St Gilles

Indefinite Honeymoon!

It was a very quiet evening, a private concert in St Gilles. I had a good talk with my friend Fanfan. We went first to eat a durum. That day I noticed the fashion sense is somewhat different in Brussels than Sydney. I had my Japanese gothic frilly ...

Nach 3 Tagen Anreise sind wir am Dienstag Abend in St. Gilles Croix de Vie angekommen. Das Städchen liegt am Fluss Vie...C´est la Vie! Wir lebten im Garten der Omi mit Hühnern! Die Hühner musten aber nicht mit uns die Stange teilen ;-)   Wir ...

... cop it. Realise that we're the first customer of the season, and the cabin needs a MAJOR clean. Decide to drive into St-Gilles-les-Bains for a look at the real tourist trap, before the compulsory snorkel. St G. looks like a typical Mediterranean ...

* St. Gilles les Bains - aquarium complex that is basically an underwater zoo. 1-2 hrs. * Piton Ste. Rose - volcano erupted, lava came to church Notre Dame de la Lave * Hell-Bourg - Fresh mountain air and gorgeous scenery make this one of the ...

... that was missing from yesterday ... was out in full force today!  From the metro ride down to Ile St. Helene and the walk on towards Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ... there was no doubting that it was race day, and that everybody was hyped up for the ...

... ; But with the good comes the bad - F1 is a glamorous sport, and attracts the world's jet-set crowd.  Crescent street and St. Catharines street - though fun for a bit, the scene got a bit too plastic tonight, which is to be expected from an event ...

It's St Nicholas. That's a big deal in Brussels. Presents and everything. More importantly though, it means it's nearly Christmas. I love Chrsitmas, and you would think that this year my impending unemployment may somewhat be hindering ...

... , Thursday Castle Day. We are off on a tour to a couple of Castles in the area. We meet Anthony from northern England, Gilles from Paris bus working in Dublin, and Laura from Canada who works in Soul, Korea as an English Teacher. We are off ...