Blogs from France, Europe - page 1301

Hei Krisse! Haluamme toivottaa Sinulle mitä parhainta syntymäpäivää! Die glücklichsten Tage des vergangenen Jahres mögen die schlechtesten des künftigen sein... Laura : ) & Tiina : ) ja Kake Lyonista: ) p.s. tänään onniteltuamme Krisseä, hän totesi että synttärit on vasta 28.9. Olemme pahoillamme aikaisesta onnittelusta. Ehdimmepähän ensimmäisinä. Onnea vielä kerran. ; )... read more

Sunnuntaina saimme vieraaksemme Marie-Pierren, joka löysi poikansa Nicolasin kanssa meille tämän vuokra-asunnon. Kyseessä oli siis ns. tupatarkastus, koska hän ei ollut nähnyt asuntoamme vielä kalustettuna. Lounaan jälkeen suuntasimme vuorille hänen pienellä autollaan. Poikkesimme matkalla hakemaan Madame Caussen vanhainkodista mukaamme. Tämä rautarouva on jo 94-vuotias, mutta pää terävä kuin partaveitsi. Edessä olisi siis reissu naisten kesken, yli kieli- ja ikärajojen. Matkalla vuorille Madame Causse kertoi vastarinnan ajasta (La Résistance) vuosina 1940-45. Ranskalaiset vastarinnan miehet piiloutuivat saksalaisilta vuorille. Ihmettelimme miten kukaan olisi voinut löytää ketään tuosta maastosta. Vuoren seinämät ovat jyrkkiä ja kasvusto tiheää. Ajaessamme kohti Choranche’in kallioita näimme Neron kypärän ” Le Casque de Nero”. Tämä Neron kypärä on vuori, joka näyttää kypärältä. Tällä... read more

Something that France does well is make cakes and pastries, for brekkie we had a feed of croissants before having a walk around Marseille’s port. Seeing as the rugby world cup was on, there were wooden statues all over the place with a rugby theme. One featured the all black’s haka so we did the tourist thing and got a photo with them. I apologise to any locals that we terrified. We found an information centre and decided our best option was to bus out to the beach at Cassis. It was a cracking day so we wasted no time in hitting the beach and going for a swim. We had a stroll around the town; bought an ice cream and when we got back the beach was deserted as the wind had picked up big ... read more

Monday 10th September Early to rise, I drove the Kia back to Waterloo Station and walked the 1-2 km from there to work. I found out later that because I'd travelled into the congestion zone after 7am (It was 7.15 to be precise) and didn't pay the fee that day (because I didn't even know!) I'd be fined £50 plus £25 admin fee plus tax! In the end the thieves slugged me £88 which was more than the car cost for the whole weekend! Raarggghhh!! After work I met Em at Buckingham Palace (only a 9 min ride) and we had a little picnic in St James Park. Tuesday 11th September I'd finally got my bike route to work sussed out. I felt like I was the pewter shoe sometimes as a lot of the roads ... read more

Hello everyone, Hope you all had a great weekend. My weekend was great. Friday night I relaxed at home. Saturday morning consisted of shopping with the girls at the supermarket and H&M (I bought a scarf so I can look more french:-)). In the afternoon, Christine and I met Derek at his house, met his host mother, and she drove us to a beautiful park along the Erdre river on the north side of Nantes. Derek's host mom is amazing, I could go on and on about her but I'll save that for another time. The gardens were amazing as well, and the roses were beautiful. We spent the afternoon there walking around and sitting in the grass near the water. Then the three of us took the bus to the IES center and met up ... read more