Blogs from Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 4

Note: All the events mentioned in this entry occurred from January to May 2007. For more updated entries and trip, please refer back to this blog at a later date. An updated trip or entry will NOT include a note like this. Thanks and enjoy! For those of you, dear readers, who have just started reading this blog, the reason why I was in Europe between August 25, 2006 to May 20, 3007 was because I was studying abroad in France. I spent the first semester in a program called CIEF in Dijon, located in the Burgundy region from August 25, 2006 to January 18, 2007 (for more information, please refer to the blog entries entitled "The Arrival," "Cathedrals, Dukes and Monestaries," "First Taste of Wine," "A Day in My Life," and "The Holidays in France-The ... read more

An diesem Tag habe ich einen Ausflug in ein kleines Städtchen in der Provence gemacht. Leider muss ich gestehen, dass mir mittlerweile der Name entfallen ist. Es war auf jeden Fall sehr schön. Abends bin ich nach Aix-en-Provence gefahren, was auch sehr schön war.... read more

Let me set the scene: The country house, a modest place covered in a bit of strangling ivy, sits on a forested hill somewhere in Alpes de Haute-Provence, surrounded by small fields of golden wheat, a patch of vineyard, and stands of pear and fig trees. The view into the valley below includes swaths of bright lavender and picturesque villages perched on rock promontories. About ten people are clustered around a table set under a tree in the garden, the sun streaming through the leaves and dappling the cheese, bread, and wine spread on the oilcloth. A woman plays the accordion; a bearded man strums a guitar in accompaniment. Others, while playing cards, sing along when they recognize the tunes. Not far away, another group toss shiny pétanque balls at a walnut-sized target inexplicably called a ... read more

Geo: 43.5249, 5.45414 GUN 18 günlerden SALI Sabah çok güzel ve çok güneşli bir güne uyandık. Önümüzde Akdeniz pırıl pırıl.. Güzel bir kahvaltıdan sonra, özürlüler tuvaletinde keyiflere daldım. Özürlülere yapılan tuvaletler daha büyük oluyor ve içinde her türlü konfor mevcut. Aynı alanda ,her işini hallediyorsun ve haliyle çok rahat. Hatırlatayım kampta ikamet eden kişi adedi çok az .. Aksi halde size bu konforu bağışlamazlar.. Ben de bulaşmam... Az nüfus nimetlerinden yararlanıyoruz ... Biraz çamaşır ,biraz bulaşık..sonra sahilde, kulakta Pink Floyd ile yürümek… çok keyifli oluyor.. Biz Pink Floyd ile huşu içinde yürürken Birden bire ,bir ton moruk çıktı köşeden. Ben de morukum ama, benim yaşımda ,moruklara tahammül düzeyi azalıyor. Yüksek se... read more

Today I spent the day in Aix-en-Provence. This is actually one of the places that I was most looking forward to visit. The reason being that when I was 13 I had a pen pal called Florence and she was from Aix. I don’t know if back at that age, I ever had the notion that I would one day make it to Aix-en-Provence. Aix is relatively close to Marseille needing only a 45 minute train ride to get there (and of course much faster if you hop on the TGV … but there’s a budget … so no TGV’s for these little jaunts!). The small Aix-en-Provence train station is located very close to the old part of Aix and the most interesting part of this town, by far. My visit would start at the Cours ... read more