With the vacances d'avril (aka "Easter holidays") just about to start this year, it's time for me to recount my travels around this time last year, during my first year as an assistante in France. Similar to what I'd done during the vacances de Noël that year with the ambitious trip to the UK and Ireland, I hopped through many countries that … Continue reading Destination: Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Part 1)
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Bonjour! Last weekend, I celebrated my 24th birthday with a weekend getaway to Dijon, a quaint city located in the Burgundy region of eastern France, halfway between Paris and Besançon. I went with my flatmates, six other assistantes who were also interested in checking out what the place had to offer- we'd booked over a month in … Continue reading Destination: Dijon, France
Le pont van-Gogh (pont de Langlois) in Arles, France (March 2016).
Bonjour! A couple of weeks ago, I decided to take a day trip over to the château de Fontainebleau, a castle-turned-palace situated about 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Paris. From the 16th to 19th centuries, it housed the French royalty, including that of Emperor Napoleon Bonparte for a short while before he abdicated his throne in 1814. … Continue reading Destination: Château de Fontainebleau, France
Along the fortified city walls of Saint-Malo in Brittany, France (March 2016).
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