Eras

When I was in Montpellier, My friend and I spotted a sign for a fair in Arles. We decided to go the fair, but all hotels and hostels were booked because of the 500,000 people that were expected to attend. So we had to go for a day trip. We took the train to Arles early in the morning and arried there about 10am. We entered the fair grounds and immediately saw a huge bull running through the streets with people running around near it. It was ridiculous. The bull was contained in the street by metal fence. People were running up and touching the bull as it tryed to attack them. Locals ducked and dodged the horns of the bull, while on-lookers cheered and laughed. And of course I and some other guys had to ... read more

I met up with my friends in Heidelburg and we all drove from there to Munich. Our hostel in Munich was great and had an awesome bar. I really loved Munich. There was great food (saussages, pretzels and beer), great people and lots to see and do. We took a 3 hour guided tour the first morning where we got a great understanding of the city and it's history. Hitler had is rise in power and there were so mny historical sites. I wish Granddad could have been there with me because he could of blown the guide out of the water I bet with all his war knowledge. We were able to see the Glockenspeil, which a famous and there are little people that dance around in the central tower. And the city pays a ... read more

Weekend spent with Mark and his parents in Freiburg. Driving tour of Freiburg with his parents, hike up to a scenic view of Freiburg, organic spa and heated pools, beer tasting and brewery hopping.... read more

This last weekend I went to Nice and Monaco with a few friends. Nice was an amazing city. It was very beautiful and friendly. Monaco was the most amazing place I have ever seen! Everyone is soooo rich and wealthy it is ridiculous. There are Bentleys, Ferarris and Rolls Royces everywhere. The private yachts are like mini-cruise ships with thier own captain, crew and chefs. Check out the pictures and see for yourself. I also went to the Matisse Museum and the Chagall Museum. Chagall was an amazing painter and sculper. I really loved his painting even thought they were highly religious. He is now one of my favorite painters. We stayed in a youth hostel in Nice, France. It was ranked in the top 10 hostels in all of Europe! I found it and booked ... read more

Me and a group of five other international students went on a weekend trip to snowboard/ski in the Alps. This was the best snowboarding I have ever done! In terms of the mountain, conditions, ski town, etc. The mountain was called Alpe D'Huez and is used for the Tour De France as well as snowboarding/skiing. We traveled from Marseille to Valence on the TGV train, then from Valence to Grenoble on a bus. There we went from Grenoble to Alpe D'Huez by bus as well. The mountain was so huge! Our group, three guys and three girls, (from California and Canada) stayed in a youth hostel right on the mountain. It was actually between two runs. The pictures can do no justice to how beautiful this area was. Enjoy!... read more