Today we went to Monaco in the morning and visited the Musée Océanographique and the palais princier. Later in the the afternoon, we went to Eze, a little medieval village where the famous Fragonard perfume factory is located. -Leslie Faucheux Related Programs: St-Laurent-du-Var Summer program in France-French Language Program and ...
To kick off our month of excursions, we traveled west from Nice to Monaco on Saturday. There we toured le Musée Océanographique and afterwards took a tour of the Prince's Palace. After doing a bit of shopping and having lunch, we went to the perched village of Eze. There we toured Parfumerie Fragonard to learn how perfume is made. We ...
These past 3 days have been full of jet lag and adventure! The first day, everyone went to their homestay family and got to know them a little bit better. My family welcomed my roommate and I to a very comfortable and cute setting! The second day was made up of an introduction to the program and getting to know the other kids in the program. ...
Things are off and running in Nice. We spent our first full day doing our placement exams, followed by orientation. It was such a nice day that we decided to stay in the local pétanque park all afternoon. In the evening, we put together a picnic and headed to the beach for sunset. On Friday, we had our first French classes, electives, ...
This evening, we went to a restaurant called Dylano right on the beach. -Leslie Faucheux Related Program: St-Laurent-du-Var Summer program in France-French Language Program and Studies in the Arts, Culture, and Sports Abbey Road ...
After a long day of traveling and resting with our homestay family upon our arrival, we finally spent our first day as a group. We went through the Abbey Road Programs orientation, learning about local customs and safety procedures. We then took a placement test to determine our proficiency level. Lunch was spent in downtown ...
I've made it! After a total of 12 hours on a plane, je suis arrivée à St-Laurent-du-Var! It is more beautiful than I could ever have imagined, and everyone in the program is absolutely lovely. I have now been here three days, and we have already done so much. We have gone to Nice, explored St-Laurent-du-Var and even met the mayor. Below are a ...
Aix is a really quiet town and easy to cross in less than 20 minutes, but Marseille is the second largest city in France, and it was a colorful and impressive contrast for the students to discover. This year, it is the European "Capital of Culture", so it's permanently lively with cultural activities, live music in the street, theaters, ...
After two less-than comfortable flights in ‘Economy’ seating, I made my way to Saint-Laurent-du-Var in the beautiful region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. I was the first student to arrive at the airport in Nice and was kindly greeted by one of our professeurs (teachers), Hélène, and the founder of Abbey Road Programs, Dr. Arthur ...
My first day in Saint-Laurent-du-Var was amazing! Exhausting, but amazing. It was wonderful meeting my host mother, who is an absolute sweetheart, and the town itself is incredibly beautiful. It's so different from what I’m used to, but in a really nice way. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that I understood most of what was being said, ...