la vie quotidienne
musings of life in france
23 janvier 2011
sunday
Coffee cake is only one of the highlights of the day.
22 janvier 2011
defeating theft protection
At last pried apart the anti-theft tag that was never taken off the
comforter
I bought in September.
21 janvier 2011
1802
My mom, brother, and good friend Tycen came to visit Besançon for the day.
Finally took a picture of the house where Victor Hugo was born.
20 janvier 2011
jouffroy d'abbans
Waiting by the infamous statue next to the Pont Battant.
19 janvier 2011
pierre guy
Voyaged to Pontarlier, the original birthplace of absinthe in France.
18 janvier 2011
pancakes
I have to admit, I failed to take a picture for the day.
So I borrowed tomorrow's picture of our pancake breakfast.
17 janvier 2011
evening promenade
Place de la Révolution at night,
after my weekly café et conversation with a fellow teacher.
16 janvier 2011
paris postcard shot 3
Accordion player on the pont behind Notre Dame.
15 janvier 2011
paris postcard shot 2
Always wanted to climb the tower of Notre Dame.
After ten years of countless visits to Paris, I finally did.
14 janvier 2011
paris postcard shot 1
Went to Paris for the weekend to visit the St. Olaf interim group.
The photos I took are indeed my own.
13 janvier 2011
soldes
Annual month-long sales officially start in France.
12 janvier 2011
médiathèque
Finally opened a library account.
11 janvier 2011
cahier d'écriture
Finally learning how to write in
French cursive
.
10 janvier 2011
rue de chalezeule
Construction of new apartment complexes down the street from my school.
9 janvier 2011
galette du roi
The infamous 'kings cake' consumed during the month of January.
8 janvier 2011
phasme
Played Scrabble in French; I won.
7 janvier 2011
la cornemuse
Our favorite crêperie in Besançon.
6 janvier 2011
shiny
This morning, the kids received reflective stickers for their schoolbags
in an effort to educate them on street-crossing safety.
5 janvier 2011
sacré coeur
I walk by this church everyday on the way to the bus stop.
4 janvier 2011
à la méditerranée
Confession: I have an enormous weak spot for black olives.
3 janvier 2011
spare change
Laundry day is a great way to get rid of those heavy coins.
2 janvier 2011
chocolate cake
A relatively successful cake made entirely from scratch.
Our frosting however had a tendency to gravitate.
1 janvier 2011
2011
Bonne année!
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