What really happened...
25. syyskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Today, we started our weekly “croissants and pastries” breakfast at our neighbourhood boulangerie. Our daily adventure - cycling the 10km bike path along the river up to the Montpellier Zoo. ItLue lisää
The ropes of Montpellier
26. syyskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Montpellier can have its advantages and its disadvantages, for example, The baguette here is amazing but if you wait till the afternoon to get one, chances are you’ll be running a mile to find aLue lisää
"Welcome to France..."
30. syyskuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
I heard this (spoken sympathetically) three times last week, from locals... here’s why - Our first travel SIM card finally ran out. We had picked it up in the Reykjavík airport, so this time, GeoffLue lisää
The Olympic Pool
1. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Today me and Geoff went to a french olympic pool and it was huge! First you have to remove your shoes and put them in a small basket, next you go into a changing stall and change into your bathingLue lisää
Place de la Comedie
2. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
La Place de la Comedie is a big downtown square about a two minute walk from our apartment. In the Comedie, there is a big fountain, an opera house, and lots of other shops and restaurants. RightLue 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
Question box
29. lokakuuta 2018, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
If you have any questions about our trip so far then you can leave a comment with your questions in it and we will try to answer as soon as possible.
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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
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
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
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
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






















































































































































































Love this very honest, account, Lara. As Jon Kabat Zinn says "Wherever you go, there you are!" and I guess that includes the whole dang family and all that goes with it! Love reading of your adventures. Thank you for this. xo Victoria, Michael, Anna, Evan, Enzo and your beloved Gus!
MatkaajaThis is hilarious (after the fact of course).