Trips
Canada: Fredericton
Home Sweet Home...well, at least back to where we started (^_^)
2008-08-21
It was soooo nice to sleep in my own bed last night...but it was also soooo great travelling around France and Spain these last eight and a half weeks: the people that I met, the places that I visited, the things that I experienced, the...
Home Sweet Home...well, at least back to where we started (^_^)
2008-08-21
It was soooo nice to sleep in my own bed last night...but it was also soooo great travelling around France and Spain these last eight and a half weeks: the people that I met, the places that I visited, the things that I experienced, the...
Canada: Montréal
Le voyage continue...
2008-08-20
Ensuite, c'était le long vol de retour au Canada. After seven hours on the plane, we arrived in Montréal where I spent almost another hour: waiting in the passport line, waiting at the baggage carousel and then having...
Le voyage continue...
2008-08-20
Ensuite, c'était le long vol de retour au Canada. After seven hours on the plane, we arrived in Montréal where I spent almost another hour: waiting in the passport line, waiting at the baggage carousel and then having...
Germany: Frankfurt
Three countries in one day
2008-08-20
Ce matin je suis allée tôt à l'aeroport Roissy Charles de Gaulle à Paris. J'ai volé vers Frankfurt - my first time in Germany! Woo hoo - I got to window shop in the duty free shops, of which there were...
Three countries in one day
2008-08-20
Ce matin je suis allée tôt à l'aeroport Roissy Charles de Gaulle à Paris. J'ai volé vers Frankfurt - my first time in Germany! Woo hoo - I got to window shop in the duty free shops, of which there were...
France: Paris
Last tango in Paris
2008-08-19
Oui, aujourd'hui était ma dernière journée à Paris. J'ai fait le plus pour en profiter. Things started out great - the sun was shining - and even a bit of damp weather in the evening didn't rain on my parade so to...
Last tango in Paris
2008-08-19
Oui, aujourd'hui était ma dernière journée à Paris. J'ai fait le plus pour en profiter. Things started out great - the sun was shining - and even a bit of damp weather in the evening didn't rain on my parade so to...
France: Paris
Ville lumière
2008-08-18
Je viens de me rendre compte qu'en effet ceci est mon troisième voyage à Paris...la première fois était avec Mariah et Caitlyn, et la deuxième fois ne compte pas vraiment parce qu'aussitôt que je suis...
Ville lumière
2008-08-18
Je viens de me rendre compte qu'en effet ceci est mon troisième voyage à Paris...la première fois était avec Mariah et Caitlyn, et la deuxième fois ne compte pas vraiment parce qu'aussitôt que je suis...
France: Troyes
A little bit of Champagne
2008-08-16
Samedi, j'ai pris le train de Dijon vers Troyes, l'ancienne capitale de la Champagne. The hotel where I stayed is run by a family whose daughter did an internship in Winnipeg...so they knew exactly where Fredericton is. In the evening, I...
A little bit of Champagne
2008-08-16
Samedi, j'ai pris le train de Dijon vers Troyes, l'ancienne capitale de la Champagne. The hotel where I stayed is run by a family whose daughter did an internship in Winnipeg...so they knew exactly where Fredericton is. In the evening, I...
France: Montbard
Allée à l`abbaye
2008-08-15
In between downpours, it was a beautiful day today. ;-) Comme vous le savez probablement déjà, aujourd'hui est l'Assomption de la Vierge Marie et une journée fériée en France. J'ai pris le train de Dijon vers...
Allée à l`abbaye
2008-08-15
In between downpours, it was a beautiful day today. ;-) Comme vous le savez probablement déjà, aujourd'hui est l'Assomption de la Vierge Marie et une journée fériée en France. J'ai pris le train de Dijon vers...
France: Dijon
It`s more than just mustard...
2008-08-13
Aujourd'hui j'ai pris le train de Besançon vers Dijon...seule deux gares de loin mais dans un département différent. J'ai fait une balade en segway dans l'après-midi avec une guide et deux autres touristes...
It`s more than just mustard...
2008-08-13
Aujourd'hui j'ai pris le train de Besançon vers Dijon...seule deux gares de loin mais dans un département différent. J'ai fait une balade en segway dans l'après-midi avec une guide et deux autres touristes...
