tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176070112668378772024-02-20T13:57:23.486+01:00Ma vie en françaisChristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430923751980603567noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607011266837877.post-50247565689942144432012-03-31T14:51:00.011+02:002012-04-12T15:10:29.835+02:00Andrew Bird - La Cigale<style>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We went to Paris for the night to see Andrew Bird live in concert at La Cigale. We’ve been wanting to see Andrew Bird for some time now, so it was really amazing that we got to see him in Paris and that the venue was La Cigale. La Cigale is a beautiful old theatre in the Montmarte district. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">During the day we went to the Hotel national des Invalides to visit the war museum and see Napoleon’s tomb. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kWGjvFVrChE/T4bRbPAXzgI/AAAAAAAADQE/m6gAaB8tAbg/s1600/IMG_1462.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kWGjvFVrChE/T4bRbPAXzgI/AAAAAAAADQE/m6gAaB8tAbg/s320/IMG_1462.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuVmuXZnqTfoK8fepX1EbinsVJhKm8C2_s3YQBPZ_KWS1AzqcnKswyk1J6BAmuwIYTKS5M1-gFoMFDBKia1pjLEZa01YdQOIVk-c9fky-uGOHn3gm9nrlWAkm1MM4_pW1BjRdD0d8YME/s1600/IMG_1463.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuVmuXZnqTfoK8fepX1EbinsVJhKm8C2_s3YQBPZ_KWS1AzqcnKswyk1J6BAmuwIYTKS5M1-gFoMFDBKia1pjLEZa01YdQOIVk-c9fky-uGOHn3gm9nrlWAkm1MM4_pW1BjRdD0d8YME/s320/IMG_1463.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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We also went to the flagship Repetto store near the Paris Opera so I could get some new demi-pointe dance shoes. It turns out that I’m not the only one who seeks out the Repetto flagship store for a sentimental souvenir because Sarah Jessica Parker was there! It was my first time seeing a celebrity “up close.” I didn’t immediately recognize her; she was wearing enormous glasses and walking around with her blackberry taking photos. I thought to myself, wow that women really resembles Sarah Jessica Parker, and then she smiled at me. And then I thought maybe it is Sarah Jessica Parker... It was when she started speaking to the sales woman that I knew for sure. Of course she was speaking English, but also I just recognized her voice. It was strange to recognize the voice of someone I’ve never met before. </div>Afterwards we went out for a coffee and got some snacks for our apartment hotel before heading out to the concert. It was a terrific show and a wonderful overnight in Paris.<br />
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</style> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">We’d been talking about going to Amsterdam ever since we moved to France. For some reasons the train tickets are very expensive but we finally decided its now or never, and instead rented a car and headed out for a two night stay. We left after work and parked the car in one of the park and ride stations outside the city centre. We spent the first night somewhat disoriented, walking around residential streets. Finally we figured out where we were, two steps away from the Red Light District. There we were able to find something to eat, the trusty ol’kebab of course. We stopped in a pub from some Heineken on tap and people watched as the fellow tourists wandered by the ladies in the red-lit windows. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Afterwards we wandered back to the Leidse Plein district near our hotel where we finished our first night at a jazz bar. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><style>
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</style></a>For lunch we ate some of the best Thai food we’ve eaten
since arriving in France. It was so flavourful and SPICY!! It is very hard to
find good spicy ethnic food in France.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjqJq7KFuZiV6M8LvVlzWpj37tdrsKdgyUazOMq70-eAaN5wMZF6rJfuFpSWXYQ82uM22R0Ttadtdmb-dDhxuUXuQEDvSsTtNbHeoW3ZL_7oCspJ2_ImVsFCeCDBKO39ejyz2dlJK4V0/s1600/IMG_1758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjqJq7KFuZiV6M8LvVlzWpj37tdrsKdgyUazOMq70-eAaN5wMZF6rJfuFpSWXYQ82uM22R0Ttadtdmb-dDhxuUXuQEDvSsTtNbHeoW3ZL_7oCspJ2_ImVsFCeCDBKO39ejyz2dlJK4V0/s320/IMG_1758.jpg" width="213" /></a>We spent the rest of the day wandering around the city
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A trip to Holland wouldn't be complete without a Windmill!</td></tr>
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The next morning after purchasing some Gouda and Tulips to
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you, to all our friends and family whose love and support has been so greatly appreciated. It’s wonderful to feel that although we live an ocean apart we’re not really that far from home.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430923751980603567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607011266837877.post-25683787923936348982011-11-12T20:37:00.006+01:002011-11-13T08:50:56.422+01:00Sur le pont d'Avignon l'on y danse, l'on y danse...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V6RO-rAtQ5E/TnY5yepQm2I/AAAAAAAACsw/bGBsXq1CA08/s1600/IMG_4727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V6RO-rAtQ5E/TnY5yepQm2I/AAAAAAAACsw/bGBsXq1CA08/s320/IMG_4727.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16px;">After a rainy Northern French summer we decided to go to the Provence region in search of the sun</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16px;">. Arriving late at night in Avignon and staying near the train station we had a full day the next morning and set out in our rental car. We went to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16px;">Châteauneuf du Pape </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16px;">to sample the renowned wine of the Cotes de Rhone region and see the crumbling chateau.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16px;"><br />
