Estimem a Barcelona!
12. marraskuuta 2018, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We all agree that two days is not nearly enough time to explore Barcelona... everyone wants to come back at some point. We focused on Antoni Gaudí, famous Spanish modernist architect - and visitedLue lisää
Escola Baldiri Reixac
12. marraskuuta 2018, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
An elementary school located in the middle of Antonio Gaudí’s Parc Güell. Imagine having your school day observed by over 3 million visitors each year. At least the grounds are inspiring. ILue lisää
Barcelona
11. marraskuuta 2018, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We got to Barcelona yesterday afternoon, from Montpellier, via train. Unfortunately, we only got to spend one full day here, and we’re leaving tomorrow at 4:30 in the morning for the airport! I loveLue lisää
Gift of music in public spaces
10. marraskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
This post is late coming (a throwback to France) but I wanted to recognize the absolute magic of open access instruments in community spaces (as a good Canadian Heritage girl). In the Central trainLue lisää
Leaving montpellier
10. marraskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Tonight is our last night here in Montpellier. 😢. Tomorrow we are going to be on the train, headed for barcelona. Montpellier seems like it went by so fast. It feels like its been a week since weLue lisää
L'art partagé et l'art singulier
9. marraskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Dale and Lara finally got to a gallery walk on their last rainy Friday in Montpellier. We saw Yann Dumoget and his “peinture partagée” - Dale loved how you could recognize different places in hisLue lisää
Pickled onions for dinner!
8. marraskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
We had a fun evening tonight with our upstairs neighbours Laurent and Vivette and their 5yo twin girls. They arrived bearing delicious beer and pickled snacks and a traditional baguette from ourLue lisää
Paul Crouzet Primary School
8. marraskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Yesterday, Malcolm and Geoff left the apartment at 0700h (7am) for the small town of Prades Le Les which is an hour-and-a-half long bike ride away. We met with Mme Nathalie Nagot, a primary teacherLue lisää
Hallllloweeeeeen!!!
5. marraskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
In France, they celebrate Halloween, as in sell decorations, and have parties, but people usually don’t go trick or treating like they do in Canada, so we decided to have our own Halloween carnival!Lue lisää
Pic Saint-Loup
1. marraskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Pic Saint-Loup is an inviting mountain about 30 minutes north of Montpellier. We scored this gorgeous afternoon to hike with Thierry and Béa’s family up and down the mountain. The views, whileLue lisää
Art project
29. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
For an art project, we all had to pick a picture we’d taken on our trip in Provence, and recreate it. These are Malcolm’s, Dale’s and my projects.
By Chloë
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29. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
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Kids in the Kitchen
28. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
One of the nice things about being in one place for an extended period of time is being able to accumulate ingredients and make good use of the kitchen. The kids have been very helpful at planning,Lue lisää
Cirques de Navacelles
19. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
I had to do some geology research about the formation of a cirque to prepare for this day. A cirque is an amphitheater shaped bowl carved out of the side of a mountain by water and ice. We were ableLue lisää
Grotte des Demoiselles
19. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Today we went to a giant cave with stalactites and stalagmites. I learned that stalactites come down from above and stalagmites rise from below. On the tour in the cave we saw both stalactites andLue lisää
Artists walks in Provence
18. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
In Aix-en-Provence and Arles, we visited sites of inspiration that moved creations by Cezanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. As “touristy” as this was, I really enjoyed it!
Sur le Pont d'Avignon
17. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
In Avignon, we found a beautiful garden inside the medieval walls of the city, and Chloë and I danced and sang on the Avignon bridge (much to her hidden delight which looked a lot likeLue lisää
Roussillon
17. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
A few days ago we went to the town Roussillon, in Provence, and saw lots and lots of ochre rock formations and buildings. Ochre is a kind of clay, but when we saw it, it was bright orange, and darkLue lisää
Roman legacy in Laguedoc-Rousillon
16. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Better late than never to post about our trip en Provence... we started out in Nimes - a “hit” at the Arène, one of France’s oldest and best preserved Roman coliseums. Once I got over theLue lisää
In the heart of western art country...
16. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
France is a wonderful place to learn about the historical, philosophical and aesthetic transitions between classical and modern western art - we have seen lots of art since we hit Paris in earlyLue lisää
Montpellier Handball
13. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
What a night. Me and Geoff went to a European handball game between the French league champions and the Hungarian national champs. European Handball is a mixture of ultimate, basketball and soccer.Lue lisää
Montpellier aquarium
11. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Have you ever been to an aquarium? Have you ever seen who’s hiding under the water? Well I have. Because today we biked to the Montpellier aquarium and it was AWESOME! We did a project in schoolLue lisää
Thanksgiving in Montpellier
7. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We kept up a long standing thanksgiving tradition this year, the one where we choose the most beautiful day outside for Lara to stay inside and cook up a storm. We couldn’t imagine the month ofLue lisää
Wild beach, wilder ride...
6. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Our first car adventure in France... to Plage Espiguette - an absolutely beautiful wild beach on the Mediterranean about 45 minutes out of town. We rented using “OUIcar” - an AirBNB type carLue lisää
Weather in Montpellier
4. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
We haven’t had a drop of rain since we arrived... I fear it is coming, especially when we biked under this last night on our way through La Comedie. Montpellier is ready!
(Actually, they are partLue lisää
Danser en Montpellier
3. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Lara’s sleuthing through a growing pile of Montpellier brochures yielded this little gem...a dance fiesta and atelier at the Agora Dance Centre, an indoor/outdoor performance space deep in the heartLue lisää


























































































































































































MatkaajaIt’s fun seeing the Gaudi sites again. I agree Barcelona deserves a return visit . Love reading your blog and the pics with it. All well here. Thanks for the FaceTime visit. TGP