France: Besançon
Heading south a bit
2008-08-12
Usually; when you hear of someone heading south, you think of warm weather and sunny skies...well, I guess it doesn't work that way around here. Il a plu beaucoup à Strasbourg hier et on m'a dit qu'il ne pleut jamais deux jours...
Heading south a bit
2008-08-12
Usually; when you hear of someone heading south, you think of warm weather and sunny skies...well, I guess it doesn't work that way around here. Il a plu beaucoup à Strasbourg hier et on m'a dit qu'il ne pleut jamais deux jours...
France: Strasbourg
Return to Strasbourg
2008-08-11
FYI...I haven't been able to access this website since I left Lorient on August 6th and it's now August 11th! There must be something wrong with the host server again...aaargh! :-( Anywho...this French (France)...
Return to Strasbourg
2008-08-11
FYI...I haven't been able to access this website since I left Lorient on August 6th and it's now August 11th! There must be something wrong with the host server again...aaargh! :-( Anywho...this French (France)...
France: Sélestat
Wine Route Day 2 / La route du vin 2e journée
2008-08-10
Quick update : from Colmar to Sélestat, including Haut Koenigsbourg, Riquewihr, and a few other stops in between. Today was nice and warm (28°C) as opposed to yesterday - it went down to 13°C in the evening.
Wine Route Day 2 / La route du vin 2e journée
2008-08-10
Quick update : from Colmar to Sélestat, including Haut Koenigsbourg, Riquewihr, and a few other stops in between. Today was nice and warm (28°C) as opposed to yesterday - it went down to 13°C in the evening.
France: Kaysersberg / Colmar
La route du vin / Wine Route
2008-08-09
Aujourd'hui, j'ai loué une voiture et conduit la route du vin. I drove down to Colmar and visited a few towns along the way; I also stopped to do some wine tasting. In the evening, I went to the Foire aux Vins d'Alsace (which is like a big...
La route du vin / Wine Route
2008-08-09
Aujourd'hui, j'ai loué une voiture et conduit la route du vin. I drove down to Colmar and visited a few towns along the way; I also stopped to do some wine tasting. In the evening, I went to the Foire aux Vins d'Alsace (which is like a big...
France: Poitiers
Poitiers
2008-08-06
I got up at the "crack of dawn" as Mariah and Caityn might say and took the first train to Poitiers. Why Poitiers you ask? Well, the UNB summer trip to France includes Poitiers because apparently many Acadian ancestors came from...
Poitiers
2008-08-06
I got up at the "crack of dawn" as Mariah and Caityn might say and took the first train to Poitiers. Why Poitiers you ask? Well, the UNB summer trip to France includes Poitiers because apparently many Acadian ancestors came from...
France: Lorient
Lorient / An Orient
2008-08-05
Another day of festival activities - I'll update later. Tomorrow I plan on taking the early train to Poitiers so I don't know when I'll have access to the Internet again.
Lorient / An Orient
2008-08-05
Another day of festival activities - I'll update later. Tomorrow I plan on taking the early train to Poitiers so I don't know when I'll have access to the Internet again.
France: Lorient
38e Festival Interceltique
2008-08-04
J'ai assisté à un spectacle cet après-midi de la musique et des danses des pays celtes (Lorient, Irlande et Asturia [nord-ouest de l'Espagne]). J'utilise un des ordinateurs gratuits au Village Solidaire au...
38e Festival Interceltique
2008-08-04
J'ai assisté à un spectacle cet après-midi de la musique et des danses des pays celtes (Lorient, Irlande et Asturia [nord-ouest de l'Espagne]). J'utilise un des ordinateurs gratuits au Village Solidaire au...
France: Lorient
Au revoir Rennes
2008-08-03
Ce matin, je suis allée à la cathédrale pour la messe. Afterwards, I had lunch with an Australian woman that I met yesterday at the auberge where we were both staying. Maintenant je suis à Lorient pour le 38e Festival...
