Blogs from Cassis, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Ouf... ca va mieux ! cela fait une semaine que j'essaye de vous mettre ce blog et le texte disparaissait à chaque fois !!!! aujourd'hui jour de chance... ça refonctionne à nouveau ! Alors voila l'avant dernière étape de notre voyage... nous avons quitté Les Saintes Marie de la Mer pour rentrer tout doucement dans les terres... mais une fois n'est pas coutume... et pourtant ! Si nous longeons la côte et que Cassis se présente à nous, nous ne pouvons que nous y arrêter car pour JJ les souvenirs sont nombreux ici... ah le temps de la jeunesse !!!! Nous aimons nous y arrêter non seulement parce que le petit port est beau et sympa mais aussi parce qu'on y trouve du bon vin !!!! C'est ainsi que nous commençons par nous trouver un emplacement ... read more

An absolutely excellent idea to visit Cassis by train. Arrangements went like clockwork though have to admit I had very carefully noted bus and train times. We scootered to Ollioules station 1.5 km away and then waited 20 minutes to buy our train tickets as for some reason the 4 customers in the queue in front of us must have been making the most complicated journeys and took 10 minutes each. The queue was out of the door by the time we got to the booth where I purchased our return (Oap rate €10 each) tickets to Cassis, all conversation in French, in 1 minute flat. We went on the top deck of the train, as a double-decker train was a real novelty, and arrived in Cassis station 25 minutes later. The shuttle bus was waiting ... read more

Monday, September 7, 2009 Marseille, France I am attending L'Alliance Francaise Marseille - Provence for four weeks. I began French classes today. Well at least I thought that I would begin them. In preparing for this trip, I had neglected to send via FAX my placement test to the school here in Marseille. So when I arrived on Monday morning, they looked over my written placement test and decided that I would be in the class that is for beginners. This class is a Wednesday through Friday class from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. However, there seemed to be a miscommunication with the secretary and she whisked me away into a classroom and asked me to take a seat. It didn’t take long for me to realize that she had mistakenly added me to the very ... read more

The train ride from Paris to Aix-en-Provence on the TGV (fast train) only took 3 hours! My friend Kari is studying for the semester in Aix and so we were finally able to line up our weeks to see each other for vacation! I arrived to beautiful blue sky in Aix and only needed one layer under my peacoat while I waited for Kari at a café, it was glorious! A beautiful French-looking blonde suddenly tackled me and there was Kari’s smiling face! We spent the day walking around the cute little streets of Aix and then Kari and I went over to her host-mom’s house for an aperatif. Her host Mom is a cute little French woman named Ginou. She warmed up some little puff pastries for us and we drank some cassis, lemon cello, ... read more

Sweet Sweet Cassis Europe » France » Provence Alpes Cote d Azur » Cassis By kamaaole kama heleJuly 23rd 2007Matthew and ErinSWEET SWEET CASSIS Getting to Cassis wasn't as easy as we had hoped, but when we finally did arrive it was definitely worth the effort. It was a beautiful port town in the shadow of an old castle perched atop a cliff. The ocean was cool and refreshing, and the beach was packed with charred european bodies (quite entertaining). The side streets and alleyways were filled with great shops and amazing little restaurants... read more