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This weekend we ventured outside of Nice, visiting Cannes on Saturday and Antibes on Sunday. Our day trips enabled us to experience a fundamental part of French culture: the trains.  Trains act ...

This weekend’s trips were extremely fun. On Saturday we took our own coach bus with the students from St. Laurent to San Remo, Italy. While we were there we enjoyed a nice three-course ...

Bonjour! Yesterday was La fête National or the Independence Day for France. In America, people refer to it as Bastille Day, which is because it was the storming of the Bastille. In class, we ...

Today was a somewhat relaxing day in the town of Nice. It all started off with our typical morning French class where we were studying vocabulary words and introducing ourselves with new French ...

Today was an exhausting but an exhilaratingly fun-filled day in Nice. Our morning had started off with fresh croissants from the nearest bakery, followed by a daily French lesson and a short ...

A few days ago all the Abbey Road kids arrived in beautiful Nice, France. When we got to the residence hall, all of us had time to rest and unpack. Later that evening, we experienced a wonderful ...

So far we have been to the beach twice. “La vieille ville” of Nice and St. Laurent, and many other fascinating and beautiful places. The past three days have been very busy! On Monday ...

July 6, 2015 Today was our first full day in Nice. When I had arrived, I was overly exhausted due to the 6 hour time difference, but nonetheless was swept away by the serene beauty of this place. ...

The first set of classes started today (Tuesday). They were wonderful, we split off into two groups to learn. After a while of learning, we all visited a candy factory where we were given a tour, ...

This first weekend of our Nice trip was amazing. Although we got there to find out there is a heat wave going on currently, the heat did not make a dent in our fun. On Saturday once we got to the ...

by Savannah B. During our weekend excursions we traveled to St. Tropez and Grasse. We travelled to St. Tropez via a two and a half hour boat ride. When you go to St. Tropez bring a lot of money. ...

This week I really enjoyed painting scenes of Nice and the surrounding countryside. Working from life, sitting in the street or park has provided me with a new and refreshing perspective to begin ...