{"id":3358,"date":"2018-06-11T12:33:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T12:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/?p=3358"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:42:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:42:22","slug":"je-peux-pas-je-suis-a-roland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/je-peux-pas-je-suis-a-roland\/","title":{"rendered":"Life&#8217;s a holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3170\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/04\/french-flag-450x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/04\/french-flag-450x299.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/04\/french-flag.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3170\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/04\/french-flag-450x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/04\/french-flag-450x299.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/04\/french-flag.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bonjour&#8230; pour la derni\u00e8re fois, parce que \u00e0 la fin de juin, je reviendrai en Angleterre.\u00a0Le th\u00e8me de ce blog est\u00a0&#8220;National Holidays and Local Areas of Interest&#8221;. Il y a eu beaucoup de jours f\u00e9ri\u00e9s en France pendant le mois de mai et, comme en Angleterre, cela signifie que les \u00e9coles, les magasins, les banques et les restaurants ferment pour une journ\u00e9e. Par cons\u00e9quent, j&#8217;ai explor\u00e9 et trouv\u00e9 plusieurs endroits magnifiques pour se d\u00e9tendre et je sais maintenant comment \u00e9viter tous les touristes! Je dirais que mai a \u00e9t\u00e9 le meilleur mois de mon temps en France, donc voici une mise \u00e0 jour sur toutes mes nouvelles\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>May: The month of National Holidays <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Due to France&#8217;s rich history, this month has been abundant with national holidays (although the number of SNCF train strikes per month still reigns superior). I didn&#8217;t complain though, because it meant that I could\u00a0enjoy my favourite Year Abroad past time: &#8220;Roz Adventures&#8221;! The reasons behind my &#8220;days off work&#8221; are very interesting. Here is a table which provides a little more information about each day:<\/p>\n<table class=\"publicholidays phgtable \">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd \">\n<td>1 May<\/td>\n<td>Tue<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"summary url\" href=\"https:\/\/publicholidays.fr\/labour-day\/\">Labour Day<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even \">\n<td>8 May<\/td>\n<td>Tue<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"summary url\" href=\"https:\/\/publicholidays.fr\/victory-in-europe-day\/\">Victory in Europe Day<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd \">\n<td>10 May<\/td>\n<td>Thu<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"summary url\" href=\"https:\/\/publicholidays.fr\/ascension-day\/\">Ascension Day<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even \">\n<td>20 May<\/td>\n<td>Sun<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"summary url\" href=\"https:\/\/publicholidays.fr\/pentecost\/\">Whit Sunday<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd \">\n<td>21 May<\/td>\n<td>Mon<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"summary url\" href=\"https:\/\/publicholidays.fr\/pentecost\/\">Whit Monday<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I find the history behind the 8th of May the most interesting; having a National Holiday to celebrate the end of WW2 created a sense of unity within Europe, which was very profound.<\/p>\n<p>You may have also heard of another very famous French Holiday which is celebrated every year on July 14th: Bastille Day. The roots of this\u00a0holiday actually lie within Paris. Bastille Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille, a Parisian prison, which happened on 14 July, 1789, during the reign of King Louis XVI. On the day, a large Military Parade takes place\u00a0on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es, which starts at the l&#8217;Arc de Triomphe and ends at Place de la Concord. Paris is a sea of french flags and the sky\u00a0is busy with air force aerobatic displays. It&#8217;s a fantastic sight!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3428\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3428\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/bastille-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/bastille-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/bastille-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/bastille-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bastille<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Mes propres vacances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vous pourriez me demander: qu&#8217;est ce que vous avez fait pendant les jours f\u00e9ri\u00e9s? J&#8217;ai profit\u00e9 de l&#8217;occasion de visiter Dortmund et aussi\u00a0Lyon, ma deuxi\u00e8me ville pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e en France.