tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88343302700099192302011-04-21T20:58:14.817-07:00Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569345763326219626noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834330270009919230.post-23788322964129943572008-12-04T03:30:00.000-08:002008-12-05T05:43:34.726-08:00It's the weekend! It is really easy to travel around France on the weekends, Avery. There is a really fast train called the TGV (<span style="font-style: italic;">Train Grand Vitesse...</span>literally, very fast train) that can take you anywhere!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STfAPF__HzI/AAAAAAAAB5w/KvTsipUhosM/s1600-h/IMG_1480.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STfAPF__HzI/AAAAAAAAB5w/KvTsipUhosM/s320/IMG_1480.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275896854028951346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />How about we go to the oldest city in France, Marseille?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STfA476bVzI/AAAAAAAAB54/UcLCs_JOLOI/s1600-h/IMG_1471.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STfA476bVzI/AAAAAAAAB54/UcLCs_JOLOI/s320/IMG_1471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275897572875786034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Next stop, Dijon. The capital of mustard! During the weekend in French cities, everybody comes together at the outdoor markets. Filled with families, friends, and fresh foods...these markets are a great way to relax on a lazy Sunday morning.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STksR8onH5I/AAAAAAAAB6A/3dVhnNFwE74/s1600-h/IMG_1604.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STksR8onH5I/AAAAAAAAB6A/3dVhnNFwE74/s320/IMG_1604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276297125287108498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Grenoble is our last stop! Grenoble is a beautiful city surrounded by <span style="font-style: italic;">three </span>mountain ranges. Look how big the Alps are!<br /><br />Hey! Who threw that snowball!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STktqf84hSI/AAAAAAAAB6I/XzllmCHj93o/s1600-h/IMG_1631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STktqf84hSI/AAAAAAAAB6I/XzllmCHj93o/s200/IMG_1631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276298646595863842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STkuNDTqTnI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/VbOKxrbADlE/s1600-h/IMG_1634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STkuNDTqTnI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/VbOKxrbADlE/s200/IMG_1634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276299240202194546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Phew, what a day! Ready to go back to Lyon, Avery?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STku43cNlQI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/jc7S_w4pweE/s1600-h/IMG_1377.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/STku43cNlQI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/jc7S_w4pweE/s200/IMG_1377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276299992931079426" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8834330270009919230-2378832296412994357?l=averynest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569345763326219626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834330270009919230.post-47044223468457450532008-11-20T20:18:00.000-08:002008-11-20T20:29:03.203-08:00Now that you have seen a little bit of the city, I think it's time we go to class. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SSY3UgWH7qI/AAAAAAAAB5g/0PXHQwNqkQw/s1600-h/IMG_1424.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270961239303384738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SSY3UgWH7qI/AAAAAAAAB5g/0PXHQwNqkQw/s320/IMG_1424.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Welcome to the Universite de Jean Moulin - Lyon 3. This building used to be a tobacco factory, so the students now call it "the fac" for short. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Some times we have classes late at night. To keep all the bored students awake, the University lights up!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SSY4GryQAmI/AAAAAAAAB5o/Kj21fY2ErY8/s1600-h/IMG_1427.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270962101367603810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SSY4GryQAmI/AAAAAAAAB5o/Kj21fY2ErY8/s320/IMG_1427.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8834330270009919230-4704422346845745053?l=averynest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569345763326219626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834330270009919230.post-85843834119754701732008-11-14T07:42:00.000-08:002008-11-14T08:10:18.722-08:00The city of Lyon is one of the oldest in France. In fact, the Romans once lived here!<br /><div><div><div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Look Avery, there is the Saône! See that cathedral in the back? It's called Notre Dame de Fourviere. After we have a look around Vieux Lyon, the oldest part of the city of Lyon, let's climb up to the cathedral, I heard there is a great view of the city!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SR2eRXTwW8I/AAAAAAAABz4/docDmTU7Bro/s1600-h/04.