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Day One – Osaka – Kyoto
The eagle has landed! After departing Melbourne at 6.30 Monday evening, we touched down in Kansai Prefecture this morning at 9.00am. This was followed with our first experience of Japan’s train network, which had us in Osaka by lunchtime. After checking into our traditional guest house (a short stroll from the main Kyoto station) it…
Students take off for Japan
The 2016 St Patrick’s College Tour of Japan is underway. The delegation of 20 students and three staff members flew out of Tullamarine last night at 6.30, bound for Osaka. There was a stopover in Singapore overnight before a second flight which will land at Osaka’s Kansai International Airport today. From there the touring party…
Start packing your bags!
With three days to go excitement is building! It’s time to make sure you have everything you need as it will probably be too late on Monday. Make your list and check it twice!
Performing Arts Report – May 13, 2016
Proposed 2017 USA Performing Arts Tour An exciting development is being proposed for the Co-Curricular Performing Arts at St. Patrick’s College. We are currently taking expressions of interest for a Performing Arts Tour to New York City, which would be held in the 2017 Term One school holidays (Thursday March 30 -“ Tuesday April 11)….
SPC Tour of Ireland – Day 14
SPC Tour of Ireland and the UK – Oh what a night! It would be fair to say that when most of our students saw their itinerary for the entire tour they were probably dreading this night the most. After all, most of the boys on this trip are more inclined towards enjoying sport rather…
SPC Tour of Ireland – Day 13
SPC Tour of Ireland and the UK -“ Day 13 – Sport can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. It can be savoured and relished, like a fine wine by the open fireplace in a reclining leather chair. Or, at the other end of the spectrum, it can be raucously celebrated with club colours,…
SPC Tour of Ireland – Day 12
SPC Tour of Ireland and the UK -“ Day 12 If there is any city in the world which could lay claim to being a better sporting city than Melbourne, it would be London. Today, our boys were presented the opportunity to experience two of the iconic sporting venues in this wonderful city. First stop…
SPC Tour of Ireland – Day 11
SPC Tour of Ireland and the UK -“ Day 11 – After ten amazing days touring the green fields, the rocky northern terrain and the many wonderful cities and towns, it was time to bid farewell to the island and Ireland and cross the Irish Sea bound for London. A busy morning ensued with loading…
SPC Tour of Ireland – Day 10
SPC Tour of Ireland -“ Day 10 An early departure from Maghera meant boys had to be returned from their homestay families by 7.30am. The students returned with many varied tales of enjoying the wonderful hospitality from their Irish hosts, including many who had spent a couple of nights on rural properties, being put to…
SPC Tour of Ireland – Day 9
SPC Tour of Ireland -“ Day 9 – We’ve often commented on this tour how blessed and how lucky we have been with the weather. Crisp, sunny days have greeted us for most of the time and even when the heavens have opened the showers have seemed to coincide with our time in transit or…
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