St. Tropez For the very last weekend of my stay with the Abbey Road French Cultural Immersion Summer Program, we traveled to St. Tropez on Saturday, a very high-end and luxurious town, and les Gorges du Verdon, a beautiful river canyon on Sunday. They were two different experiences but no less enjoyable. A bit about St. Tropez You have ...
On Monday, we continued our French lessons. Instead of visiting the market at Cours Saleya or shopping at Place Massena, we were able to tour a confiserie. This classic candy store diverged from the candy to which we are accustomed. It was like visiting a classic ice cream or soda pop shop. Confiserie Florian specializes in candied fruits, ...
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 as a primary mode of transportation between cities in France. Many people depend on trains to get to where they need to go when they need to get ...
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 meal for lunch and then got some free time. During our free time, we had the option of going to a private beach or going shopping, it is to no surprise that I ...
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 learned about Bastille day. We learned how it was the start of the French Revolution when the poor rose up in resistance to the nobles. After our lesson, ...
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 phrases that will help us while living in Nice. After our classes were over, our teachers said that we were going to a museum, but really, they had ...
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 excursion to a nearby Russian church. Although it was closed, we still got the chance to marvel at the fun-filled architecture. After this, we had ...
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 French dinner. I had grilled pepper salad and gnocchi, which was absolutely incredible! The second day the group took a walk on the beach after a ...
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 we visited "la vieille ville" of St. Laurent. We walked around the narrow streets and saw many moments such as "l'eglise" the church, which was built in the ...
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. From the airport, we'd hopped on the bus which had taken us to our residence; La Segurane. Each person has their own personal room accompanied with a ...