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Après le mauvais été pluvieux dans le nord du France, nous sommes allés à Provence avec l’espoir de voir le soleil. Nous passions la nuit à un hôtel près de la gare d’avoir la prochaine journée pour faire notre visite. Nous sommes allés au Châteauneuf du Pape pour gouter le plus connu vin des Cotes du Rhône, et pour voir le château délabré. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="FR-CA"><br />
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</span></div>Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430923751980603567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607011266837877.post-29170836422249184862011-11-01T15:00:00.004+01:002011-11-01T17:26:35.058+01:00Oh Canada!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0oxD-8Q3qqg/Tq_2S27izqI/AAAAAAAADCA/swKmbuL5-a4/s1600/IMG_1159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Well it has been a very very long time since I wrote a blog post. We did in fact go back to Canada this summer. We took two weeks off to spend with family and friends, and of course to celebrate Andre’s sister’s wedding! We had a wonderful time, it was so good to be back, and our friends and family certainly showed us what were missing!!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span lang="FR">Eh bien, il y a beaucoup de temps depuis j'ai écrit un post pour ce blog. Nous étions en fait, au Canada cet été. Nous avons pris deux semaines de congé et les passer avec famille et amis. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Et bien </span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"><em style="color: black; font-style: normal;">sûr,</em></span> </span><span lang="FR"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">de la plus </span><em style="color: black; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">haute importance</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold;">,</span></em></span> pour célébrer le mariage de la sœur d'André! Nous avons eu un temps merveilleux, c'était si bon d'être au Canada, et nos amis et famille sans doute nous ont montré ce que nous manquent!<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</div>Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430923751980603567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607011266837877.post-44915334008536558722011-07-24T13:35:00.001+02:002011-11-01T14:10:20.117+01:00Châteaux et une maison bien connue...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fTB_3XRArc/Th9pJ45MaDI/AAAAAAAACYk/QIeGXlPk8gU/s1600/IMG_4408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fTB_3XRArc/Th9pJ45MaDI/AAAAAAAACYk/QIeGXlPk8gU/s640/IMG_4408.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The next</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">day</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we visited</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">three</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chateau.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> The first was the Chateau</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> d'</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Amboise</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> W</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ithin the Chateau's</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fortified</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">walls lies the</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chapel of Saint</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hubert, housing</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> the tomb</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Leonardo</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Da</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Vinci.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">From there along the terraces,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">panoramic view overlooks</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the Loire Valley</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, and</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the old buildings</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of the village</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">built</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in the</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fifteenth and sixteenth</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">centuries.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Chateau that remains is</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">only one</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fifth</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the original</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">palace built by</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Charles</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">VIII.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQffo3_2hYRKChw6OGJJGW8u-AYUI01KE_hiS3DvX4AMlsfGEkxNsNrncQhmDIeGpLpo-U3ffnq2W_hELQS9LV5nBpvq-iy7MdHaP81x0GLg93slvcEb80wBqa7zGhFQxuj67Vg30Xos/s1600/IMG_4454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQffo3_2hYRKChw6OGJJGW8u-AYUI01KE_hiS3DvX4AMlsfGEkxNsNrncQhmDIeGpLpo-U3ffnq2W_hELQS9LV5nBpvq-iy7MdHaP81x0GLg93slvcEb80wBqa7zGhFQxuj67Vg30Xos/s320/IMG_4454.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">the castle</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">of Amboise,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">we visited</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">the Chateau</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Clos</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Luce,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">the last</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">home of </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Leonardo</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Da</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Vinci.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In the castle and</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">surrounding the park</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">they</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">rebuilt some of the </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">machines</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> from drawings by</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Da</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Vinci.