Au revoir Rennes
2008-08-03
Ce matin, je suis allée à la cathédrale pour la messe. Afterwards, I had lunch with an Australian woman that I met yesterday at the auberge where we were both staying. Maintenant je suis à Lorient pour le 38e Festival...
France: Rennes
Roazhon - a zo kêrbenn rannvro velestradurel Breizh
2008-08-02
Puisque j'ai visité le Mont-St-Michel hier soir, j'ai décidé de quitter Pontorson tôt. I headed back to Rennes to explore and spend the night. This evening, I went to a free concert in Rennes as part of the...
Roazhon - a zo kêrbenn rannvro velestradurel Breizh
2008-08-02
Puisque j'ai visité le Mont-St-Michel hier soir, j'ai décidé de quitter Pontorson tôt. I headed back to Rennes to explore and spend the night. This evening, I went to a free concert in Rennes as part of the...
France: Pontorson
Madrid - Beauvais (Paris) - Rennes - Pontorson - Mont St Michel
2008-08-01
As you can see by the title of this blog, I travelled a lot today...no wonder the next day I was exhausted. I took the early...and I mean EARLY...flight from Madrid to Paris, then caught the train to Rennes and the bus to Pontorson where I spent...
Madrid - Beauvais (Paris) - Rennes - Pontorson - Mont St Michel
2008-08-01
As you can see by the title of this blog, I travelled a lot today...no wonder the next day I was exhausted. I took the early...and I mean EARLY...flight from Madrid to Paris, then caught the train to Rennes and the bus to Pontorson where I spent...
Spain: Toledo
La ciudad imperial
2008-07-31
Today, I went on a day-trip to Toledo...more to write later.
La ciudad imperial
2008-07-31
Today, I went on a day-trip to Toledo...more to write later.
Spain: Madrid
Madrid - Day 3
2008-07-30
Aujourd'hui à midi, j'ai participé à une visite guidée gratuite de Madrid. Just as the tour was about to start, I was appoached by a TV reporter and cameraman...
Madrid - Day 3
2008-07-30
Aujourd'hui à midi, j'ai participé à une visite guidée gratuite de Madrid. Just as the tour was about to start, I was appoached by a TV reporter and cameraman...
Spain: Madrid
Madrid
2008-07-28
I'm writing this five days behind because I haven't been able to access my blog - I tried every day that I was in Madrid, but had no success - I don't know whether the site server was down again or what. :-( I'm just writing a quick note...
Madrid
2008-07-28
I'm writing this five days behind because I haven't been able to access my blog - I tried every day that I was in Madrid, but had no success - I don't know whether the site server was down again or what. :-( I'm just writing a quick note...
Spain: Puçol
Time to unwind
2008-07-27
Another relaxing day. I went to mass at the local church (just a few minutes walk from Wayne & Stacey's place) at noon - it was all in Valenciano (the local language spoken in this autonomous region), but luckily they had little missals so...
Time to unwind
2008-07-27
Another relaxing day. I went to mass at the local church (just a few minutes walk from Wayne & Stacey's place) at noon - it was all in Valenciano (the local language spoken in this autonomous region), but luckily they had little missals so...
Spain: Puçol
Time to relax
2008-07-26
Aujourd'hui c'était un jour de détendre pour la plupart. Mariah et Caitlyn sont à Gandía pour la fin de semaine. Wayne, Stacey and I drove to downtown Puçol in the afternoon to pick up some things for lunch...
Time to relax
2008-07-26
Aujourd'hui c'était un jour de détendre pour la plupart. Mariah et Caitlyn sont à Gandía pour la fin de semaine. Wayne, Stacey and I drove to downtown Puçol in the afternoon to pick up some things for lunch...
Spain: Valencia
La tercera ciudad de España por población
2008-07-25
This morning, Wayne, Stacey and I went to Valencia, while Mariah and Caitlyn stayed in Puçol to bake some cookies. In Valencia, I walked around the downtown area checking out shops and historic points of interest. It was 35 °...
La tercera ciudad de España por población
2008-07-25
This morning, Wayne, Stacey and I went to Valencia, while Mariah and Caitlyn stayed in Puçol to bake some cookies. In Valencia, I walked around the downtown area checking out shops and historic points of interest. It was 35 °...