FRANCE | Tuesday, 29 Sep 2015 | Views [570]
Friday we had to show up at the train station at 7:30 with clothes for the weekend and food for lunch packed. In addition to everyone in the Paris program, we were joined by the four Brown students studying in Lyon. We got on the train a little before ... Read more >
Tags: bus, cave painting, food, sarlat, tour, train, transportation
FRANCE | Friday, 4 Sep 2015 | Views [379]
Tuesday we met for a walking tour of part of Marais. “Marais” being French for “when I was a kid, the entire city used to a swamp, and we had to go to the Latin quarter just to be on solid ground.” It was led by Guillaume, an ... Read more >
Tags: apartment, class registration, tour, transport
MOROCCO | Tuesday, 17 Jun 2014 | Views [547]
Our tour of Fez skipped right over the “ville nouvelle,” because it had only been built in 1913 and consequently had no history, at least not according to the tour guide. As we drove past, he gave us a brief description: “It's like ... Read more >
Tags: animals, fabric, fes, shopping, tour
MOROCCO | Thursday, 12 Jun 2014 | Views [431]
Not since Rome have I been so sure that I was going to get run over. In Rome it was the fault of the drivers. Here, it's because the pedestrians are insane.
I'd noticed that a little bit with my walk with Nathan and Erika Sunday, and then a bit more ... Read more >
Tags: food, gardens, moroccan students, school, tour