grassy ruins of the ancient Forum Romanum, once the heart of the Roman Empire and visited the mighty Colosseum. In Florence: birthplace of Italian language, the Renaissance, and opera, our students saw the David and walked on the Ponte Vecchio (one of the cities only bridges to survive World War II). After enjoying couchette accommodations aboard an overnight train bound for elegant Paris, our French students were greeted by the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and the Louvre museum. We concluded our tour with a narrated cruise on the River Seine.