Geo: 48.6358, -1.51122Finally! I have seen the Mont Saint Michel. It is has impressive as one can imagine it. The abbey is perched on the top of the rock with houses build on the flanks. Very impressive architecture.If you don't have much money in your pockets or don't want to spend an insane amount in only one day then here are some tips. First, pack a sandwich, the food on the Mont is expensive and not that great. Second, don't park in the car park. If you come from the west you can drive a little further and park near a trail. Then it is about 30min walk to the free shuttle bus. This trick will save you 12€ and it is very nice to walk toward the Mont, the view is great.Even if you want ... read more

Geo: 49.4424, 1.09849I was agreeably surprised by Rouen. The city centre is made by half-timbered houses and pedestrian paved streets. Lovely. In one little street I found a shop called Beryl, they sell shoes...I think this store name is only present in the North east of France.I stayed with a friend from high school. He had to work so I had time to go to the museum. They had a very interesting temporary exhibit about ' Impressionist' with many paintings of Monet, Caillebotte, Sisley and many more.In the evening, they have a light and sound show at the abbey. The first part is supposed to tell the story of Joan of Arc, I didn't get any of it, to me it was just pretty lights on the wall of the abbey. The second part was meant ... read more

Geo: 50.8209, -0.139846We arrived in Brighton in a dreadful weather. You know that kind of drizzled and wind that just makes you feel miserable. Anyways, we went first to Andrew's new school to store all his stuffs in a cupboard. Brighton College looks nothing like a school to me, at least from the outside, then classrooms are like one would expect. The building are made of black bricks with windows in white sculpted stone, and there is a chapel in the middle. Really amazing for a school. After that we met with Gwen and went to check in in our hostel. It is opposite the pier with a bar on the ground floor. I can now say that this bar was very popular (for some unclear reasons) and thus the all hostel was a party hostel ... read more

Geo: 52.2025, 0.131237Cambridge, what a lovely university town. I wish it was term time though, so instead of the myriad of Chinese tourists we would have seen the students. That would have probably been a lot more fun! Anyways, the architecture of the different colleges is fascinating. They all try to be more splendid than the other! Most of them are rather famous or maybe I watched too much of University challenge. I loved that program.We went to the Wren library (part of Trinity college). We had to ask a porter for directions and we ended up chatting with him a little. We asked him how students are assigned to each college. They don't use a sorting hat, instead each student just apply for its three favorites colleges. However, for Trinity they also have to seat ... read more

Geo: 53.4807, -2.23451We are staying in a modern flat in Stalford Quays, near Media City where the BBC is located. From the living room we overlook one of the canals, damn good view to enjoy from the balcony. We went to the IWM (Imperial War Museums), which was very interesting and free. So definitely worth a look. We also keep being told that the Science Museum is very good but we don't have enough time to go there.Saturday night we decided that we needed to experienced Manchester night life and thus after diner and some cider (from Ampleforth) we headed toward the town center. Neither of us had any idea where to go so we asked few people. We got off the tram at Picadilly and went to the Northern Quarter. The first bar we went ... read more