Blogs from France, Europe - page 1553

Well life in Paris continues on quite splendidly. I had a “midterm” last week along with a paper and other work that seem to be piling up on me. From time to time this becomes too overwhelming and I don’t know what to do so I go see movies. I saw “Harry Potter” again on opening night here, which was quite a thrill! The theater was huge and on the Champs Elysées. The Champs Elysées is all decorated right now and every tree is strung with lights and so that in and of its self was great. And then the movie was even better with French subtitles! It was funny to watch and hear the French people respond to the French characters who are in this movie. They all clapped and whooped and hollered when it ... read more

Well well well... Where to start on Paris? Im just going to put it out there. Paris was the most filthiest, rudest and downright disgustingest place I have ever been to in my life. Lauren and I are in total agreeance of this. People spit everywhere, pee on the streets, accost you for money or are just plain rude to you. It seems over here to say 'pardon' once you've already shouldercharged someone is perfectly acceptable. I honestly am still in shock that Jennifer Hawkins had said that Paris is her favourite place to go - maybe she just never leaves her 5 star hotel? All I can say is no wonder Paris didn't get the 2012 Olympics. Best decision the IOC ever made!! Well since we had such a shit time in Paris I will ... read more

Funniest bits/memories • The beginning - Our first accommodation, in the car park! And coming in after nights out, trying, hopelessly, to be quiet. • Me and Pru stealing the fat nannys food and them eventually hiding their extensive supplies in a locked suitcase. • Playing arrogance with Tim and him saving me! • Nearly getting sacked in my first week. • Me and Chaz very first learning to board on that sodding green run. And throwing our boards off the side in the end. And walking. • Joe continuing our lessons with making us so little ducks all the way down the slopes. • Moving to our new chalet place - Sharing a room with Sophie, and having Pru and Chaz upstairs. • Joe destroying our microwave there. • Climbing through the window of our ... read more

Having returned from a long (in kilometres) but short (in time) trip from southern France to Mauritania I thought I'd better sit down and describe it! I am a 'regular' on the Thorn Tree, Lonely Planet's forum (apologies to travelblog!!) and needed 'somewhere' to escape to after a long year of work. Somewhere cheap & warmer than southern France is at Christmas!!! I started making arrangements for another independant jaunt then decided, for a change seeing as it was over Christmas, to see if 'someone' out there wanted to join me on my trip south. Lo & behold I found a poster on the Thorn Tree who might be interested, and sent this: Saw your TT posting - Lonely Planet forum. I'm in France, I live near Carcassonne and am getting the bus from here to ... read more

I november hände det inte så mycket då vi för det mesta hängde här i Lille och tog det lugnt efter rese oktober. Många har också börjat plugga vilket är smått otroligt då jag inte trodde att vissa var kapabla till vuxet beteende... Hur som helst så börjar vår november saga med en värmebölja i Frankrike. Det ska inte vara 19 grader här i början på november men så var det och vi utnyttjade detta genom att gå på Frankrikes största och mest berömda marknad. Marche de Wazemmes. Om ni någonsin vill åka till nordafrika eller mellanöstern men inte har råd så är det bara och komma till Marche de Wazemmes här i Lille. Ingen pratar Franska och de som gör det pratar med nånting som liknar kebabkiosk brytningen där hemma. Fullständigt propfullt med folk varje ... read more