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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Day 1 in Biarritz
Today was a lovely first day in the beautiful town of Biarritz, France and also Ms. Matthews' birthday! Biarritz is a small town right on the coast of southern France. The beach is absolutely gorgeous with rocky cliffs overlooking it.
We started our day with a very relaxing morning at the hotel. Most of us slept in, had breakfast, showered, etc. A few girls explored Biarritz a bit before we met with the group. We walked down the street to the beach which is approximately 5 minutes away. We enjoyed the sand between our toes as well as the warm sunshine.
The entire group met up at 1:00 to catch a bus to Ciboure where we spent the bulk of our day. Ciboure is the hometown of Maurice Ravel, which is located further down the coast from Biarritz. We searched for Ravel's house and museum, which ended up being inside the tourist office. We had a late lunch at a cafe in Ciboure. There was a lot going on in this quaint little town and we loved watching everything going on. We wandered around a bit more and got ice cream before catching a bus back to Biarritz. We all passed out on the bus because we were so tired!
Dinner and the rest of the night were pretty much on our own. One group of people went to a sushi place for dinner and others of us went to a beach-side grill to watch the sunset. The day overall was pretty relaxed! We are continuing to have a wonderful time!!!
With love from France,
Molly
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Its been a rainy sort of day...
Today was a dreary, cold day in the city of Paris. As Molly said today, and I hate to break it to you folks, but "."
We started off our day with a treck to the Eiffel tower. It was pouring down rain, and my umbrella borke, so I was out of luck. Thankfully my wonderful friends took turns sheltering me under their umbrellas. Since it was so rainy, none of us would have been able to fully enjoy the famous tower for all its worth, so we decided to be hopeful about returning another (preferably sunny) day before we leave.
On to plan B-the Louvre. First off, the Lourve is ginormous and beautiful, and the art work inside is just as amazing. We split up into two groups, and my group had a fun time interpreting the symbolism in paintings, admiring the famous Mona Lisa, and taking a tour of a "garden" of greek statues.
Afterwards some girls decided to do some last minute shopping in this area before we leave for Biarritz tomorrow morning! We are all excited for the adventures to come.
Au Revoir
Jacqueline
Sunday, May 20, 2012
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