David spent last week skiing in the Alps, while I remained here in Nîmes. I was never a fan of winter sports (or any sport, really), but I did break my upper arm last year by engaging in the extremely risky activity of walking during winter, so skiing would probably result in a…
Category: France
Other People
I always have this very strange thought that goes through my head whenever David and I are traveling, especially if we are in a place where we don’t speak or understand the language. I always look at other people and think, “I’ve lived all my life never knowing you existed, and now here…
Right Brain, Left Brain
I once read that in order to function at our best, people should perform activities that engage both the right and left hemispheres of the brain. I don’t think it meant that we needed to do both at the same time (like the stories we’ve all heard of surgeons who have music playing in the…
Why France?
Why indeed. I had the same French teacher, Madame Hea, for almost all of elementary school. Madame Hea was an actual French woman from France, who always wore an A-line skirt, sweater set, pumps, and the requisite silk scarf. I’m pretty sure she never wore pants, at least never when she was teaching. She was…
Vienne
We took a train from Lyon’s Perrache station yesterday for a day trip to Vienne, the southern-most city of the Burgundy region. About halfway into the ride, it began to drizzle slightly, and naturally by the time we arrived in Vienne, the drizzle had turned into full-on rain. Vienne’s businesses tend to be closed on Sunday and Monday,…