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Aix-en-Provence Slideshow
Aix-en-Provence
Travel Blogs from Aix-en-Provence, France
Staying with Joanne
... was the last straw. Her husband, Reg, has just started work in a small town in Sarawak, Malaysia and suggested she come to Aix while he sorts out accommodation, etc., because his daughter, Emily, is studying here. What she did not know was that Emily's ...
Money problems
... do this but it would be nice if the lady we had waited for an hour to see had given us the full picture. Today the Aix branch made several attempts to contact the Opera branch but could not get through to anyone. In theory our money should be available on ...
Michelin - starred dining
Joanne stayed the night in Nice and was not up to the meal so just Yoong and I went. I had the Ballade Gourmande, which was a six-course degustation menu, eight if you include the amuse-bouche and petits fours which came even if you ordered only one ...
Dining in Aix
Monday night's duck a l'orange was superb. Joanne is quite an amazing cook. After squeezing the oranges for the sauce she stuffed the duck with them and used marmalade and calvados in the sauce. Yoong cooked turkey and a pork dish on Tuesday evening ...
Here we go...
I'm finally here! From packing to airports to layovers, it has been quite the adventure already. When we eventally landed in Paris, I could hardly sit still! There's so much to do, and the culture is very different from America. We took the TGV, which is ...
The End of the Beginning
... culture, though I must admit that it has not altered my feelings about Europe and being European, if anything, being in France has reinforced my ‘Britishness’, perhaps a reaction to French patriotism. I’m glad I chose the ERASMUS scheme ...
Comfort Food
... . Tempted to order another but not wanting to press our luck, we opted to just pay and continue wandering the narrow streets of Aix-en-Provence. Aix is adorable. The side streets are full of fun shops and since it was a Saturday it was teeming with people ...
City of Fountains
... , for the same outlay. I I could get used to driving a car like this to work each day. Aix-en-Provence was originally founded under the Roman Emperor Augustus. Aix came to prominence in the 15th Century under the reign of ...
Hundreds of White Horses
... to drive through this region and see this beautiful breed that I had only previously seen in books. We then booked it down to Aix en Provence so that we could settle in for the night as it had been a long day of sightseeing and driving! When we arrived ...
Water Spouts and Roundabouts
Salut! Aix-en-Provence is the destination de jour. I woke up feeling a little strange though. It is hard to describe, it was like there was a pit in my stomach, like something bad was going to happen. The weather was grey and cloudy but I was going to ...
Week 1: Something New Around Every Corner
... ; It was ok, but I suppose I am spoiled by growing up in California and shouldn’t expect authentic Mexican food in France. I met my potential landlord today ...
Lost in Translation
I find myself feeling fairly confident with French especially in the safe cocoon of school. Then, I try to have a spontaneous conversation with the rest of the world and it does not always translate. Over dinner I told my housemother that I ...
Avignon to Nice (Aix en Provence)
I must have an issue with toilets, but i'll get to that later. After driving for about an hour and a half, we hit Aix en Provence. It's a cute little town. We found a Monoprix and were able to buy a straightener for 25 euro. After that, we wandered a ...
Creeks, Cathedrals and Fountains, Oh My!
... tired I simply passed out and didn’t wake up until this morning, in time to go to church at the large cathedral of Aix Le Chathedral de San Sauveur. The mass was simply beautiful, (although not simple at all). They had six trumpeters, a ...
Aix-en-Provence
I finally have made it down to Aix-en-Provnce where I will be studying for a year. I am already loving the city and the night life that comes along with it. My friend Danielle and I where walking around the city around 11:00pm and everyone was out and ...
Exploring Aix-en-Provence
... works, and actually had a huge Cezanne show a few years back. It was interesting to note that while walking around town in Aix you can trace Cezanne's steps by following brass plates in the sidewalk. It really is interesting to think that he walked in ...
Back to France!
Arrived in Aix en Provence, Eric's home town where we will be staying for most of our remaining time in Europe. It is a beautiful city, small and charming. Really expensive and quite posh though. From here we will do abit of exploring round ...
In the beginning...
... student life, and I imagine is also encouraged. That will do for now, except to say that the weather is fantastic and that Aix is a truly beautiful city, particularly in the old part of town, where we've sat for breakfast and lunch for the past couple ...
Joie de Vivre and Quiche
... 't been to yet and headed off to see where the road went. I ended up finding one of my new favorite places in Aix. I’m sure I will be returning there many times especially once my landlord fixes the flat tire in the bike she has for her ...
C'est bon!
... , and window shopping. I picked up some tapenade to bring home and enjoyed people-watching. We wound our way back up, then down the hill to our bus for the drive back to Aix. Tonight dinner is on our own; time to explore a local brasserie! Au ...
Preparations and the Decision to go to Oslo
... , with the intension to travel to Scandanavia eventually. But during my second semester in Aix-en-Provence, this eventually changed. Shortly after my trip to Italy I had become aquainted with a 19 year old ...
Aix-en-Provence
Friday Another lazy start. Checked out around 10, and navigated on to the motorway and off past Cannes to Aix, feeding about €20 into the toll gates as we went. Arrived around lunchtime. Parking was impossible on the roads - incredibly ...
Aix en Provence
Day sightseeing in Aix Drove back to Marseille & dropped off car Embarked on Silver Shadow - sailed at ...
Preparing for Spring Break
... For one thing, I would have had to leave from another city in France because the only destination in Spain that I could go to from Aix en Pronvence was Barcelona and I wanted to do more than Barcelona. But even if I did decide to travel to Granada ...
St Tropez, Marsailles
... there was dog poo everywhere. We agreed it wasnt very nice and did not stay the full 4 hours of parking we had paid for. Aux en Provence was the next stop and gave us a chance to purchase our last dinners before going to Peter's house. We had a little ...
Aix-en-Provence - The City
... of the produce was from Spain - which seems to be the California of France. The City The city of Aix, was the old capital of Provence -- its history has roots in the Roman empire -- originally named Aquae Sextiae for its waters. The city is full ...