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dortmund<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>J&#8217;ai tellement aim\u00e9 l&#8217;Allemagne donc j&#8217;ai pens\u00e9 que c&#8217;\u00e9tait l&#8217;occasion id\u00e9ale\u00a0de retourner \u00e0 Dortmund et de rendre visite \u00e0 mes amis. Je suis finalement all\u00e9e \u00e0 la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre &#8220;Dortmund U &#8221; (le b\u00e2timent dont j&#8217;ai parl\u00e9 dans les blogs pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents). C&#8217;\u00e9tait tellement bizarre de visiter\u00a0Allemagne quand il faisait chaud, parce que j&#8217;ai toujours port\u00e9 un manteau \u00e9pais, un foulard et des gants en raison de l&#8217;hiver froid. La culture \u00e9tait aussi tr\u00e8s diff\u00e9rente. La vie semblait plus d\u00e9tendue et nous avons appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 explorer la campagne et nous nous sommes assis pendant des heures dans les parcs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3360\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/dort-u-341x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/dort-u-341x450.jpg 341w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/dort-u.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3375\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/u-lols-450x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/u-lols-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/u-lols.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lyon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lyon est une commune fran\u00e7aise\u00a0situ\u00e9e dans le quart-sud-est de la France au confluent du Rh\u00f4ne\u00a0et de la Sa\u00f4ne. La ville est entour\u00e9e de plusieurs massifs montagneux, le Massif central\u00a0\u00e0 l&#8217;ouest et les Alpes \u00e0 l&#8217;est. Quand j&#8217;\u00e9tais petite, j&#8217;ai visit\u00e9 Lyon avec ma m\u00e8re pour la premi\u00e8re temps. J&#8217;ai imm\u00e9diatement ador\u00e9 la ville. C&#8217;est si charmante.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3369\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3369\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/lyon-bridge-343x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/lyon-bridge-343x450.jpg 343w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/lyon-bridge.jpg 732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Rh\u00f4ne- c&#8217;est incroyable et tr\u00e8s bleu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>L\u2019une des traditions les plus r\u00e9put\u00e9e de Lyon est sans doute sa gastronomie. Depuis 1935 la ville porte le titre de \u00ab\u00a0capitale mondiale de la gastronomie\u00a0\u00bb. La cuisine lyonnaise d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui a su pr\u00e9server ses traditions, mais elle n\u2019est pas pour autant rest\u00e9e fig\u00e9e dans son pass\u00e9; il a habilement m\u00e9lang\u00e9 tradition et la modernit\u00e9. Pendant mon s\u00e9jour, mon ami et moi sommes all\u00e9s \u00e0 un restaurant \u00e9toil\u00e9 et nous avons mang\u00e9 la meilleure nourriture que j&#8217;ai jamais vu.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3367\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3367\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/lush-meal-lyon-364x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/lush-meal-lyon-364x450.jpg 364w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/lush-meal-lyon.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Les mots ne suffisent pas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nous nous sommes d\u00e9tendu dans le parc de la T\u00eate d&#8217;Or. Le plus grand et le plus c\u00e9l\u00e8bre des parcs lyonnais a \u00e9t\u00e9 con\u00e7u sur le mod\u00e8le du jardin anglais. Il int\u00e8gre un lac de 16 hectares cr\u00e9\u00e9 \u00e0 partir d&#8217;un bras du Rh\u00f4ne ainsi qu&#8217;un parc zoologique et un jardin botanique. Quel r\u00eave!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3373\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3373\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/park-tete-dor-369x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/park-tete-dor-369x450.jpg 369w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/park-tete-dor.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parc de la T\u00eate d&#8217;Or<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Les endroits d&#8217;int\u00e9r\u00eat\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aucun s\u00e9jour \u00e0 Paris n&#8217;est complet sans plonger dans sa histoire et culture profonde. J&#8217;ai trouv\u00e9 une gamme de points d&#8217;int\u00e9r\u00eat \u00e0 travers les 4 mois que j&#8217;ai pass\u00e9 ici. Voici mes deux domaines d&#8217;int\u00e9r\u00eat pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monet&#8217;s\u00a0Water Lillies and Giverny<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have always appreciated art, but never been fanatical about it; music is more my thing. However, I then discovered several museums which presented Monet&#8217;s &#8220;Water Lillies&#8221;, a series of work with more than 250 paintings which\u00a0are the most iconic images of Impressionism. They are absolutely s t u n n i n g. In all of the &#8220;Water Lilies&#8221; paintings, Monet focuses on the surface of the water. He actually planted the water lilies before he painted them and organized his property at Giverny as though it were a huge painting, with exotic flowers, weeping willows, rivers, bridges and bamboo trees. In Monet&#8217;s words, &#8220;My finest masterpiece is my garden.