 | Week 2 so far
2008-05-15, Nice, France. By: nyphertiti | | The weqther has been a little off these last few days with the exception of monday (when I burned myself to a crisp at the beach) and yesterday.
There was a wonderful antiaue flea market in the old... |
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 | Week 1
2008-05-10, Nice, France. By: nyphertiti | | Arrived safe and sound. I got settled in my hotel and set out right away to see the sights. It was a holiday here so there were lots of people out. I met my first French friend - Pierre. He bought... |
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 | A Real Forest
2008-04-12, Fontainebleau, France. By: micah4 | | I didn't realize that I was a forest snob until I moved to Paris. Manicured gardens with trees neatly planted in rows can be very appealing to the eye, however, they do little for my heart. I was crav... |
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 | Bonny Scotland meets Gay Pariee
2008-04-21, Paris, France. By: travelalex | | When trying to sum up what a wonderful time I've had in this country, the first thing that springs to mind is the immeasurable pain I'm in following my wisdom tooth removal. The process however, did ... |
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 | Mace in the Face, the Olympic Spirit
2008-04-10, Paris, France. By: travelalex | | The Olympic torch relay met heavy protest in London, and knowing Paris' love of protests, figured it would be no different here. Nor did the police, sending out 3,000 coppers on horse, foot, motorbik... |
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 | Escape into Nature
2008-04-06, Saint-Cloud, France. By: micah4 | | Green
I give these flowers and fruits, these leafy sprays,
and my heart also, throbbing for your sake,
into your two white hands - oh, do not break
such poor gifts, nor your eyes deny them prais... |
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 | rice paper illumination
2008-03-08, Paris, France. By: micah4 | | A walk in the forest became a beer in an English pub with Peter. After stumbling upon Andy watching Rugby, we invited ourselves to dinner at Stephanie's. How we ended up dancing to Diana Ross and the ... |
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 | Easter Octave '08
2008-03-23, Paris, France. By: slaveofihs | | *** All ads surrounding my journals are automatically generated by Google, not me! I have no choice of what is displayed since I don’t run this website, I only use it to post journals and pictures. **... |
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 | Being Anton Ego for a night
2008-03-22, Paris, France. By: travelalex | | Tonight Chloé and her mother wanted to eat some meat, so I went downstairs to grab a pizza. I decided not to go to the place I ate at last time, their four cheese pizza had just a few too many cheese... |
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 | south africa
2008-02-11, Nice, France. By: olivias | | hi everyone interested in SA,
I want just want to let you know that SA is the most beautifull place on earth. i lived, studied, travelled and did my internship there.
this country has got an amazi... |
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 | Flea markets and Terroists
2008-03-05, Paris, France. By: micah4 | | I ventured to the outskirts of Paris to experience the Marché aux Puces with my undercover fascist friend, Peter. He taught me that you can find everything you need to be a terrorist at a Parisian fle... |
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 | The bees are tasting Spring
2008-03-03, Paris, France. By: micah4 | | Every pink petal, bright ray of sun, and pregnant drop of rain is a honeyed bread crumb leading bees to the paradise of Spring. This isn't just a quiet change from winter to summer. This is exploding-... |
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| A note from my friend
2008-02-11, Nice, France. By: olivias | | Here is something my friend send me who, just like me, is currently on her gap year. She has opted to go to Mexico and apparently is having the time of her life. It sounds great what she tells me abou... |
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 | Rolling without brakes
2008-02-24, Paris, France. By: micah4 | | Every Sunday swarms of Parisians slip on their roller blades and take to the streets like a gang of early 90s fitness fanatics with their spandex, knee pads, and boom boxes strategically strapped on f... |
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| NICE is great
2008-02-11, Nice, France. By: olivias | | Made my way to Nice yesterday and really have to say it's great. Seen the beach and ben to the shops. Has anyone been and can tell me where to eat best. That would begreat! |
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 | I love Paris in the winter!
