Destination: France

Photos: Carcasonne

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 | By romina | Photo Gallery

Carcassone (Old City) 4-5 Oct

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 | By romina | Views [411]

From Bordeaux, we headed south east to the town of Carcassone. A fortified medieval town dating back to 5 th century BC. The city is surrounded by walls, which once protected a castle, church and its many inhabitants. (There are approx 115 people still ... Read more >

Photos: Bordeaux, Sarlat-La-Caneda

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 | By romina | Photo Gallery

Bordeaux, Sarlat-La-Caneda 2-3 Oct

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 | By romina | Views [1419]

We again headed southwest and took the train to Bordeaux (one of the world’s best wine regions). The city itself was unimpressive, a Paris wannabe but lacking the maintenance and care. It was a pity, the architecture of the buildings were actually lovely ... Read more >

Sunday afternoon

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 | By scigwen | Views [467] | Comments [2]

Sunday afternoons in Paris for me are like little holidays. Friday and Saturday, although I have no classes, tend to be pretty busy, but Sundays are just lazy days here. Nothing is open apart from galleries and flea markets - it's like heaven. Today ... Read more >

Photos: Chateaux (Loire Region)

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 | By romina | Photo Gallery

Photos: Amboise (Loire Region)

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 | By romina | Photo Gallery

Photos: Tours (Loire Region)

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 | By romina | Photo Gallery

Tags: amboise, chateaux/castles, tours

Italy, France 10 & 11 October

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [775]

The mist continued down into the valley in Italy, it was 5pm and felt like rush hour traffic even though it was Saturday. We headed east to Chatillon and turned up the valley toward Breuil where we hoped the new day would bring clear skies ... Read more >

France, Switzerland, 8 – 10 October

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [654]

Trying not to look guilty, acting as dumb as we felt, we noticed the French border guard's grimace when he discovered we didn't speak French. He asked where we were going – 'France' , where have we come from – 'Switzerland' . No doubt he was ... Read more >

Tours, Amboise, Blois, Chateaux/Castles 30-Sep to 1-Oct

Fri, 8 Oct 2010 | By romina | Views [1139]

After Paris we headed southwest towards the region of the Loire Valley, about 1.5hrs by TGV (fast) train (…this is the 1 st of many train trips using my 2-month Eurail pass) and based ourselves in the city of Tours. The city was the launching pad for ... Read more >

September in Paris

Fri, 8 Oct 2010 | By scigwen | Views [527] | Comments [1]

While sitting today on the sunny but chilly balcony outside our living room, I started to reflect on the last month in Paris and how things have been going so far. Now that the initial excitement has worn off, a bit of homesickness has set in and ... Read more >

Photos: Paris

Tue, 5 Oct 2010 | By romina | Photo Gallery

Tags: paris

Paris 23-29 Sep 2010

Tue, 5 Oct 2010 | By romina | Views [324]

Arrived in Paris 23rd Sept from Sydney via Bangkok and London.  I thought I was fine, but eventually reached the apartment with a migraine, heavy & tired body and soon ended up with food poisoning.  After dropping off our backpacks at the apartment, ... Read more >

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Mon, 4 Oct 2010 | By mountainsofmydreams | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010