Blogs from Strasbourg, Alsace, France, Europe - page 15

Merry Christmas to everyone that I haven't yet had the chance to contact, I hope you had a fantastic day! Once again, the Australians came together to celebrate the festivities by having an "orphans Christmas" for all of us still in Strasbourg. Although, calling it an orphans Christmas doesn't seem as fitting as it did earlier in the year when we planned it, because we've all spent so much time together this year they're starting to feel like family anyway. As with so many other food nights we've had this year, everyone prepared a couple of dishes themselves and brought them to share, making, as always, way too much food. But it was fantastic, we had such a large variety of things to choose from, even sushi! We stuffed ourselves silly, drank too much wine, laughed ... read more

Well, it's official, the countdown has begun. Two months from now I'll be arriving back in Australia. I'm so torn between being excited to get back, earning money again and finishing my degree, and being incredibly sad to be leaving this beautiful city that has so quickly become my home. I keep trying to tell myself that two months is still a long time, but my subconsciousness is already preparing. I'm having dreams about being back in Australia and waking up a bit panicky, then realising with relief that I'm still here. I guess the best thing about going home is the fact that it'll be nice and hot in January. It's starting to get so cold here, and it gets dark so early. Most days I don't leave home without a scarf, and the gloves ... read more

16th October 2007 - Strasbourg We took a walk around the city in the general direction of the Botanical Gardens, following the river Ill. Never made it to the gardens, but enjoyed the walk anyway. Had to try to get back to the main Cathedral before midday to meet Al and Melissa so we could get and see the astronomical clock do it’s stuff. Strasbourg is a lovely city, had to laugh at the sign on the banks of the river at a café with deck chairs set out in the sun - Strasbourg Plage (Sans la Plage), the Strasbourg Beach (Without the beach). The clock is a wonder to watch and midday and midnight are naturally the best time to view it do the business. There is a parade of figures and sounds supposedly set ... read more

My journey from Tampere to London was an arduous one. The flight was around 2 hours and 40 minutes long. After half an hour going through immigration (things would be so much easier with an EU passport) and baggage pick up, the bus from London Stansted Airport to Victoria Station was 70 minutes and then after waiting 20 minutes for the night bus, it took a further 25 minutes to get to Nicola's flat in Ladbroke Grove. I finally arrived at the flat at 3am - which would've been 5am Finnish time. So as you can imagine, I was absolutely exhausted. The next two days were spent sleeping and on my laptop - reloading my iPod (yay!) and catching up on blog entries and emails. Then on September 28th, it was back on the road (or ... read more

Huh helletta. Taalla kylla sulaa kuin jaatelo Manauksessa. Voi olla etta Suomeen ei tule kuin marka lantti, jos sitakaan mikali nama helteet jatkuu...Koko viikon on elohopea kivunnut sinne + 30 tienoille ja jatko nayttaa lahes yhta lampimalta. ---------------- Nyt se on ohi! Kaikki tentit on tehty, markkinoinnin projekti palautettu ja opiskelu talta kevaalta loppu. Illalla on loppujuhlat ja sitten onkin enaa pienen jalkipyykin aika. Strasbourgissa asun viela vajaat pari viikkoa ja sitten suuntaan kohti Itaista Eurooppaa. Mika sitten on fiilis nyt kun vaihto on virallisesti ohi? (Tai ei oikeastaan virallisesti, papereihin merkkasimme loppumisajankohdaksi 30.6.07 koska silloin tulee viimeiset tenttien tulokset), mutta minun kohdaltani ohi. Paallimmaisena on helpotus siita, etta tentit on ohi koska vaihtoni taalla nyt ei varsinaisesti ollut mitaan biletysta, vaan ihan oikeaa opisk... read more