So one thing I forgot to add about France: We saw a KFC in Nice. That's not really a surprise given the number of Burger Kings, McDonalds, etc. in France, but the surprise for us was that it was called "KFC" not "PFK" like it is Quebec. Strange. And I just remembered a really funny story from Paris that I forgot to blog about earlier. Amy had the hiccups. She'd tried pretty much everything to get rid of them, but it wasn't working. Neil suggested drinking water upside down. Now, that probably sounds weird if you've never heard of it before, [View Full Entry]

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This was probably one of the coolest days of my life up to this point. I laid on a beautiful beach, went to a place where the rich and powerful hang out, walked around the most famous formula 1 circuit while the teams unloaded their equipment for the race, and hung out with some movie stars. Let's begin. It was sunny! And hot! And we went to the beach! It was a pretty start to the day. We sunscreened up and just laid on the beach for a few hours.... Finally! It would have been pretty sad if Oosduinkerke was our [View Full Entry]

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We day tripped to Eze, a small town teetering precariously on the peak of a mountain.... But first we went to the Russian Cathedral in Nice while we waited for our train. It was pretty cool, but it only took five minutes to see, then we did some quality sitting around. Upon arriving in Eze, we found out that we could either hike for an hour and a half to get to the mountain town, or take a bus for ten minutes. We opted for the bus, but we had to wait an hour for it. Neil and Amy went to [View Full Entry]

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Alright. By now, we are used to the rain whenever we go somewhere that it's not supposed to rain, such as a beach. So it was no surprise that it was cloudy and threatening rain when we arrived. I was more surprised by the rail strike. And it's not even that I was surprised by the fact that the strike happened, because I've read and been told that rail strikes are quite common, and was willing to deal with that. I guess I was surprised by the ease with which you can travel by train during the strike. There seemed to [View Full Entry]

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We took a day trip to Pont du Gard and Nimes today to see some Roman.... stuff. I can't call them ruins because of how immaculately preserved they are. Pont du Gard is an enormous aqueduct bridge across a valley. It's very impressive, especially since the Romans built all of this stuff without the help of Sir Isaac Newton... I guess they just guessed and got lucky a whole bunch. We hiked around a bit to get some good veiws, and some good pictures. My only complaint is that we had to spend about 6 euro to take the bus there, [View Full Entry]

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After Carcassonne we headed to Avignon. We originally tried to book for nearby Nimes, but were unable to find affordable space. But Avignon is just half an hour down the track and also rates in the guidebooks, so we checked it out. The only thing unusual or notable about our train ride is the toilet. It only took me a couple of days of taking trains back at the beginning of the trip to figure out that when you flush the toilet on the train, it just goes out onto the track (which is why they tell you not to use [View Full Entry]

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We left Barcelona and headed for the medeivel city of Carcassonne. Along the way, we past all of the seasde towns that I want to visit someday. But I'm not sure I'd ever come back. I could see myself just sitting back, making some wine, and tending to my grapes while I stare at the beautiful Mediterranean sea... and drive my Porsches, and hang out with my model girlfriends.... I really hope there's a bunch of oil in my basement when I get back to Edmonton... or gold... or diamonds... that would be helpful. Carcassonne is pretty cool. It's a lot [View Full Entry]

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Ok, I think I've figured it out: Everytime we go somewhere, it's a long weekend, and everytime we get there the weather is unseasonable. That's the only way to explain why it rained in Barcelona while we were there. And if it hadn't been for our reservations in Barcelona, I would have gotten off the train at the second seaside town we stopped in. And it's not that there was anything wrong with the first town, but I was just in shock at how amazing it looked and don't think I would have resolved to get off the train before it [View Full Entry]

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We left Paris super early in the morning, and headed for our 7 hour stoppover in Montpellier in the south of France. We took the TGV, which is very nice, and very very fast. When we were stopped at a station along the way, another TGV rocketed by. I'm pretty sure it took less than 2 seconds to pass us. Montpellier is a neat town. There's lot's of things going on in the streets. There was a market selling all kinds of stuff, a beach volleyball tournament, what I think was a breakdancing tournament, or possibly a yard-stomping contest.... and a [View Full Entry]

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Yeah, I know, I'm behind. But I have a travel journal, and I write it all down as I go. So don't worry, I'll get it all down eventually. The Paris blog covers four days, so it's long. First off, I'd like to say thanks for all the positive feedback on the blog. It's really cool that everyone's reading this. I'm sorry that I haven't replied to any messages. This is for two reasons: My time with the internet is limited, and I haven't figured out how... well, ok, I haven't tried at all. I'm sure all I have to do [View Full Entry]

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