Du Langoustier (Porquerolles) Porquerolles Island

... charmed him with our amazing french skills and naturally he fell in love with us...well ok maybes not, but he told us the history of the area and said we could even contact him if we ever needed help with french.

anyway so we went on to see amboise, which was medieval. Chambord, which was built as a hunting lodge. A HUNTING LODGE?!?!?!?? gah crazy castle people. its just about the most amazing and grand thing ive ever seen. the staircase on ...

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Oddly, we haven't seen as many sports/exotics over here as you might think. There are a few Porches here and there. Big deal.. Some Ferraris but again not as many as I thought I would see. Oh and a couple of "greasers" in Lambos (Good God..! This could be a blog topic all on it's own, so I'll discuss in person over a glass of wine with the quiz winner)... So, what was the most spotted and ...

... the right flavors, spiced just- right for the most discerning palate... be warned: as we try to communicate with some of the waitstaff at undisclosed locations in Cannes: they might not translate "sweetbread" clearly..! It is calf thymus gland (throat)...! other than that: translation was clear & the food was good.

The shopping here in Cannes has been spectacular. Dawn has picked up on all the very chic fashions of today's France and has taken the opportunity ...

So this morning a grumpy linda rolled out of bed at 6 am ready to get on the school bus and start class. yep that's right. i've gone back in time to highschool.....

The grumpiness wore off tho as becca and i trekked down to the bus stop. i can't even describe how beautiful watching the sunrise over the gulf was. the sky had a pink color, and all the hills were a pale blue/ green in the distance the sea was periwinkle. it was definitely a far better ...

Hey team!!!!
so 2 weeks into france and i've yet to write a thing. im so bad at this game. meh.
today i went to the beach, it was wonderful!!!! becca thought it was cold, she was wrong :)

so apparently sainte maxime is infiltrated by german tourists, who knew? the only frenchies on the beach were...well enjoying themselves quite a bit..... ;-)
oh frenchies. :)

omg do ...

... the wonderful "fun" and "vitamin" radio stations to keep us entertained with "Evacuate the Dancefloor" and 3 other dance songs that they kept repeating.

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... we would have learned had we been there. For example I think that my comprehension and my ability to speak has increased a TON being here, but I don't know the first thing about imparfait(the imperfect tense for verbs), or how to conjugate them properly. The good news is the test is open neighbor, open book, open anything but our host family. :) The bad news is that apartments here are tiny, and most French people are a litle up-tight ...

... Bandol rose´ (that makes all three varieties sampled). As I ate, averting my eyes from below me and to the right as best I could, it was very peaceful and I noticed that when the waves came in and then withdrew themselves from the stone beaches they made the most wonderful and unique thrashing sound; almost as if a very heavy rain were pelting your car´s windshield at an absurdly ferocious pace. Very cool. It was a beautiful day (intense sunshine and heat to match) so I walked down ...

... Before Europe> BE Before I left Vancouver, I had a many emotions brewing but, mostly fear of leaving the life I had. Which is one of the common threads us backpackers weave. Every backpacker has a different set of priorities and reasons for leaving. Why they leave, what do they want to accomplish? Sometimes nothing, sometimes the always begging question of finding ones self. I have an inkling that question could be only a cover up to delay the inevitable ...