Blogs from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 205

So this weekend I went to Marseille to collect info on the theater there for my research project- because I'm that kind of overachiever that I decide to do a school project 3,000 miles removed from the school. However, I couldn't find the above-mentioned theater, so in some ways the whole of my Saturday was wasted. But not really, because I still had a good time. I decided that Marseille would be the first site I would grace with my presence because I figured that it was close and I didn't really know what I was doing. When you don't know what you're doing, I've found its always better to do it in a large city where no one will remember you being an idiot. I immediately started my day this way by making the poor ... read more

Well the discussion thing I went to yesterday was quite interesting. It was about this man-Leo Marchutz- who was an artist and did a lot of work with the IAU. I have actually decided that yesterday was a Bad Day. However, I didn't realize it until last night, so I don't know if that counts. But I digress... So at 17h30 last night Arlette (my host mom) and Collette (her sister) and I walked down to the Musee Granet for this meeting thing. First off we got lost and had to ask people how to get there. But then it turned out I knew where it was all along. So we go into this still under-contruction building and are directed downstairs to the room where everything is happening. I guess they sent out too many invitations ... read more

Well this weekend I certainly got a taste of the infamous Mistral! Starting on Friday and lasting through the weekend we had quite a storm system move through. It rained buckets on Friday and Saturday and Sunday were some of the windiest days I've ever had. I walked down to the Gare Routiere on Saturday (because I had nothing else to do) and the wind was literally pushing me along part of the way. It was really nasty. On Saturday, my plan was to walk all over town and see some of the things I haven't seen yet. So that's what I did. It was Putz in the City. Har har. I bought a bus pass for Fevrier and bought some books at the Book in Bar. I ate at PaniniAix by the Palais du Justice, ... read more

'Belgium'...well, maybe it's 'Girl All the Bad Guys Want', but nothing ruins a song's appeal like too much Grammy praise and radio overplay...except maybe if it's being performed by Nickelback. Those guys are no-talent-ass-clowns. In any event, let's go with Belgium, since that's where this is all leading anyways. As options are limited for a weekend trip, medieval city hopping next door in Belgium seemed like a good idea. A three hour train ride on Friday night got Eugene, Bec, Shruti, Lesley, and I to the hometown of Spurs guard Tony Parker and supposedly the ever quotable Dr. Evil. Vegetarian sensibilities among the girls and the fact that Belgians aren't predisposed to post-sunset economic activity limited our choices and caused us to pick fast food for the first evening's fare. If you think McDonald's is crap, ... read more

Bonjour from France again. We are in the French Riviera and it is gorgeous here. We arrived in Nice yesterday and we cooked ourselves a lovely breakfast in our kitchenette, took a short nap, strolled the beach, did some laundry and called it a night. Those night trains really do a toll on us. We slept for about 12 hours last night and went running on the promenade along side the sea. It was a rough one for neither of us have ran in 2 weeks but it felt awesome and you cant beat the scenery. The locals here have too much time and money because their tan leathery skin is wrapped in these large fur coats and it is about 60 degrees here. People watching has been fun to say the least. We made ourselves ... read more