2008-02-11, Paris, France. By: sherridan | | Well we just can't seem to stay away from France and so, just three months later, Rob and I are back here again for a petite interlude. Rob's reason was to once again attend Retromobile, apparently a ... |
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| Looking for recommendations
2008-02-11, Montpellier, France. By: olivias | | Hey,
I am currently doing my Gap Year in Europe. Thought it'd be better to stay close to family while being able to see all those different cultures we have in all those winderful European countri... |
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 | Spontaneous Sea Safari
2008-02-08, Honfleur, France. By: micah4 | | It all began with the craving for the salty lick of the sea on my toes. I convinced my friend with a car that a day trip to Normandie was just how a sunny Saturday should be spent. We drove away from ... |
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| I love Paris
2001-09-04, Paris, France. By: christykai | | I love Paris in the Springtime! Wait it's Fall and it's cold and rainy and absolutely fabulous. We picked up tickets for the train to Paris and after climbing up and down 25,000 flights of stairs wi... |
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 | Motorcylce Sunsets
2008-01-28, Paris, France. By: micah4 | | What better way to watch a sunset than zipping through Montmartre on the back of a motorcycle driven by an Armenian guy? This is only the second time I've been on a two-wheeled-this-is-what-it-feels-l... |
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 | Our drive to the north becomes a “two pont day.”
2008-01-13, Lourmarin, France. By: len_doug | | A second consecutive day of bright sunshine was cause for celebration, even if it started with below-freezing temperatures. We left Lourmarin at 9 a.m., which is too early for the sun to penetrate th... |
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 | LOST IN THE WORLD
2008-01-07, Paris, France. By: laneise | | My first day was horrible I got lost on the metro, on the way to school, from school, its better to say when i didnt get lost because i got lost so many times.Did i forget to mention how sexy the guy... |
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 | “Second Paris of France” deserves its reputation.
2008-01-08, Aix-en-Provence, France. By: len_doug | | Each day so far we’ve driven the back roads from La Jassine to Pertuis for shopping (see January 6th post for a link to a map of the Luberon region), but today we skirted town and headed for Aix-en-Pr... |
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 | open eyes, open heart
2008-01-08, Paris, France. By: micah4 | | So after my new year's resolution to enjoy the love Paris has to offer backfired with a creepy guy named Stephan trying to kiss me in the metro, I decided to change my resolution. I will discover Pari... |
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| Jouez un cheval!
2008-01-05, Paris, France. By: micah4 | | Today I met Janine's godchildren. They are adorable boys with fantastic names! Alexander and Maximilian. We went to the park to ride the plastic ponies, but they quickly discovered that I can do a rat... |
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 | Bring back the Concorde – or something better!
2008-01-04, Marseille, France. By: len_doug | | The first company or country to figure out how to move large numbers of passengers faster than 500 miles per hour across multiple time zones will enjoy unimaginable success – and win the Nobel Peace P... |
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 | making friends in monochrome
2007-12-29, Paris, France. By: micah4 | | I met a man named Virgil, who takes amazing photos and told me all about his recent divorce. I met a woman named Marilyn who has inch long silver nails and prefers to take photos with film. I met an A... |
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| Violence and High Tea
2007-12-28, Paris, France. By: micah4 | | Yesterday Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, wrapping Pakistan in violence like the grim reaper's cloak. I became aware of the news while sipping tea with Janine and her friends. There we sat in a lovel... |
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 | Noël
2007-12-25, Paris, France. By: micah4 | | Christmas in Paris started out with a most graceful sunrise. I began my day with yoga and then meditated about prayer. I pictured the peaceful faces of all my family and friends still sleeping in that... |
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 | A normal conversation in four languages
2007-12-22, Paris, France. By: micah4 | | So, I went out the other night with my Japanese friend Shoko and her friends (Japanese and French). Between the five of us, we spoke Japanese, French, English and Spanish. There was no common language... |
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