Friday, January 27, 2012

Avignon et les Baux de Provence avec Romain

Romain is originally from Avignon so he took me there on a random trip. We had drinks with his grandma and then had dinner with his dad and brother. It was a really fun, mellow trip and on the way back we decided to go to les baux de provence which I tried to go to with the girls the week before but the bus was closed. So since Romain has a car we went together. It means the "beauty of provence" and it really is. It is a medieval town built into the mountain. There wasnt much going on but it was beautiful.



In front of the palais des papes

The famous Pont d'Avignon


There is a famous song that goes along as well, "Sur le Pont d'Avignon, on y danse, on y danse. Sur le Pont d'Avignon, on y danse tous en ronde..."



It really is the beauty of provence


Arles with the Girls!

The Rhone going through Arles












Van Gogh













Marseille on the way to Arles

Marseille St. Charles Train Station 






Aix!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Christmas Markets in Aix

So every year all around Europe the Christmas Markets appear. They are not just little street fairs but full on houses filled with every christmas item you can think of. And the whole town of Aix is lit up like a Christmas tree. Cours Mirabeau and all the fountains look absolutely gorgeous. These pictures dont give it justice, but its a glimpse, and they stay up until mid-January.


A bit blurry, but this was us walking home after school.