Blogs from Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe - page 54

Here are the photos from the return journey from Maroc. Update, I start school tomorrow and I am settled in my new apartment! Spent time in the spa on Friday and spent the weekend at Ludo's dad's place int he country over the weekend. It's warm and sunny here, real spring weather. Love to all!... read more

Tipica giornata di questo atipico inverno 2006/2007: sole e 15 gradi di temperatura. La stazione ferroviaria di Marsiglia è un ribollire di frenetiche attività umana. Masse di pendolari si muovono al mattino in direzione centro per poi rinculare alla sera in egual numero nella direzione opposta. Sarebbe come il mare con le sue due maree quotidiane se non fosse che quello non riposa il fine settimana. Ma oggi è giorno feriale e così ci sono i pendolari, ci sono gli occasionali viaggiatori come me, c’è la polizia spiegata in gran numero e ci sono quegli omnipresenti membri del sottobosco umano che, come gabbiani intorno a un peschereccio, non perdono occasione per raccogliere i frutti dell’altrui distrazione. All’ostello avevo conosciuto Susanne, Olandese bionda e rubiconda cui mancano solo gli zoccoli di legno e le treccine per poter ... read more

montpellier is quite a change from minneapolis or st paul or the midwest in general. arriving here, i left behind a snowstorm and was greeted by palm trees and eighty degree weather. however, after two days, the weather turned nasty, and it is downright chilly now. i should have brought more than two sweaters, or at least a scarf. i've moved into my apartment, which is a very nice place but is in a tough location. although the neighborhood is nice, it is a ways away from the center of the city and from the university. as the bus stops running at 8:30pm, it is difficult to go anywhere. that's fine by me since i tend to stay in at night anyway. i live above my landlady and after seeing her home, i'd love to move ... read more

We visited Carcassonne last Sunday. I must say that is the best day to sightsee, there are never many people. It was nice, but a little too touristy for us. The town consists of La Cite and Ville Basse. La Cite is a walled medieval fortified town originally built in the 6th century BC by a Gaulish settlement. Today the walls are a result of two thousand and five hundred years of fortifications and occupations by the Gauls, Romans, Visigoths, Moors and Franks. In the 19th century the walled town underwent a massive restoration. The Ville Basse; the city that flourishes down below La Cite, was established in the thirteenth century. As I said earlier, La Cite was very very touristy. I read somewhere that two thousand people visit a year, and it is obvious that ... read more

So. I returned from Barcelona yesterday around 1:30 and proceeded to go to bed at 5pm and wake up this morning at about 7:30. It was awesome. I had to catch up on sleep since Barcelona and Spain overall are known for being cities that don't really sleep. I got to witness that this past weekend. The adventured commenced at about 6:45am last Thursday AM. I got to ride the tram to the train station with my big backpack and see the drunk bums drinking their morning alcohol and mumbling incoherently. Typical of the Montpellier bum in fact. We rode 4 hrs on the train and had our passports checked by scary Spanish Policia. No problems, except with our friend Jon. They talked really quickly in Spanish to each other and took his away and ... read more