Olympe Apparthotel Antibes

We have at long last arrived in France! We ended up scrapping the visit to Marseille, both since travellers we've met said its not worth the visit, and since we heard it's not really the place to be wandering around the streets at 10 at night looking for a place to stay. So instead we caught the bus up to Aix-en-Provence, which is pretty much the cutest town on the entire planet. We're pretty sure we were the only people ...

... 8230;<br><br>First of all, we had a deadline. Something neither of us are accustomed to dealing with right now. Ferry departs Marseille at 7pm. Brian was concerned about covering the 100 km distance and finding the port in time. So, up extra early and on the road withour even eating breakfast! After all of the worry and fussing, and snaps of the whip to go &#8216;faster&#8217;, we arrived at the port at ...

... Enjoyed the film (but enjoyed the post-cinema demi-fraise - beer with strawberry syrup - more) and was proud at how well I managed to follow the French, without much concentration! A sign of improvement I hope!<br><br>This weekend in particular has been fantastique! As everyone else's parents have come to visit, Amy and I spent our Saturday shopping, eating and generally having a good time without alcohol. As usual, I got very excited about a sweet shop and between us we ...

... yesterday, Saturday, and it is cooler but still nice. The trip here was spectacular with many olive groves and big mountains. Today we went on a tour to Les Beax - another medieval town with a castle - poor Graham and on his birthday too. Then we went winetasting and to the premier olive oil producers in France. The Mistrql was blowing on the tour and it was very cold but warmer back here in the camp. Tomorrow we explore Aix on foot then we go to Avignon.

... ask where they will sleep and what they will eat?" Yep, I reckon that&#8217;s about all they do. Jesus was lucky; he never had to score WiFi. But he could multiply fishes; now THAT&#8217;S cool.<br><br>Sometimes I tell my wife when I feel she&#8217;s not being appreciative that all she has to do is close her eyes, click her heels three times, then re-open her eyes and everything she needs is right within her grasp ...

... free wi-fi, a pool, bar, store, oven fired pizza place and bakery, we settled in. I think we will stay here for a couple of days.<br><br>We meet Joe from the UK and Pete and Jack for New Zealand. They are all here looking for jobs, actually Pete is on a cruise ship and sales for New York on June 1, Jack found a job and Joe is still looking. Joe has traveled a lot and been to most place we have.<br><br>Apparently there are a lot of young people ...

... that walked by me. This Friday I am leaving for Spring Break! Two of my roommates, another friend and I are going to Vienna, Budapest, Prague and Berlin. I won't have my computer with me, so I won't be able to update my blog until I get back. I will have my cell phone if you need to reach me but it will be quite expensive. I'm really excited to go and expect to be exhausted. Thinking of all of you! Kenna

... planned but they are mostly in the French Riviera. In two weekends I am going on a day trip to Eze and Monaco. There is a day trip to Nice on my birthday, which could be fun! The weekend after that there is a trip to Ventimiglia, Italy which is very close. Later on I will hopefully be visiting Grasse (near Cannes) and other cities in Provence on a weekend trip. These trips were included in the price of my program. Yesterday we went to a huge store ...

... 4 prawns, 100 grams of small annoyyinggg grey shrimp, 150 grams of small delicious sea snails, and 100 grams of large sea snails.  It was a carnage of seafood, and it was really fun haha.  Also, I got a pastis 51, a classic French aperitif I've always wanted to try...and which I won't try again, but that's ok, good to know!   And it was all topped off by an île flottante for each of us, a "floating island" of ...

... wonderful patio area). We were dining with our hosts and two other fanilies: a couple from Paris and a young family from Alsace. After the aperatifs and entrees (appetizers), we went to the outdoor dining area where we were served tuna steaks with ratatouille, spaghetti, and salad. (Yes mom, I ate fish. Can you believe it? It wasn't even fishy. And our host even gave Attila some hot peppers.) After dinner we enjoyed ...