Blogs from Lower Normandy, France, Europe - page 38

Panicked I still have to update with my trips this past weekend to Dieppe and Mont St. Michel, but something has come up and I feel like I have to share it... I'm currently faced with the possibility of having to travel alone for a month at the end of my trip. Anyone who knows me knows this is not something I want to have to do. But it's either that, or leave Europe a month earlier than I thought, and for-go my $900 Eurail pass - on top of me being very unhappy for a month or more for missing out. I'm just a little lost right now and don't really know how else to express it but go back to something I know: writing. I won't get into details because it's not important, but ... read more

My Life as a Photographer My lazy weekend didn't end up quite as lazy as my Friday had been. Alison and I decided to take a walking tour of Mt. St. Aignan on our own on Sunday (January 29), and discovered some hidden treasures and beautiful scenery just a bit off the beaten path... I have many pictures in this entry. You have been warned. ... read more

Ed: A couple of months back, Mon suggested we should hire a car and take a weekend trip up to France. It’s taking us more than 3 months to finally get a weekend where we were all available (what with our travels, Mon & Chris getting married, and Bec and Ben organising their Christmas dinner and their other thousand commitments!)… But last weekend we finally were able to go on our adventure. Matt volunteered to hire the car (as KPMG has a contract with Avis for cheap deals), and Mon was in charge of looking into places that were must see in and around Calais, and I would book the ferry between Dover and Calais… I’m not sure what role Bec had… I think it was to make sure she was just available for the weekend ... read more

A Lazy Weekend As the title states, I'm in for a bit of a lazy weekend. No travel plans as I plan to just hang out in the town. Today, I woke up at 12:30pm (always a blessing when having to wake up at 7:45am every morning), and walked down to mail some postcards. From there, I walked across the street to Place Colbert (a little 'shopping centre' of sorts - mostly consisting of boulangerie, banks, a cinema, and a market that seems to not be open in the past 3 days) to pay for a bus pass (since I've almost used up my 10 trips I had paid for before). 5.90 Euros later, I was off to the pastry shop to get a 'Pain au Chocolat' - what has to be a magnificent French pastry ... read more

On Break... As the heading says, I'm on my break from class. I had a 9am class until 12pm and then I have another one at 2 until 4. It's like that for Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays - with Wednesdays and Fridays off. Wednesdays will be my laundry and big market day (as in, when I will plan to go, but not necessarily only when I will go due to my tiny fridge and cupboard space) ... I'm starting to plan my extravaganzas (i.e. trips!) around Europe. The weekend coming up, an American friend (Erin) and I are going to Paris for the day to do some museums. Definitely excited. And then, she and I, and her suitemate, Hannah, are starting to plan to our England/Ireland/maybe Scotland trip for our February break. England and Ireland are ... read more