What really happened...
25 września 2018, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 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. It Czytaj więcej
The ropes of Montpellier
26 września 2018, Francja ⋅ ☀️ 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 a Czytaj więcej
"Welcome to France..."
30 września 2018, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 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, Geoff Czytaj więcej
The Olympic Pool
1 października 2018, Francja ⋅ 🌬 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 bathing Czytaj więcej
Place de la Comedie
2 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ☀️ 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. Right Czytaj więcej
Danser en Montpellier
3 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ☀️ 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 heart Czytaj więcej
Weather in Montpellier
4 października 2018, Francja ⋅ 🌙 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 part Czytaj więcej
Wild beach, wilder ride...
6 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 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 car Czytaj więcej
Thanksgiving in Montpellier
7 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 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 of Czytaj więcej
Montpellier aquarium
11 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 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 school Czytaj więcej
Montpellier Handball
13 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 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. Czytaj więcej
In the heart of western art country...
16 października 2018, Francja ⋅ 🌧 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 early Czytaj więcej
Roman legacy in Laguedoc-Rousillon
16 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 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 the Czytaj więcej
Roussillon
17 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ☀️ 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 dark Czytaj więcej
Sur le Pont d'Avignon
17 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 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 like Czytaj więcej
Artists walks in Provence
18 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 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 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 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 and Czytaj więcej
Cirques de Navacelles
19 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 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 able Czytaj więcej
Kids in the Kitchen
28 października 2018, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 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, Czytaj więcej
Question box
29 października 2018, Francja ⋅ 🌧 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 października 2018, Francja ⋅ 🌧 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 listopada 2018, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 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, while Czytaj więcej
Hallllloweeeeeen!!!
5 listopada 2018, Francja ⋅ 🌧 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! Czytaj więcej
Paul Crouzet Primary School
8 listopada 2018, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 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 teacher Czytaj więcej
Pickled onions for dinner!
8 listopada 2018, Francja ⋅ 🌧 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 our Czytaj więcej






















































































































































































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!
PodróżnikThis is hilarious (after the fact of course).