Blogs from Alsace, France, Europe - page 41

Tarkoitukseni oli liittaa oheen joku oikein vaaleanpunainen (Uura, sehan on sentaan Ranskan vari ;)), sydankuva, mutta valitettavasti St Valentine ei ole Strasbourgiin juurikaan nuolia ampunut. Lahin muistutus ystavanpaivasta oli sydamenmuotoinen munkki, jota boulangerie Paul myi. Jatin ostamatta, vaikka nayttikin herkulliselta. Sen sijaan kotiin tallustellessa katselin kaiholla miesten kainalossa killuvia ruusukimppuja ja naisten kanniskelemia ruusuja. No jaa, ensi vuonna sitten vahan Valentiinuksen romantiikkaa...? Ai niin! Vaaleanpunaisesta viela! Voi, se on niin passé, kukaan ei enaa kayta vaaleanpunaisia vaatteita, iso osa vaatteistani on siis taysin out! snif. Kaupat on taynna mustaa, harmaata, ruskeaa (Uura ;)) ja valkoista. Samat varit varmaan vallalla Suomessakin. Ilopillerivareina vahan oranssia ja kirkasta keltaista. Tasta muotikatsauksesta huolimatta taytyy todeta, etta e... read more

I’ve never really been one for sensible shoes, everyone knows that - but the thing is I don’t generally have a problem traipsing around in ridiculously high heels. However, after last Friday I discovered that stilettos don’t really work so well in the snow. It’s not like I planned to go out in stilettos, but my stupid boots - yes, the ones that already half killed me because of the holes in the soles resulting in icy, wet socks - decided to break. We’d all gone out for dinner for Australia Day; the usual suspects, as well as some other Australian students and staff from uni. And where did we go in Strasbourg to celebrate Australia Day? A Thai restaurant! Yeah, I don’t really get it either. One of them said it was the only place ... read more

...mutta lopussa kiitos seisoo. Tai no, lopusta en ehka sittenkaan mainitse viela sanaakaan, mutta ainakin talla hetkella asiat on ok. Muutin viikko sitten omaan asuntoon, joka itse asiassa on asuntohotelli. Myonnetaan, se oli vahan "nysva"ratkaisu, mutta sain suht.edulliseen hintaan kalustetun asunnon kitchenettella= pikkukeittio, isohkon kylpparin ja sijainnin lahes ydinkeskustassa. Lisaksi valtyin maksamasta ns.honoraires-maksuja ja valityspalkkioita tai solmimasta sahkosopimusta. Persoonallinen asunto se ei ole, aika tyypillinen hotellihuone mika muissa olosuhteissa saattaisi tuntua eksoottiselta, mutta kolmen kuukauden hotelliputken jalkeen se on enaa yksi uusi hotellihuone. Onpahan kuitenkin "oma", eika tarvitse muuttaa jatkuvasti. Ja lammin ja toimiva. Tanaan oli ensimmainen aamupaiva opintoja; kursseina kansainvalisen kaupan tekniikat ja rahoitus, seka diplomaattinen ja kon... read more

Hi all! I've been in Strasbourg for a week now, and I can't believe it's only been a week - I've done so much it feels like I've been here at least a month. I totally freaked out before I left (as many of you saw ) but once I got on the plane it was all good. And a big thanks to Carol, Mary, Natasha and Fi for coming down to hang with me at Sydney airport during my 5 hour stopover. It was awesome to see you girls again and it really calmed my nerves - not to mention getting a good dose of Miss Shop goss! The plane ride was ok, but wow I forgot how long the flight is. It's funny cuz when you land you don't think that it took that ... read more

A Brief Foray into France After our one great skiing day and our second day with some skiing and some relaxing, it was time to leave Zermatt and the Matterhorn area. While we loved being in the mountains, we both looked forward to some lower altitudes and easier breathing. Mike hadn’t slept all that well cause when he laid down he had trouble catching a breath. Thus, onward and in this case, downward. (haha) Driving to Strasbourg After breakfast we trucked our packs down to the train station for the 20 min train ride to our car parked in Tasch (next town over, Zermatt’s car free). We were on our way. Tom Tom gave us an estimate of 4.5 hours drive if we were to go the “expected” speed all the way. What we knew ... read more