&#8221; This got me thinking&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3366\" style=\"width: 307px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3366 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/lorangerie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"229\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monet&#8217;s &#8220;Water Lillies&#8221; at L&#8217;Orangerie Museum, Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Why not visit his home and garden to see the inspiration behind his paintings? Located just outside of Paris in a town called &#8220;Giverny&#8221;, I spent the day wandering around Monet&#8217;s house and gardens. I even saw the barn next to the house which\u00a0became his first studio. I got a real sense of his vision behind the paintings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3363\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3363\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/giverny-450x447.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/giverny-450x447.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/giverny-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/giverny-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/giverny-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/giverny-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/giverny.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monet&#8217;s Garden and inspiration behind his work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Roland Garros<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Le Roland-Garros, est un tournoi de tennis sur terre battue cr\u00e9\u00e9 en 1925\u00a0et qui se tient annuellement \u00e0 Paris. Il est l&#8217;un des quatre tournois du Grand Chelem, le deuxi\u00e8me dans le calendrier apr\u00e8s l&#8217;Open d&#8217;Australie en janvier. Ma m\u00e8re et moi avons achet\u00e9 des billets pour le premier dimanche du tournoi. C&#8217;\u00e9tait une exp\u00e9rience fantastique&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">\n<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n<div class=\"infobox_v3\">\n<table>\n<caption>\u00a0<\/caption>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 376px\" width=\"225\">\n<caption>\u00a0<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><\/th>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3372\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/mum-and-i-rg-344x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/mum-and-i-rg-344x450.jpg 344w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/mum-and-i-rg.jpg 734w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\"><\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"bloc\">Nous avons vu Johanna Konta, le joueur britannique le plus c\u00e9l\u00e8bre, et bien qu&#8217;elle ait perdu, c&#8217;\u00e9tait un match saisissant. Nous avons visit\u00e9 Wimbledon environ 8 fois, donc il \u00e9tait int\u00e9ressant de comparer les deux tournois. L&#8217;atmosph\u00e8re n&#8217;\u00e9tait pas aussi anim\u00e9e qu&#8217;en Angleterre, et nous ne pouvions pas acheter quelque chose comme des fraises et de la cr\u00e8me. Cependant, j&#8217;ai eu une journ\u00e9e fantastique!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3365\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/konta-336x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/konta-336x450.jpg 336w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/konta.jpg 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3438\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/rg-1-450x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/rg-1-450x250.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/rg-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/rg-1-70x40.jpg 70w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/rg-1-470x260.jpg 470w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/rg-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, that&#8217;s all folks: the end of my\u00a0LingoMap\u00a0blogs and the end of my\u00a0Year Abroad.\u00a0What an experience! What have a learnt? All French people carry a baguette (not even a generalisation). Sadly, there is no such thing as &#8220;German efficiency&#8221; (the amount of &#8220;versp\u00e4tungs&#8221; &#8220;delays&#8221; I experienced is ridiculous. However, in their defence, the myth\u00a0that Germans are &#8220;harsh&#8221; and &#8220;direct&#8221;\u00a0is so untrue;\u00a0they are very warm and friendly and infact most of my friends from\u00a0my experience in both countries are\u00a0German. Teaching children has been the most demanding but rewarding thing I&#8217;ve ever done (long live the legacy of Frau Farr.)\u00a0\u00a0Yes, there have been some lonely times, that&#8217;s natural. But I&#8217;ve made amazing friends, with whom my path would not have crossed in any other situation.\u00a0Food has become the central point of my life (wait until you try a proper french \u00e9clair au chocolat\u2026) Most of all, there is now no better feeling than being able to open my mouth and speak the language, without even thinking about\/ forming\u00a0what I need to say.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3415\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/me-n-laura-et-366x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/me-n-laura-et-366x450.jpg 366w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/me-n-laura-et.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2952\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/01\/friends-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/01\/friends-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/01\/friends-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/01\/friends-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/01\/friends.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3362\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/gee-n-me-338x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/gee-n-me-338x450.jpg 338w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/gee-n-me.jpg 722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I hope you have enjoyed hearing my news and learning a bit about the cultures of the countries I have been living in, too. Most importantly, I hope you are inspired to embark on your own Year Abroad adventure. I could not recommend the experience more.