By Pippa We arrived in York on the 23rd of June to hugs from my brother Tristan. Having not seen him in nine months I was pretty excited. We dropped of our luggage at our apartment/house and went out for a drink. On our way back, while we were walking across the bridge a large group …
On public libraries…
By Rachel I was traveling on the train from York to Lancaster today. The conversation I had with the man across from me triggered this post, I think because it got me a little worked up, brought out my passion a bit. So now I'm going to share some of that with you Our conversation …
A French st-Malo
So yeah, I'm back. Have been awfully busy with trying to complete everything that my teachers have sent me in the past month. Anyhow, I'll just stop making excuses and get on with this blog post. So, in case you somehow managed to miss the title, this blog is about the port city (small city) …
Paris Part 2: The Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower
By Pippa Since we were only in Paris for three days we tried to cram in as much stuff as possible, which is our usual plan for these situations. After the Louvre we went to see the Notre Dame church. There was much groaning and mumbling on the walk there, considering we had just spent …
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A short stop in Caen
by Neil Caen was always on the agenda for our world trip, although we didn't plan to stay very long. Looking back, we should have scheduled a bit longer of a stay, because Caen is a town full of history and character. There is an interesting blend of old and new, with classic architecture rubbing …
A couple of French libraries
By Rachel So I wasn't intending to do another library post. I wasn't actually thinking I would be going into any more libraries. But...you know how it is, you go for a walk and lo and behold there's a library - and it looks kind of cool. Can't NOT go in. So it was in …
Paris part 1: The Louvre
We arrived in Paris on the 14th of June. Paris!! One thing I loved doing in Paris was walking around and taking pictures of all the old buildings. Walking along the river, even though the water isn't exactly the cleanest or the bluest, is also nice. One thing I like about walking along the river is …
The first weekend of June
by Rachel Just over a week ago was the first weekend of June - a holiday weekend of sorts, we discovered, in Italy. We sure had some holiday experiences in Roviano! Let's start with Friday night. We arrived back on the train from Tivoli and the piazza was just hopping! It turns out that the …
Hadrian’s summer cottage
by Neil Last Friday, the S-J's decided to go on a little hike to check out some Roman ruins just outside of Tivoli. We decided to walk because Google Maps assured us there was no public transit from Tivoli to the site of Villa Adriana----Google was wrong. There is public transit because it passed us …
Getting to know Knossos
by Neil We have been back in Italy for nearly two weeks now and I am finally getting down to writing a post about Crete. I am not, as is often the case, suffering from procrastination, but still basking in the experience. I liked the idea of Crete, heck, it's been a lifelong ambition to …
A year of discovery 