Le Quatorzieme Jour

Ce matin, nous avons visité le Tennis-Club du Biarritz Olympique. L’homme
avec qui nous avons parlé, Patrice Dominguez, était un célèbre joueur du tennis pendant les années 1970. Le tennis est un sport plus populaire en France qu'aux Etats-Unis et c'est particulièrement populaire à Biarritz où ils organisent un tournoi féminin important chaque année. Ce tournoi est gratuit pour tous, parce qu’il y a des sponsors. Il y a 15 nationalités qui sont représentées avec les langue officielles qui sont l'anglais et le français. Pour ce club du BO, il y a beaucoup d’âges qui jouent au tennis. Les enfants commencent entre 5 ou 6 ans.
 Après le club du tennis, nous avons pris beaucoup de photos de la côte à Biarritz avant notre rendez-vous avec le BTS Tourisme du Lycée hôtelier et de tourisme Biarritz. Les élèves de l’école hôteliere nous ont servi le déjeuner. Après le déjeuner nous avons suivi une classe du tourisme avec les étudiants du BTS. Nous avons participé à une activité avec l’internet avec la classe. C’était une expérience intéressante parce que nous avons comparé trois sites internet dont celui des grottes de Lascaux.
Après le lycée nous avons assisté au "Museoa Dantzan". Il y avait un tour du musée avec les danses modernes des étudiants du conservatoire. C’était une nouvelle expérience pour nous!

This morning, we went to the olympic tennis club in Biarritz. The man that spoke with us about tennis in the Basque country, Patrice Dominguez, was a famous tennis player in the 1970s. In France, tennis is a popular sport and it is very popular in Biarritz with a big tournament in the summer. However, out of these professionals who come to the Basque country, only the best in the world can make a living off of the sport. This is because the
players are responsible for the cost of travel, lodging, tournaments, food etc. At this
particular club, people of all ages play tennis beginning from the age of 5 or 6 years
old.
Each year, the Basque Country hosts this large tennis tournament that has 15
nationalities represented. This tournament is free to all who come to watch
because there are many sponsors to cover the cost of admission. Surprisingly, the
official language at this tournament is English, however French is also spoken.
After the Tennis Club, we got onto the bus to go to the Tourism School.
However, we had time to kill so the bus driver took us to the coast and let us take
pictures of the light house and beaches. We then went to another look-out location
and walked out to the end of the pier where there was a statue of the Virgin Mary.
Many pictures later we were off to the tourism school for lunch and class.
The school consists of students 15 to 22 years old. The older students are
considered to be in a type of trade school, or community college. There are a few
programs offered at the school, mainly tourism, culinary, and hotel management.
The hotel and culinary students served us lunch. The class we attended
was 4 hours in length with a 15 minute break in the middle. We participated in an internet activity where we had to describe the set up of a website and how effective
it was. We then compared this website to 2 other websites before we had to leave.
The final event of the day was the Basque Museum. We took a tour with
members of the community. As we went through the museum, there were short modern pieces presented throughout the tour. It was a new experience!