Blogs from France, Europe - page 1608

Not all the tourist spots, but some of them that we missed the last time we were there, plus our favorite place to hang out while there, the Gautier Palace and Gardens.... read more

Hi all you special people, finally I've got time to sit down and write an update! Everything has been really busy here, since we only had a week to hang out before class started. Oh and by the way, french keyboards totally suck, so please excuse any speeling or grammatical errors ;) First of all, partly just to gloat, gotta say how hot it is here at the moment. We don't have a tv, so no weather reports but my guess would be upwards of mid twenties every day! No need for any more than shorts/skirt and a singlet. People also dress up here alot more than at home. SO onto the stuff we've been doing. Basically Cat (also from Otago) and Torse (my australian roommate) and I have been hanging out lots and seeign heaps ... read more

Today was a very special day! At 11am, precisely as arranged my distant cousin Jean arrived to collect us from our hotel. He was accompanied by his friends Danni, Christine and Jacque from Paris and Nice respectively. They took a quick tour around Bergheim and then met us at our car so we could follow them to Niedermorschwihr, not far from Colmar. There we met Jean’s wife Beatrice and her cousin Lilly (actually Nelly). I have to admit that I was a bit nervous about meeting them, or was it just anxiety and excitement? We joined them for a lovely lunch and Beatrice exclaimed happily to her friends that I had a striking resemblance to my Uncle Max who they had met a number of times over the last 20 years or so. I also liked ... read more

hi everyone, well finally found the uni computer lab but this will have to be quick cos ive gotta go meet my roommate back in the courtyard to walk home. she's called torse, like wars, short for victoria and is australian but very lovely! i think it's gonna be good living with her. our appartment is pretty cool, quite central and a good size room. tiny kitchen, just an alcove off the path past the bathroom towards the nmain living/sleeping area. we went grocery shopping this morning, everything is so different and cool. lyon is absolutely beautiful. cat a girl from french at otago and i went shopping at la Part Dieu yesterday, this huge shopping mall right by this huge tower called le crayon. very ugly. its really hot here, especially in this lab....im sweltering. ... read more

Decided to go to Paris with Vix for a weekend of shopping, eating and sightseeing. We arrived in Paris in the early evening and from the airport we cook a coach to central Paris where we then took a taxi to our hotel. It was only around 9pm, so we decided to go out and get something to eat and also walk about Paris for a bit. It was pretty wet when we first arrived in Paris, but when we were walking, it turned out to be pretty nice. The shops were all closed, but that was a good thing!!! After walking about a bit we went to eat at a Bistro down a nice looking cobbled street! The food was great and Vix and I talked for a long time about everything! It's amazing ... read more