Terreau Manosque

... gave me a leaflet explaining to the crowd that, as they are one of the worst behaved, they are being asked to not whistle or shout during the game, especially conversions, but to hiss instead. We then walked up to our seats, the pitch surrounded by high-barred fencing and barbed wire, and manned by security guards! Luckily the crowd was in a good mood that day! It was a good game,Toulon won, even if play was a bit unprofessional, and of course got tosee Jonny ...

... campervans. One of which had the biggest dog we have every seen. It was a Newfoundland, which looked a little like a small bear but was as tame as a kitten. As the sun was about to set we took some photos and then had a wander through the village - everything was closed - end of season.

... 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 ...

... was treated to a surprise tea party chez moi (complete with Disney napkins and cups...and wine) and I bought her a kettle, tea, and biscuits, what every British girl on her year abroad needs (well, apart from myself, being a strange and rare non-tea-drinking creature)! She had a fantastic time and all were home by 10:30 (the buses don't run late here), but then again we had started relatively early! For Louise we had a film night and then a night out. I think her ...

... 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.

... more town in before sunset, so we flipped through the guidebook and decided on Bonnieux. It is another town perched on the top of a mountaintop. We drove partway in and then hiked up winding streets to the top where the "old church" stands. Of course this church only became the old one when the "new church" was built in the 19th century. We were very surprised to find that the view from Bonnieux is very different from the ...

... walls all over the place, the valley is filled with lavender and grape vines and the roads are narrow and winding. This is the France I really wanted to see. Lucy wants to come back here one day in July to see the lavender in bloom. We understand that it gets harvested no later than mid-August. It is probably very hot and very crowded, but no-doubt worth it.

... exceptionally well on standardized tests in the U.S. In France, kids work their patooties off studying for the Bac and some still fail. Poor fellers. When I teach the kids, I'm expected to work with them on American culture and their speaking skills. I've done well on the culture part-finding newspaper articles on current events and such-but it's a little harder to get them to talk. Some kids are really eager, but they tend to dominate the class and the shy ones just ...

... noticed that from here northwards they reach a height of up to 3000 meters with some incredible roads...on the map anyway. It was surprisingly green although dry. Thistles everywhere replacing the gorses of further south. The river down below, when it could be seen, was but a small stream except where it was churned up in narrower passes. The road was well maintained and marked and wide enough most of the time for two buses to pass. Hardly a cloud in the sky and temperature running ...

... seems i have got a bit of an allergy, and only now at night did i decided to take my Benadryll, oh well, so I got here yesterday and i was told that it had only stopped raining a bit earlier, so i walked down to the beach and WOW what an amazing sight, the coastline is just breathtaking, i couldnt seem to fit it all in my camera like i wanted too though! U know u just have to take a bunch of pictures of one area, its so funny. Well i had met these two young ...