Estimem a Barcelona!
12 ноября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 visitedЧитать далее
Escola Baldiri Reixac
12 ноября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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. IЧитать далее
Barcelona
11 ноября 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 loveЧитать далее
Gift of music in public spaces
10 ноября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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 trainЧитать далее
Leaving montpellier
10 ноября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 weЧитать далее
L'art partagé et l'art singulier
9 ноября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 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 hisЧитать далее
Pickled onions for dinner!
8 ноября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 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 ourЧитать далее
Paul Crouzet Primary School
8 ноября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 teacherЧитать далее
Hallllloweeeeeen!!!
5 ноября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 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!Читать далее
Pic Saint-Loup
1 ноября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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, whileЧитать далее
Art project
29 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 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
Question box
29 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
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Kids in the Kitchen
28 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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,Читать далее
Cirques de Navacelles
19 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 ableЧитать далее
Grotte des Demoiselles
19 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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 andЧитать далее
Artists walks in Provence
18 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 likeЧитать далее
Roussillon
17 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 darkЧитать далее
Roman legacy in Laguedoc-Rousillon
16 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 theЧитать далее
In the heart of western art country...
16 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 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 earlyЧитать далее
Montpellier Handball
13 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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.Читать далее
Montpellier aquarium
11 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 schoolЧитать далее
Thanksgiving in Montpellier
7 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofЧитать далее
Wild beach, wilder ride...
6 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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 carЧитать далее
Weather in Montpellier
4 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ 🌙 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 partЧитать далее
Danser en Montpellier
3 октября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 heartЧитать далее


























































































































































































ПутешественникIt’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