Saturday, April 28, 2007

Easter

Near as I can tell, the Easter bunny doesn't come to France and good little French children don't receive Easter baskets.

Nonetheless, Easter goodies are available in the stores, and I was able to treat myself to a chocolate Easter rabbit:

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Thursday, April 26, 2007

Editorial Note #2

Yes, I know I said that I would post more about my trips to St. Malo and to Lourdes, and I will, honest. Pictures and everything.

First, though, I have to survive this week's battery of tests. There was the test in General French on Tuesday, today was Business French, and tomorrow, there's one in Oral French. Then, I'll post about my Easter holidays. I promise.

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Friday, April 20, 2007

Second Easter Vacation Trip: Lourdes

I arrived in Lourdes on Wednesday for a brief "pilgrimage" that will last through Sunday. As with the St. Malo trip, I didn't think it worth the trouble to lug my own computer with me, so details and pictures will have to await my return. (It's too hard to write any length using a French keyboard!) But yes, I have participated in the candlelight procession and gone to the baths and lit candles in the grotto.

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Editorial note

I had intended to write about my trip to St. Malo following my return on Monday, but it didn't work out that way. Well, there were those trips to the post office to pick up packages and letters that had arrived (two different post offices, too, for some reason), and tax returns (snarl) to finish up, and a stray website problem to troubleshoot. So the account and pictures from Bretagne will just have to wait.

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Thursday, April 12, 2007

Visit to Bretagne

I'm spending part of the Easter vacation in Bretagne, specifically St. Malo. It's a coastal town, and is known for its wall and its past as a "pirate city". I'm very much enjoying being on the sea. I hadn't realized how claustrophobic I was getting in Paris!

While I ordinarily don't do product endorsements here, I have to say that Expedia.fr did very well for me. I'm staying at the Hotel Cartier, which has been recently refurbished and is very centrally located within the walls.

I decided at the last minute against bringing my computer with me, so this posting is from an Internet cafe (with, of course, a French keyboard), so I'll have to wait until I get home to post pictures or provide more details.

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