Laon, France Travel Blogs

White Knuckle ride
Aug 18, 2009

... hotel in Laon was nice so we had dinner and headed off to the medieval city which was perched above the main town. Laon was originally a convenient stopping post for us and we weren't expecting this cathedral that looms on the skyline plus so many other ...

Working
Oct 18, 2008 (5 photos)

10/18/2008 Bonjour, I just finished my first week of actually working.  My schedule is going to alternate weeks.  I will only work Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.  The earliest I start is 9:00, every other Friday.  I will almost ...

In Laon
Sep 29, 2008 (1 photos)

9/29/08 Today was a much chillier than the past few days. I went to the Prefecture to find out what documents I need to get the carte de sejour. The carte de sejour is my residence permit that I am required to get. I went to the library after ...

German Christmas Fete
Dec 18, 2008 (3 photos)

The German Christmas Fete Thursday December 18th   So we all wanted to get together and celebrate Christmas since most of us are going different directions for the holidays.  Since we had an American dinner already, Susanne ...

The Christmas Market
Dec 7, 2008 (5 photos)

Laon Christmas Market Sunday December 7th   This weekend there was a Christmas Market in Laon.  They seem to have them everywhere in Europe.   I have been to a few now, and they are all pretty similar.   Laon's was small, ...

November
Nov 8, 2008 (4 photos)

... believe I did it, plus I could have electrocuted myself.  I will never try to do anything with electricity again, in France or in the U.S.   Tuesday, November 11th   There was no school today, because it was Armistice Day in France.  ...

Goodbye Bush, Hello Obama Party
Jan 20, 2009 (4 photos)

... Obama's family recipe, fries, because we originally wanted onion rings, because they are shaped like O's, but don't exist in France, and O shaped cookies for dessert.  We also had some snacks and had planned to watch the ceremony during the party.& ...

Thanksgiving!
Nov 27, 2008 (5 photos)

... brother was in the week before, because he brought us a lot of our supplies.  For example, marshmallows do not exist in France, plus they really don't eat cranberries either.  Oh, and he also brought pumpkin pie filling, so we were able to make ...

Teaching Comes to an End and the Adventure Begins
Apr 20, 2009 (7 photos)

... -82 Lower Gardiner Street Friday June 12 - spend night in Dublin airport - Ryanair - Flight leaves 6:25 - Arrives in Beauvais 9:00 Saturday June 13 Sunday June 15 - Laon, back in the apartment Monday June 15 - Return home - 6:14 pm  

Day 3 Arras to Laon (via Peronne)
Apr 3, 2008 (5 photos)

... nutter. Must have been my city tires and panniers crashing through all that mud and rock. I spotted the 5 gothic spires at Laon from 20km away. The cathedral is on a high hill surrounded by flat and the location is simply awe inspiring. Like something ...

Beaujoulais and Reims
Nov 20, 2008 (4 photos)

... teacher's name was Nadia.  Her boyfriend is from Germany, so she was telling us some interesting differences between Germany and France, so it was pretty cool.  She said that in Germany, at crosswalks, people will always wait until the signal is ...

Laon, amazing
Aug 6, 2009

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La Liberation de la Picardie par des Allemands
Aug 28, 2007 (1 photos)

Une heure de marche a la sortie de la gare et la un van de hippies allemands d'ou sort une jolie jeune fille nous fait signe en nous demandant sion va dans la direction de la Belgique ?! YEEEESSS

Laon
Oct 13, 2007 (3 photos)

This afternoon we took a drive north to a town called Laon which is built up on a hill. The town has grown in size and now a second township is at the base of the hill. Richard hoped to take us up the hill on the Poma 2000 a cable-car. but it was not ...

Sketch Hunters Anonymous - Part 2/5
Sep 24, 2009 (16 photos)

... on our itinerary was the Notre-Dame of Laon Cathedral. My pamphlet tells me this is "one of the earliest Gothic edifices constructed in France," so there you go.  It's a lot different than the famous Notre Dame in Paris, being a lot less ordered and ...

Laon
Dec 31, 2007

cold day beautiful city few people nice guide who sent me a chocolat after leading me to the church