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... I don’t mean against) about the future of Europe and ideas of European citizenship, especially in the current uncertain international climate.

Enough of that political rant – Uni has been going relatively well, keeping me busy with assessments most weeks, Russian and History last week, and another Russian one this week. My marks are OK, and I’m not worrying too much about it, just doing the best I can...be bothered to do, although did very well ...

... rain finally stopped after nearly a week so we were able to enjoy some out of Scooby time!

Saturday 7 Nov
Forecasted for rain today but it held off until late afternoon which gave me time to replace the washer in the gear box and for Kim to go for a run, which she was hankering for as she had been getting a little cabin fever of late due to the rain and lack of exercise/time outside!

... t speak french: baguette, coffee, pan de chocolate, fresh squeezed oj, all fresh fresh fresh. Then we hit the market, vendors were begging us to try free samples of meat, cheese, honey, fruit, olives, you name it. Needless to say, we found our lunch for the day.
Oh; did I forget to mention it was Halloween? Not that it really matters, since the french do NOT really understand what halloween is. We decided to not even ...

... in a bit of culture. Before it closed, we made sure we went along to the Cezanne/Picasso exhibition, originals and all. The pieces were amazing up close, and we were able to recall some French cultural studies lectures...even though, of course, Picasso wasn't actually French, but we could recognise his influences! Definitely worth noting that the only reason we knew where the exhibition was taking place, was because we'd previously been on the little tourist train ...

... came down near us but we were lucky and just got debris on us. But enough whining about the weather.
Avignon is extremely beautiful and we have a lovely view at night of all the castle etc all lit up as we are camped on a sort of island in the Rhone. We arrived yesterday and explored the town and went to the Popes palace which is the best preserved castle of its age in France. We then ...

... in Asian restaurants and we didn't feel that was very authentic (oh, and they wouldn't let us share - they tried to make us order a plate each, no thanks!) so we ended up at a little cafe ordering hamburgers..... which came out as a half-cooked mince meat patty thing.. quite unappealing. But doused in a whole lot of sauce they were edible and we were on our way to continue exploring Avignon (read: find an internet cafe to satisfy our facebook cravings ...

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... campanile in front of Avenue Frédéric Mistral, led to the heart of the old quarter -- which was a maze of twisting alleys flanked by beautiful stone houses and blue shutters. It was almost 1 PM, and there was no one in sight. Although it felt eerily like an abandoned ghost town, I could hear some voices coming from inside the houses. After parking my bike at the main gate near some cafés and a bakery by the fountain, I walked around with my camera and absorbed in the history ...

... stand around and listen to some music instead of looking at the same homemade beads, baby clothes, and peasant shirts that Alli sees every single weekend at every single street fair in New York. We enjoyed the band so much, especially the song "Souviens Toi De Moi" (see attached soundbite), that we bought their CD for 18 euro. Unfortunately we didn't get to stick around long enough to ask the sax player any questions, but if we had, they probably would have been the ...