So I am back in Dijon after my weekend in Montpellier! The weekend was very, very fun, but now I am very, very tired and am very much looking forward to going to sleep. We changed our clocks last night and lost an hour, so that didn’t help.
Friday I arrived in Montpellier around 2 and Paul gave me a whirlwind tour of the city (if you need a tour guide in Montpellier, he’s your man). It’s a really nice city and the weather was beautiful. Just made me wish I was studying there (or anywhere in the south, really)! Unfortunately, I didn’t get any great photos of the city. Sorry! After the tour, we had dinner at his house, and went to a bar with some of his friends.
The next day, he had a group excursion to Nîmes and Pont du Gard and, since it was free, I decided to tag along. Nîmes is another really pretty city and I’m so glad I finally got to see Pont du Gard (for free!). I’ve been seeing pictures of it since 6th grade when I started taking Latin!
Paul in Nîmes:
Pont du Gard (I like the shadows in this one):
Me, Paul, and Pont du Gard:
So we spent the day touring and that night went to a friend’s apartment for a birthday party. There was quite a diverse group of people at the party: American, British, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, and French. As you can imagine, there was a mélange of languages being spoken (I only spoke English and French…and sometimes English in a British accent which totally counts). It was fun and I met a lot of people, but we didn’t get home until very late.
Today consisted of sitting on a train for 4 and a half hours trying to concentrate on my Rimbaud reading while across from me sat a 3-year old French boy (sooo cute). It was reasonably productive.
Overall it was a very good weekend. I could have done with more sleep, but the only thing I paid for all weekend (other than train tickets) was lunch on Saturday, there was lots to see, and the weather was gorgeous, so I really can't complain.
Definitely a city to put on your list!
Friday I arrived in Montpellier around 2 and Paul gave me a whirlwind tour of the city (if you need a tour guide in Montpellier, he’s your man). It’s a really nice city and the weather was beautiful. Just made me wish I was studying there (or anywhere in the south, really)! Unfortunately, I didn’t get any great photos of the city. Sorry! After the tour, we had dinner at his house, and went to a bar with some of his friends.
The next day, he had a group excursion to Nîmes and Pont du Gard and, since it was free, I decided to tag along. Nîmes is another really pretty city and I’m so glad I finally got to see Pont du Gard (for free!). I’ve been seeing pictures of it since 6th grade when I started taking Latin!
Paul in Nîmes:
Pont du Gard (I like the shadows in this one):
Me, Paul, and Pont du Gard:
So we spent the day touring and that night went to a friend’s apartment for a birthday party. There was quite a diverse group of people at the party: American, British, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, and French. As you can imagine, there was a mélange of languages being spoken (I only spoke English and French…and sometimes English in a British accent which totally counts). It was fun and I met a lot of people, but we didn’t get home until very late.Today consisted of sitting on a train for 4 and a half hours trying to concentrate on my Rimbaud reading while across from me sat a 3-year old French boy (sooo cute). It was reasonably productive.
Overall it was a very good weekend. I could have done with more sleep, but the only thing I paid for all weekend (other than train tickets) was lunch on Saturday, there was lots to see, and the weather was gorgeous, so I really can't complain.
Definitely a city to put on your list!
1 comment:
You mean put it on the list for the free food?
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