Alba Rouen
12 Place du Gaillardbois Rouen, Haute-Normandie, Normandy, 76000, France
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A trip into Normandy
Those of you who knew me at school will remember the last time I went to Normandy on a French exchange and stayed with a family in St Valéry-en-Caux. This was probably the worst trip to France of my life as my exchange partner was not even interested in me and did her best not to speak to me, despite the fact that I had to sleep on a camp bed in …
Un mois avec les francais...
I said goodbye to Ken in London and the same day said hello to Andrew in France. I am still in Rouen and it is extremely HOT. Luckily we are staying in the best place I've ever stayed at..Hotel Alba. It's 30 bucks a night each for a private room with 2 beds, a TV, a great view, and a private washroom/shower... Rouen is a very nice town...lots of …
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A slow start but strong at the finish
The laughter didn't stop yesterday and today continued to be a day of minties moments and 'all you can do is laugh' experiences. We had to pick up our hire car from the Eurostar terminal, fantastic as it was close and easy. Easy, did I say that?
Well let me clarify.....the getting of the keys to the car was easy but the next few steps were anything but. We were presented with a map of the station and shown ...
Monet's Garden
... cars go by, lots of bakeries. Yes, I could spend some serious time around here.
After reaching Giverny and being directed to the tour bus parking lot, we regrouped (one of our party was not interested in touring a garden…imagine!) and headed up the narrow lane past several little shops and restaurants toward Monet’s house and garden.
We toured the ivy covered house, first, and were surprised by the brightly painted walls inside. The ...
Day in Rouen
... back from girl scout camp with a toast of champaign. The champaign was a gift from Bruno's dad who passed away recently, but he told me he would have loved to meet me and that he was at dinner with us through the wine. They were surprised when I told them the drinking age in the U.S was 21. They said "Just don't tell your parents!" with a laugh. The dad is very funny and cracks jokes on the mom whenever he gets a chance. After one glass of wine he was telling her ...



