Blogs from Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France, Europe - page 18

So joined this food tour around Bordeaux today, and it was actually more than fooood! The guide brought us to the different places around town and explained some stuff about the buildings and things as well! quite informative and interesting! Found out the whole city was demolished and rebuilt in the 18th cent. so most buildings are either Louis XV or Louis XVI style! haaa and you can tell the difference by looking at the way they decorate above the windows....coooool! The tour first, went to this very nice cafe, had this creamy cofffeee thats like the blizzard ice cream from Dairy Queen! it wont fall when you hold it upside down! haaaaa!!! and they had brilliant hot chocolate! the so-called secret receipe....haaa! They also made the famous cake from the region, Canele? dunno but it ... read more

The WEI Oh.My.God. Can i just say, I am soooo glad that I am an international student otherwise I'm pretty sure i would have hated thursday night and friday day. All 1st year students had to be at school by 8pm and ready to go on WEI, unknown to them this was when the hazing started, I arrived at 9pm with the 2 American girls and 1 Turkish girl who I was going to be sharing a bungalow with. The school was full of all the first years in their obilgatory costumes (theme:stars) and all the 2nd/3rd and even some 4ht years dressed in army gear armed with water pistols and cap guns. The first years were being chased through the school getting soaked, and driven out to the quad area outside where waterbombs and ... read more

This Autumn we fulfilled one of our dream holidays by visiting Frances’ southern wine growing region of Bordeaux…during the Rugby World Cup! Australia vs Canada was the game we were to see but we thought whilst there, why not see the sights and taste test the produce? On our first evening in Bordeaux we found ourselves wandering the streets gazing at the historic buildings, narrow laneways and grand churches in search of the perfect first meal in France. We found it at an outdoor restaurant looking onto one of the numerous atmospheric squares (place de something-or-other!) in Bordeaux after checking out a local wine bar. The cliché of good French food is one stereotype that we’re pleased to report is actually true, unlike the reputation of all French people being rude and unwilling to communicate in ... read more

I descended upon France like a D-Day Landing, so eager was I to arrive at the beaches of Hossegor after a four month surfing abstinence. Surfboard in tow, I navigated my way by rail up to Paris, through the metro system and across town, rushing to make my connection with the outbound overnighter to Bayonne. It was a miracle that I actually found it and with only a few minutes to spare. "Monsuier! Si vous plait" the conductor cried as I flew past in search of my carriage. You see, it's not enough just finding the right train here, you also have to find the right carriage, which may be any one of a dozen identical locomotives. Usually the carriage number is written in some form of hyroglyphics or neatly hidden from sight. Anyway the conductor ... read more

Before the fun begins, please be aware that my blog postings may start being rather sporadic, as my notebook is attempting to visit PC Satan in computer Hell - it keeps crashing. If anyone wants to pray to an electronics Jesus for me, I’d be appreciative. Getting out of Paris was quite an adventure. We slept in a bit, as we stayed up late last night. Well, I did anyway. When we finally got all of our stuff down those 3,000 steps, we decided to catch a taxi as opposed to using the Metro. We got to Gare du Nord, and I stood in line for about an hour only to find out that we needed to be at a completely different station. I’m so glad that we gave a taxi driver $15 to take us ... read more