Le Clos Des Aromes Cassis
District of the Likings, Arpaillargues-Uzes Cassis, French Riviera - Cote d'Azur, Provence, 30700, France
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Lost in Translation
... week I went to the movie and paused next to an aisle when a man moved aside out of my way. I intended to say "No, no, I am waiting for a friend." but switched verbs and ended up telling him, "No, no, I am praying." At the time I found it strange when he grabbed his jacket and moved aisles. After realizing the mistake, I thought I probably would have moved too if someone loitered over me in a movie theater "praying."
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Exhaustion and Rest
... to get from Barcelona to Martigues, which isn't too shabby.
We were graciously welcomed by M and T2 at M's house in Martigues - a HUGE place compared to what I was expecting by European standards, with a tiled roof and a palm tree in front. After some Provence olives, cheese, and pate, we were definitely ready for bed.
Well... check that. Two of us were ready for bed. Little D was super confused about what timezone he was ...
Arrival
My first stop in France is Aix-en-Provence where I have enrolled in the IS French language school. I have five weeks of school before I start working as a ski patroller at Val Thorens in the Alps.
I left Denver, Colorado on Saturday November 05, 2011 and had connecting flights through Chicago and Munich before arriving in Marseille. I made ...
Le Mediterranean
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We ended up getting trapped in grid lock traffic in Marseilles for an hour, with the road tunnel closed, cars and motor bikes were only able to inch forward. It was a little stressful trying to force our way through the traffic, whilst trying to protect the hire car.
But we made it home ok, albeit a little delayed.
Of to Nimes tomorrow.
Au revoir.
Jim and Kim
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Can I Just Stay in France?
... with multiple rides on it (which I knew I wouldn't use). I took the metro to the Marseilles train station and got a train ticket for Aix-en-Provence. I'd been looking for a bathroom for a while so once I found my place (my track? my terminal? what do you call those?") I asked someone where I could find a restroom. She pointed it out to me and when I got there I was really surprised to learn you had to pay to use it. There were ladies there who took your ...