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We ended</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">our day</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">at the Chateau </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Chenonceau.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The castle is</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">surrounded by </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">magnificent</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">gardens and</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> the</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> river Cher.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It was a</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">beautiful day and the end of our little vacation</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<div>Le prochain jour nous avions visité trois châteaux. On avait commencé au château d’Amboise. La visite commence au Château fortifié aux terrasses, face à la Chapelle Saint-Hubert qui garde la tombe de Leonardo Da Vinci. Les terrasses donnent une vue panoramique magnifique sur le Val de Loire, et les vieux bâtiments du village construisent dans les XVème et XVIème siècles. Le Château qui c'est présent ne représente qu'un cinquième d’original palais construit par Charles VIII.</div><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">The third day was Coldplay. They played late into the night with a dramatic lightshow. I love concerts, especially festivals. The atmosphere of the Main Square festival now held in the beautiful old citadel of Arras with people from all over the world is incredible. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MijK-_hTV6c/ThhVyrSE4-I/AAAAAAAAB-k/OW6t0WQTzJs/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wR9Ilc2N8TY/ThhP9iyyoUI/AAAAAAAAB-A/GeJdq2a5AbE/s1600/photo+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wR9Ilc2N8TY/ThhP9iyyoUI/AAAAAAAAB-A/GeJdq2a5AbE/s320/photo+4.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdn4ZofH5hOHit7AYXJlwy6ae7Pk2csrNTj4fZuYdSVSdTWuN9QKuHY0fpnUTJZC-AqZe7r8PhIpuQRhUWjgG6BQdL3OHPrLOr2wKPksqNRfUxOaYLUHkbp2niCl4-Zstan45IRHGe9c/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdn4ZofH5hOHit7AYXJlwy6ae7Pk2csrNTj4fZuYdSVSdTWuN9QKuHY0fpnUTJZC-AqZe7r8PhIpuQRhUWjgG6BQdL3OHPrLOr2wKPksqNRfUxOaYLUHkbp2niCl4-Zstan45IRHGe9c/s400/photo+3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Au mois juin, j’ai profité d’une excursion d'une journée avec les guides P&J. Nous sommes allés au Douvres, une ville sur la Manche. Nous avons passé la journée au Château de Douvres. Sur place il y a les tunnels secrets de la deuxième guerre mondiale. Nous avons profité de deux visites guidées des tunnels <a href="http://www.lepoint.fr/culture/gb-les-tunnels-de-guerre-de-douvres-devoilent-leurs-secrets-10-06-2011-1340948_3.php">d’Opération Dynamo et de l’Hôpital Souterrain.</a> Ensuite nous avons monté le château qui donne une vue magnifique du port et de la Manche. Nous avons terminé notre journée avec une promenade sur les falaises blanches avant le retour à la belle France.</div><br />
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Both Andre and I had to work during her visit so she spent a few days exploring Arras and practising her French with the locals!<br />
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Back at home Mom had another day or two alone, which she used to become aquainted with Monsieur Nicolas Sarkozy. She also took her spiffy rental car to visit me at Beaumont-Hamel and take me out for lunch!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To see more photos click the link: <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/christi.lyttle/MotherSDaysInFrance">https://picasaweb.google.com/christi.lyttle/MotherSDaysInFrance</a></span></div></div>Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430923751980603567noreply@blogger.com0Arras, France50.291002 2.777534999999943550.26979 2.7347229999999434 50.312214 2.8203469999999435tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607011266837877.post-29328819870335943142011-06-19T22:10:00.001+02:002011-06-19T22:12:00.899+02:00Champagne, Alsace Wine Houses & Black Forest Cake<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">After my father and brother returned to Canada we decided to take a trip to the Alsace region. With a few additional days off work and a rental car we headed south. The Champagne region was along the way so we broke up the drive with a night outside the small town of Epernay. We stayed in the same Campanile as we did with my <a href="http://christilyttle.blogspot.com/search/label/Reims">Mother and Granny Jill</a>, nestled between the Jacquesson vineyards.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Back in Arras I registered for my French classes in Lille and ate the most delicious Black Forest Cake courtesy of my favourite Bob.</span></div>Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430923751980603567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17607011266837877.post-32472231361148918532011-06-04T15:41:00.003+02:002011-06-05T18:32:43.443+02:00Vous me manquez<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Now that so many months have passed since my last blog post, the daunting task of catching up just keeps getting bigger. The numerous excuses I have for taking a séjour from blogging would seem ridiculous. Especially now that I am undertaking the task when, within a week, I have an immense final project due for my practicum and a final evaluation for the French classes I’ve been taking in Lille.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-AU"><br />
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Our final day trip was to the beautiful city of Ghent in Belgium, where we spent a northern rainy day warming up with a café or two and wandering along the canals.<br />
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