August 25, 2011
August 21, 2011
Mid-August Stay in France (4)
When I'm in Orléans I mainly spend my time with my parents. On Friday we went for a walk along the river Loiret. This river is a re-emergence of the river Loire and it runs for about 15 kms before to throw back itself in the river Loire ! My parents actually live between the 2 rivers so they can enjoy both very easily.
August 19, 2011
Mid-August Stay in France (3)
On Monday - by the way 15th August is a bank holiday in France, the Catholic church is celebrating Mary's going to heaven - I went to Aix en Provence to have lunch - in a Labonese restaurant - with my friend J.J. He is an artist, see his blog : http://enarcane17.unblog.fr/
Afterwards we went for a walk 10 minutes away by car from Aix. It's part of the charm of this area : you're very quickly in the middle of nowhere. I went back to Montpellier in the afternoon and had dinner at my friends D. & J.M's.
On Tuesday I went to the hairdresser's in Nîmes. K. is sort of a friend by now so whenever I can I go to his salon. K. is fascinated by berlin and intends to live there part of the time next year. He will keep his business in Nîmes. At lunchtime I met C. from the S.P.F. Unfortunately they don't seem to have a website in English but do have a look : http://www.secourspopulaire.fr/. I have been a volunteer in the late 90's and early 2000's and I learnt a lot with them. They have not only great ideas about the fact that anybody can be helping in any small way to change things but they actually involve a lot of people from all streams of life.
In the evening I was invited in Cap d'Agde. In the textile area. My friends B & D from Orléans had rented a flat there.
On Wednesday I went on the train again to go to Orléans.
Afterwards we went for a walk 10 minutes away by car from Aix. It's part of the charm of this area : you're very quickly in the middle of nowhere. I went back to Montpellier in the afternoon and had dinner at my friends D. & J.M's.
On Tuesday I went to the hairdresser's in Nîmes. K. is sort of a friend by now so whenever I can I go to his salon. K. is fascinated by berlin and intends to live there part of the time next year. He will keep his business in Nîmes. At lunchtime I met C. from the S.P.F. Unfortunately they don't seem to have a website in English but do have a look : http://www.secourspopulaire.fr/. I have been a volunteer in the late 90's and early 2000's and I learnt a lot with them. They have not only great ideas about the fact that anybody can be helping in any small way to change things but they actually involve a lot of people from all streams of life.
In the evening I was invited in Cap d'Agde. In the textile area. My friends B & D from Orléans had rented a flat there.
On Wednesday I went on the train again to go to Orléans.
August 18, 2011
Mid-August Stay in France (2)
I spent Saturday night at my friends C. & C.A. C. wasn't there so I shared the nice C.A's cuisine with him. On Sunday morning we went to the colorful market of Wazemmes to get our lunch. I caught the TGV to Montpellier in the afternoon. This time round I was staying at the hotel as my friend N. was coming back from Japon only today. For family reasons she wasn't sure until the last minute when she'll be able to.
August 17, 2011
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