[Day 1]
FC Tokyo Soccer and Futsal School will be participating in Europoussins2024 in France with 8 selected school students!
Departed from Haneda Airport on May 29 (Wed) for France.
We were able to smoothly proceed with procedures such as leaving the country with the help of our official partner, JTB.
Take a flight, it's about a 15-hour flight!
It was a long time, but each person spent their time on the plane watching movies, enjoying the scenery, and taking a little sleep.
Arrived safely at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport!
At the airport, I met up with Coco-san, who will be taking care of me during the tournament.
From the airport, take a train and transfer to Rennes. From the airport, take the subway to get around.
After a short break, including eating a sandwich at a large terminal, we arrived in Rennes by Shinkansen.
From there, it took about 40 minutes by car to reach the accommodation. Despite showing signs of fatigue, the children arrived safely after a journey of approximately 20 hours without any accidents or injuries.
We confirmed things to be careful about while traveling and reflected on our own actions, as well as checked tomorrow's schedule at our accommodation.
The first day was a long journey, but the children spent the day experiencing the differences in environment between Japan and their own country.
Tomorrow, we have plans to visit Mont Saint-Michel!
[Day 2]
We have reached the second day of our trip to France.
Everyone woke up full of energy this morning, without showing any signs of fatigue from yesterday's long journey!
Breakfast was prepared by Coco-san, the organizer of the tournament. We had juice, fruits, cereal, and each of us chose our favorite bread from a bakery near our accommodation and ate it.
The breakfast was very delicious and satisfying!
We also made sure to prepare and clean up for meals ourselves.
After breakfast, we went to visit the World Heritage Site Mont Saint-Michel that we were looking forward to! As we got closer to Mont Saint-Michel, the children were very excited. While touring, Coco-san explained in detail the meaning of the building's structure and how the rooms were used in the past, mentioning that she used to work here.
The children fully experienced history and culture!
After visiting Mont Saint-Michel, we went to a nearby shop run by Coco's friend, where we were kindly provided with cookies and apple juice. We took a break and bought some souvenirs!
Before everyone makes a purchase, we were able to visit the production process of the store's signature product, caramel, up close and even got to taste freshly made caramel.
This shop is also cooperating with the shops in this tournament, and they will welcome you very much!
Afterwards, we were invited to Coco's house, where we were able to interact with goats and chickens in the garden, as well as play a French game called pétanque.
After playing, we filled out a diary looking back on our previous expedition, and had yakisoba for dinner, as well as a dessert made with buckwheat flour commonly used in the Brittany region!
Today, I had a fulfilling day focused on sightseeing. Tomorrow, I am planning to visit a local elementary school in the morning and have a training match in the afternoon.
We are finally preparing ourselves mentally and physically for the tournament!
