Showing posts with label Mountains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mountains. Show all posts

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Spring Break 2014

Vacation... Ah...nice to have some relaxation time.

So for this vacation, we didn't plan a big trip, instead, I rested at home and figured out some lesson plans. But of course, we took some time to go out, whether it was to eat or to explore.

First, I've been craving Chinese food, so we went to an all-you-can-eat restaurant to eat our fill. It was a little expensive and the options were not plentiful, but the food was fresh and the environment was very calm and relaxing.
Little buddha chillin by the fountain
Also during my week of vacation, we took a visit to....i guess you can say it's a nature store. It sells predominately flowers and plants, but they also have some animals. We bought two plants for our balcony which are said to help keep away mosquitos.

He was thristy!
Aww...sleepyhead
I also had a little more time to make food! Of course, I forgot to take pictures of some of them (too hungry!) But here was dessert one night!

Apple Turnovers. Since I used store-bought puff pastry, I didn't have too many options on how to fold over the dough, so I tried two different options. What do you think?

This way allowed me to stuff more apples
This one had less apples, but looks more like a turnover.
And then there was our long walk. We drove about twenty minutes inland from Cannes. From there, we arrived in a cute little village where we started our hike up the mountain. Our destination were the remains of an old defense fort.....However, it was a bit disappointing. There wasn't much to see. Luckily, the hike up the mountain was pretty.

Pretty view
I think someone had fun arranging those rocks....so I added the top one ^_^
Pretty trail
Cute little wild flowers
So....that was vacation.....still not ready to go back on Monday =P But the year's almost over!

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Monaco and Grenoble

Finally. An update.

Time has been quite limited since we moved to Cannes. Even though I do not work every day, I still do not seem to have enough time. If I'm not working at the school, then I'm either doing housework, resting, or planning for school at home.

However, we have had a couple of little trips here and there.

First, a couple of weekends ago, Germain and I took a student teacher at my school to Monaco. There are two students from the States here to finish their studies by completing their internship. So of course, they're taking advantage of being in Europe to travel a little.

Cliff on the edge of Monaco
The church
Pretty doves (must have been from a wedding earlier that day) 


Of course, one of the many beautiful cars parked in front of.....
Monte Carlos, the world famous (thanks for James Bond) casino.
And second, we took a weekend trip to Grenoble this past weekend to visit Germain's friend Nicolas. He just got married this summer and two weeks ago he and his wife just had a baby girl! So we drove 4 hours to Grenoble to meet the little thing.

Grenoble is a city in the Alps. The scenery is beautiful! Nicolas and Frederique are really active people, so even with a two week old, we hiked up a mountain for a great view. Luckily for Germain and I, we were able to drive most of the way up! =P

The view from our drive over the Grenoble
Pretty
Ok one more....
On top of the mountain
I'm on top of the worldddd
The new parents with their baby
^_^ I was soo scared!
Pretty clouds
If you look really closely, that little village in between the mountains is a monastery. Talk about peaceful!

That white blur in the background is Mont Blanc; the highest point in Europe.
The windy, but pretty road back down.




Until the next trip!

Monday, February 27, 2012

Cannes Weekend

We went to visit Germain's parents in Cannes this weekend. The weather was much nicer than in Paris. So it was refreshing to be outside in bearable weather. It was still chilly tho, but nice.

we ate lunch in Mougin on Saturday. That's the little village outside of Cannes.

Fountain in Mougin
This is our tree. Two ladies offered us a tree as a wedding present. Which is a nice idea bc it will grow as our years together grows. However, we do not own a house and do not have land....so it's in the garden of Germain's parents. haha

Our Olive Tree!
We got back in last night. And now it's almost time for class!

The sea from the plane
Mountains from the plane