Blogs from France, Europe - page 1570

Sept 16 Bruselas, Brujas, Iniciacion recorrido por Francia Esperamos que hayan recibido el mail anterior de este Blog. Estamos cerca a Dijon y seguimos para LYon. Ayer nos demoramos bastante consiguiendo hotel, pero finalemnete los logramos. Todo ha salido super bien.Un besote de todos y nos hacen mucha falta Salida hacia Girona. Decidimos caminar desde la Plaza Sant Just hasta la Terminal de Buses ( Nord) en el Arc do Trionf, que aunque relativamente cerca, con las maletas y el fuerte sol que hacia nos pareció una caminata interminable…llegamos y la noticia es que el próximo bus no salía sino hasta una hora y media por lo que decidimos tomar de nuevo nuestras maletas, caminar hasta la estación del metro y bajarnos en la de trenes. La subida y bajada de las maletas por las escaleras ... read more

Amanda The highlights from today for me were visiting the Catacombes, Sainte-Chapelle and the Dali Exhibition. We also did a whirlwind tour of a few other touristy places. The catacombes were really freaky. Walking through corridors piled high with the bones of millions of dead Parisians is the kind of experience that makes you realise how fragile we human beings are. There were many inscriptions (in French of course) throughout the quarry tunnels that told of how at any moment death could be upon any one of us. Sainte-Chapelle has been referred to as “a gateway to heaven” and it certainly was very beautiful. The photos can’t really compare to the experience of being there. The top floor of this church has 15m high stained-glass windows that depict biblical stories separated by very thin columns of ... read more

Amanda We have arrived in Paris. C'est trés beau! We have had a busy few days taking in the sights as well as giving Amsterdam one last peek. We saw a film in a lovely theatre in Amsterdam (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). Then we walked through the red light district at night. It was a lot busier and brighter... and more wares were on display... Since then... On Saturday ae travelled in the TGV (very fast train) from Amsterdam to Paris. I was a little surprised that there were no passport checks involved... At first I was very overwhelmed with being in Paris. I speak very little French and there was another culture to get used to... but I'm doing much better now. After we settled into our hotel (nice room - thanks Denise!), we ... read more

It is the morning of the 1st September and we set off for Cannes. Another scorching day and we only arrive at Mougins School in Mougins, Cannes at around 3:00p.m. This is going to be Devron's school for the next two years and both he and Tony were suitably impressed at my choice (I had already visited the school earlier this year in May). So we then had a meeting with three senior teachers and we together worked out his subjects for the Alevels. Then we drove out of Mougins towards Grasse, which is a very old medieval town and the administrative centre of the Cote d'Azur. There are several huge perfumeries in Grasse, among them Molinard and Fragonard. Some time later on we plan to visit each one, but for now we had to find ... read more

Salut tout le monde! Well this is one tired and stressed out girl. This is a HARD program. This week has been a mix of work and play that was really tough. Monday I had an exam in my language class, which felt fine but took a bunch of time to prep for because it was on all the little things (there are so many little things!!!!). Tuesday I had a paper and then Wednesday I had to read 60 some odd pages by Foucault on Nietzsche, Freud, and Marx. Fun? We had a seminar on the Foucault packet, which was amazing and was the beginning of one of my classes The Theory and Method of Critical Studies. We are meeting in this seminar weekly until courses actually begin the second week of October. I was ... read more