Thursday, September 20, 2007

Marseille computer lab.

It stinks to know that for these two hours of internet each we have paid about eight dollars... five euros. Today we traveled into Marseille town center... its a bit dirty but neat. We met a friend, Bec, from Australia at our hostel and hung out with her all day yesterday. She was real fun and down to earth... We didnt do much here in Marseille besides visit the beach, although we did get asked out by some ¨Francky¨ character that worked at our favorite panini stand on the beach. Haha. Bec and I (Caitlin) also got asked out to an Irish pub from some men in our hostel... oh my. We stayed in for the night, ate, read, had a glass of cheap wine with our meal, and hit the sack around eleven or midnight. Anna and I have found a new weakness.... Maltesers. They are the European version of Whoppers and they are delicious.... they may be the death of us. If not that, the ice cream here. Today we are going to walk around the street markets more and try to find some fun African influenced stuff to look at it. We love more than Anything to hear all your comments; and we apologize for not responding. Hope to check in tomorrow at our new hostel in Nice!!!

Seacrest OUT

GET IT OUT


That poor cow is stuck in that metal ball.

Marseille




The beautiful beaches of Marseille.... windy as all heck, but beautiful. We have spent our afternoons getting lunch at the local panini/kebab stands along the beach and laying on the rocky coast.

La Palais des Papes


The actual Popes palace in France that was created during the Great Schism.... for those of you church history buffs

The actual setting of Van Goghs famous Cafe Noir painting


The amazing castle of Carcassonne and the famous bridge in Avignon




Monday, September 17, 2007

A few days in Provence

We have finished a book each and almost completed our knitting.... thats right we are tired. We both would agree that Albi has been one of the most enjoyable experiences thus far. After discovering a free jazz concert in the small town, we sat down to a nice cafe and listened to the singer bellow notes in spanish, french, english, and italian. It was beautiful. Now we are exploring the sites of the Provence region, included the place where Van Gogh painted his genious works of art. We have great pictures of Cafe Noir to prove it. There will be pictures soon. Peace in the middle east.