Tuesday 29 August 2006

Ma station sera fermée!!!!

Pour 10 semaines!!!!

Non!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ce n'est pas juste!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Qu'est-ce je ferai??


Ok, so maybe I'm over-reacting a little because the next metro station is only a five minute walk further down the road. But I don't care, I can whinge if I want to!!!
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Friday 25 August 2006

San Sebastián

Spain!!! well kind of...ask any local and they'll say that you're not in San Sebastián, Spain but in Donostia, Pays-Basque. It is like nothing I've ever seen before, a huge protected bay with a big island in the middle. The water is a greeny colour yet perfectly clear even when it is really deep. On our third day there Marina, Juliet, Petra and I swam out to the island, it seemed like a very natural thing to do but when we reached the island the lady sitting there looked at us like we were a little insane.



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Biarritz

...was gorgeous!!!! (when it wasn't storming). It was so nice to hear the sound of the ocean everyday, I didn't realise how much I missed it. And I also discovered that people from landlocked countries ARE able to swim in the surf without drowning (Go Janet!!).
How cute is the beach with all the umbrellas??




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Thursday 24 August 2006

This is France??



I couldn't believe it either.

This photo is taken from the Dune de Pyla, on the French Atlantic coast, 60km west of Bordeaux. It is the tallest sand dune in Europe (Europe has sand dunes?) reaching 117m at its highest point. It is so so beautiful there, just stunning! We just wished we could have had more time there (and that Brittany could have been there). Next time we do the trip we'll definitely spend more time there.
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Thursday 10 August 2006

Mozart in Sainte Chapelle




So, not the greatest pictures in the world but I thought it would help you get an idea. Last night Petra, Chris, Jacek, Marina and I went to watch a small orchestra play classical music in Sainte Chapelle. I'm not going to pretend to be knowledgeable about classical music but I really enjoyed it.

When I first visited Paris a couple years ago Sainte Chapelle was one of my favourite things here. It's a small church hidden within the Parisian Law Courts. It was built in 1248 by Louis IX (can you tell I read my lonely planet last night?) . I remember the first time I saw it I was completely transfixed by the stained glass windows that cover all 4 walls.

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Wednesday 9 August 2006

Direct Translations...

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