Blogs from France, Europe - page 1597

what can i say - it's great!!! had a lovely day yesterday. i got sunburt - in france!!!!!!!!!!! it was a gorgeous day and i had lunch for about 2 hours sitting in the garden in front in the sacre coeur - a gorgeous white church that i could see from my hostel window!! it's up on a hill that's the same height as the second level of the eiffel tower so i had a gorgeous view of the city as well. everything was gorgeous!!!!!!!! that's pretty much all i did during the day. i moved hostels to one down the road because i thought it was cheaper but they ended up being the same. the one i'm in now has a kitchen so i'm going to cook my own dinner tonight for the first time ... read more

here i am again. yay!! it's very nice to be back. staying for about a week i think. had a good trip over. same as last time really. over on the ferry from dover to calais. arrived at 6.30ish, got settled in my room with a fantastic view of a nice church. went out for dinner with a couple of people that i met on the bus. i had french onion soup. sooooooooo good!! not much else to report really. going on a 5 hour bike ride of the city tonight with nearly the whole bus i think!! should be fun. i'm so glad i'm doing this busabout. it's all working out so well - so far anyway.... read more

We first visit a French perfumery before entering Italy. We see the Leaning Tower of Pisa before we reach this most spectacular of Renaissance cities, Florence. Was so tired when I woke up this morning, which was interesting as last night was probably the least I've had to drink on tour. Had French toast for breakfast, cereal, yoghurt and fruit. Left at 8 and stopped at a French perfumery at Eze, between Monaco and Nice. Had a tour where of the factory where they handmake everything, including the packaging. Saw the leaning tower of Pisa! Was a long driving day, stopped at an autogrill and had my first Italian pizza. Stopped at Pisa in the afternoon, the tower looks just like it does in pictures. Arrived at the campsite in the afternoon, and the reps ... read more

so i'm back from my brief sojourn into france. paris was cool- a little crowded for me, but still tres magnifique. chris and i walked more than we ever could have intended to, wandering around montmartre, the louvre (i got in free for looking young! yes! i love that), champs elysees, etc. we rocked out with le tigre and gravy train, ate yummy cheap baguettes and ice cream snickers bars, and had a grand old time. for being poor students that is. maintenent! time to pack. how very sorry i am, indeed.... read more

Bob and I went up to Mom and Dad's a few weeks ago and spent numerous hours looking at places to rent. Our criteria was 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, not too many stairs and near or in a village. Bob and I are flying United First Class Suite which is quite deluxe. http://www.unitedairlines.be/press/pressroom/2001/uk_0807.html for free with our miles - finally. In order to get First Class though we had to fly first into London. We went to Expedia and checked the retail value of our flight and found that it was $30,000 each!! Wed, Aug 31 2A, 2B 6523 PHX 1:36 pm LAX 2:54 pm Wed, Aug 31 2E, 2F 934 LAX 5:50 pm LHR 12:15 pm We decided to go straight through to Paris because we really just don't have the desire to go to ... read more