Blogs from Dijon, Burgundy, France, Europe - page 7

Good morning all!! Sorry we have not been in touch but we have been without consistent internet service and are without a camera. Today is Friday, July 25 and we are presently in Dijon, France, a "launching pad" to Paris in the morning. Kathy had just had her second tour of the Dijon Police station. While getting passes on the tram in Nice to go to the train station, two girls asked Kathy for assistance. Apparently, her experience in the criminal mind did not help and she was relieved of her passport, driver's license, $300 in American cash (wait to they see how little this is worth), $300 in euro travelers' checks, two credits cards, her health insurance card, and $20 in euros. In order to get a temporary passport to return home, Kathy must have ... read more

Last month in Dijon Well, what a month december was, it jsut seemed to fly by for me. Everything was potential last time things to do in Dijon. People were gradually leaving to return home. And above all Christmas Hype started to hit, the christmas lights were turned on, might ahve already mentioned this... the ice rink opened and everyone started to feel festive. The past couple of weeks have been even more hectic though as we've had exams to study for as well as doing all my christmas shopping, finding gifts for my flatmates as well as some friends from ESC. Exam study went well... it wasnt very productive though as me adn Paige spent most of our study time in Grand Cafe... we started with coffee and then graduated to Monacos (pink beer!) so ... read more

There's just something about Europe Ok so i'm not sure who of you know this, or if any of you reading this know but I've changed my mind. I am not coming back to Australia in January... In fact, i'm not coming back for 7 more months... AHHH!! My logic is this; if I am in Europe, and am loving it (both of which are true) then why not stay a little longer and benefit from a bit of travel? There are two main reason for which I have decided this. Firstly, once I graduate from Uni i'm going to have to go straight into the work force to maintain and improve my contacts and I don't feel that I will really be able to travel for at least a few years after that. Also I'll ... read more

Dijon Oct 1 - 4 Monday started off as a normal day, I had two classes at school where we found out that that night there was a 'practise' night for the WEi, this was at Gallways, a cool pub with an underground clubbing area and metre long shot boards : O. So for 20 Euros you recieve 23 shots... absolutely insane! French ppl definatley know how to party and french guys dance sooo funnily, they really just let loose its awsum :P Before Gallways though me, Esther and Ingrid went to the late night aerobics class at uni, it was an hour of power sweating and we loved it! All of us had been craving doing some proper exercise so we were sooo amped up on endorphins that we didn't want/need to drink much at ... read more

Dijon is a very vibrant city with a lot to see and do. It is the home of mustard - the factory outlet store "Moutard Maille" sells many kinds of mustard and mustard related things. The Bourgogne pie from this region contains ham, cheese and of course mustard. The Botanical Gardens are next to the train station and also near my hotel. There is a fountain, children's playground and pool, formal gardens and a lake with ducks. The main street is Rue de la Liberté and is lined with shops, boutiques and eateries. There are too many important and impressive buildings to point a camera at such at Notre Dame Cathedral, Palais des Ducs, St Michel, St Etienne, Palais de Justice and Hotel de Ville (the town hall located in the impressive main square). The ... read more