Blogs from France, Europe - page 1241

Hei! Koulu on taas alkanut ja sen mukana mukavat aktiviteetit. Viime viikolla suuntasimme matkamme Belledonne vuoriston Les 7 Laux nimiseen laskettelukeskukseen, joka sijaitsee noin tunnin ajomatkan päässä Grenoblesta. Paikalle pääsee mukavasti bussilla. Busseja lähtee linja-autoasemalta klo 8 ja 11 aikaan aamupäivällä. Takaisin vuorilta pääsee klo 13 ja 18 aikaan. Bussilippu edestakaisin maksaa 8 euroa, mikä sopii opiskelijabudjettiin erittäin hyvin. Bussilinjan numero on 6500, jos lukijoitamme kiinnostaa joskus tehdä samanmoinen reissu. :) Laskettelukeskus oli tosi mahtava kokemus tasaisen maan kansalaisille. Rinnettä riitti loputtomiin, eivätkä rinteet olleet liian vaikeita. Tarvittaessa sai jännitystä punaisista ja mustista rinteistä, rauhallisempien maastojen rakastajille löytyi leppoisia metsäreittejä. Aurinko paistoi koko päivän lämpimästi ja taisimmepa saada hieman väriä ... read more

First week of actual classes here in Paris, and even then it's still a sort of trial week. We basically attend the classes we are interested in taking, and by the end of the week we should have a more definite schedule. Kevin arrived in Paris on Saturday, but not without having his flight from London-Heathrow cancelled and then his new flight to Paris being delayed almost 3 hours. Sitting around in Charles de Gaulle airport for 3 hours and contemplating whether or not I'm really desperate enough to buy an apple for 1.10 euro (about $1.50) = a very frustrated Flad. But he finally arrived, and brought me my skis. By now, I've pretty much mastered the metro and received numerous compliments on my french speaking. Flight attendants at CDG were praising me, and my ... read more

Seven months ago, during the midst of our travels, we were writing about the amazing conditions we had whilst snowboarding in Valle Nevado, Chile. It was such a fabulous change from the holiday we'd taken to Flaine in Jan 2007 where'd we experienced record high temperatures (sitting outside your chalet in t-shirts at 2000m in the Alps in Jan!) and record low snow cover. So, this year was a real gamble - we'd booked another holiday to the French Alps in January, most people thought we were crazy, but wow, did the gamble pay off. We have just returned from the best snowboarding holiday we've ever had in the French Alps. The conditions in La Plagne were second only to our Chile trip. It snowed for two days before we arrived, so our first day on ... read more

It rained all last week, so when it was sunny this weekend, we took advantage of it! On Saturday, I wandered around Bordeaux on my own, just enjoying the weather and trying to see more of the city. I saw a guy peeing on a building and yelling obsenities in French, which was quite creepy! Saturday night, we went to the Brazilian's apartment and hung out for the night. I was able to meet a few new people, which is always fun! I met another guy from Canada who wants to watch the Super Bowl, so we're hopefully going to have a good-sized group in the bar on February 3rd! On Sunday we took a trip to Arcachon, a town on the Atlantic Ocean. It was absolutely gorgeous! I took off my sandals, rolled up my ... read more

Bonjour à tous ! J’espère que tout va bien pour vous et que vous vous portez bien ! Voici une mini-visite de la ville de Lyon et des beaux dimanches d’hiver ! 8h00 : Debout…pas de temps pour la paresse ! Malgré ce que l’on peut penser, le dimanche est une journée super pour se promener, aller au marché et surtout visiter. Après un super déjeuner (fruits, céréales, fromages) nous partons rejoindre Antoine à la place Belcour pour aller au marché sur les quais….nous arrivons place Belcour vers 9h35 soit beaucoup trop tôt….Véro et moi entreprenons alors une petite ballade entre fille avant d’attendre devant l’idole de Joannie « MONSIEUR LOVIS The XIV » !!!!! Antoine arrive rapidement et nous attendons Sébastien et ses amis…Nous quittons finalement la place vers 10h20 pour le marché… Oulalala…charcuteries, fromages, ... read more