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268541160245189570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SR2eRXTwW8I/AAAAAAAABz4/docDmTU7Bro/s320/04.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Welcome to <em>Vieux</em> <em>Lyon</em>, Avery! Be careful, the streets are not very level, they are made of cobblestones! </p><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SR2fZBsdB2I/AAAAAAAAB0I/u-51eikrK6M/s1600-h/05.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268542391393781602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SR2fZBsdB2I/AAAAAAAAB0I/u-51eikrK6M/s200/05.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hey! Where does that door go to? It's looks like a passage! Are these the <em>traboules </em>of Lyon? They are! Did you know that these can only be found in Lyon? The pass from building to building, and a long time ago, traders of silk, <em>soie </em>in French, would use them to protect thier silk while transporting it! Neat, huh?<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SR2ghReHypI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/19YkYlb4DlU/s1600-h/IMG_1415.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268543632579218066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SR2ghReHypI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/19YkYlb4DlU/s200/IMG_1415.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Wow, we made it to the cathedral, Avery! Look at the view!</p><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SR2iGb1EI6I/AAAAAAAAB0g/fADXInOs5Kw/s1600-h/IMG_1420.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268545370526589858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SR2iGb1EI6I/AAAAAAAAB0g/fADXInOs5Kw/s320/IMG_1420.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SR2hxKiVDFI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/1rjNmKZQqJ0/s1600-h/IMG_1420.JPG"></a><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /></div><p></p><div><br /></div><p></p><div><br /></div><p></p></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8834330270009919230-8584383411975470173?l=averynest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569345763326219626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834330270009919230.post-25357328301978321012008-11-11T03:41:00.000-08:002008-11-11T03:46:36.063-08:00<div>Wow! Look at that river...it runs right through the city! In fact, there are two rivers which divide the city. They even make an island in the middle of the city! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This one is called the Rhone. The other one is just across the bridge, it's called the Saône.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SRlwhn7EHpI/AAAAAAAABzo/evNnYIBEnio/s1600-h/IMG_1413.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267364962141216402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SRlwhn7EHpI/AAAAAAAABzo/evNnYIBEnio/s320/IMG_1413.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8834330270009919230-2535732830197832101?l=averynest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569345763326219626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834330270009919230.post-7437882787778930672008-11-11T03:30:00.000-08:002008-11-11T03:40:30.631-08:00<div>The French love nature. So what better way to enjoy, and protect, nature than to offer public bicycles! These "velovs" are free to use and for everyone to enjoy! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Allez-y, Avery! Lets go for a ride! <div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SRluOWiqzXI/AAAAAAAABzg/2YEK_jTS6Fc/s1600-h/02.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267362432034721138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SRluOWiqzXI/AAAAAAAABzg/2YEK_jTS6Fc/s320/02.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SRluOWiqzXI/AAAAAAAABzg/2YEK_jTS6Fc/s1600-h/02.JPG"></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8834330270009919230-743788278777893067?l=averynest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569345763326219626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834330270009919230.post-29360335494481986922008-11-07T09:02:00.000-08:002008-11-11T03:30:01.009-08:00<span style="font-family:verdana;">Bonjour Avery!</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Bienvenu</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">à Lyon!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Welcome to Lyon, Avery! You must be tired from your flight across the ocean. Maybe you would like to sit and have a coffee?<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SRcyZ-OmZMI/AAAAAAAABvo/9RiO49ke5Gk/s1600-h/IMG_1374.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266733711015437506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8OnUdheHp44/SRcyZ-OmZMI/AAAAAAAABvo/9RiO49ke5Gk/s320/IMG_1374.JPG" border="0" /></a> The French like their coffee small, like an espresso, but it is the perfect size for little Avery!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Un café, s'il vous plaît!</span><br /><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8834330270009919230-2936033549448198692?l=averynest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Averyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569345763326219626noreply@blogger.com0