<\/p>\n<p>Le monde est \u00e0 vous\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3416\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/sunset-et-253x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/sunset-et-253x450.jpg 253w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/sunset-et.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Les mots <\/strong><strong>cl\u00e9s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Voici quelques mots importants que vous pourriez apprendre:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>les vacances- holidays<\/li>\n<li>voyager- to travel<\/li>\n<li>une mise \u00e0 jour- an update<\/li>\n<li>les jours f\u00e9ri\u00e9s- national holidays<\/li>\n<li>d\u00e9couvrir- to explore\/ discover<\/li>\n<li>un restaurant \u00e9toil\u00e9- Michelin starred restaurant (basically fantastic food)<\/li>\n<li>visiter- to visit<\/li>\n<li>le trajet- the trip<\/li>\n<li>le monde est \u00e0 vous- the world is your oyster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Bonjour... pour la derni\u00e8re fois, parce que \u00e0 la fin de juin, je reviendrai en Angleterre.\u00a0Le th\u00e8me de ce blog est\u00a0\"National Holidays and Local Areas of Interest\". Il [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":1481,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[268],"tags":[88,299,42,249,75,221,347,338,222,58,197],"class_list":["post-3358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","tag-paris","tag-erasmus-paris","tag-erasmus","tag-europe","tag-france","tag-lingomap","tag-local-areas-of-interest","tag-national-holidays","tag-routes-into-languages","tag-travel","tag-year-abroad"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4QQbz-Sa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3158,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/3158-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3358,"position":0},"title":"In Paris&#8230;with me","author":"Rosalind Farr","date":"April 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bonjour encore! Cette fois je suis \u00e0 Paris. Pour quatre mois, mars-juillet, je vais travailler (en tant qu'assistante anglaise) dans une \u00e9cole secondaire \u00e0 Malakoff, une banlieue (suburb) de Paris. Les enfants ont un \u00e2ge similaire \u00e0 ceux que j'ai enseign\u00e9 en Allemagne.\u00a0Dans cette \u00e9cole, j'ai beaucoup plus de\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;European Placements&quot;","block_context":{"text":"European Placements","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/category\/europe\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/04\/french-flag-450x299.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3498,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/lingomap-diversity-and-difference\/","url_meta":{"origin":3358,"position":1},"title":"LingoMap: Diversity and Difference","author":"Osian McGuinness","date":"July 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Salut ! Bienvenue \u00e0 mon quatri\u00e8me blog pour Routes into Languages. Je m\u2019excuse pour le retard en publiant ce blog, mais j\u2019\u00e9tais d\u00e9bord\u00e9 pendant le mois de mai avec mes examens et l\u2019\u00e9criture de deux dissertations\u00a0! Cependant, ce blog va traiter le th\u00e8me de la diversit\u00e9 et de la diff\u00e9rence\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;European Placements&quot;","block_context":{"text":"European Placements","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/category\/europe\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Global map of French colonial empire","src":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/131Etendue_de_l%27Empire_Fran%C3%A7ais.png\/1280px-131Etendue_de_l%27Empire_Fran%C3%A7ais.png","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3379,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/lingomap-national-holidays-and-local-area-of-interest-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3358,"position":2},"title":"Lingomap: National Holidays and local area of interest","author":"Katy Stone","date":"June 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Salut\u00a0et bienvenue\u00a0! Today's blog will cover the topic of National Holidays and local area of interest. Un jour f\u00e9ri\u00e9 national est un jour nationalement reconnu o\u00f9 la plupart des entreprises et d'autres institutions sont ferm\u00e9es. La France compte 11 jours f\u00e9ri\u00e9s fran\u00e7ais chaque ann\u00e9e. Cependant, deux r\u00e9gions; L'Alsace et la\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;European Placements&quot;","block_context":{"text":"European Placements","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/category\/europe\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/06\/Bastille-Day-Paris-02-450x250.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3272,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/3272-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3358,"position":3},"title":"An environmental PARadISe?","author":"Rosalind Farr","date":"May 9, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Salut! \u00c7a va? Les deux mois que j'ai d\u00e9j\u00e0 pass\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris ont \u00e9t\u00e9 fantastiques. C'est une ville magnifique et il y a beaucoup \u00e0 faire ici. Je suis toujours tr\u00e8s occup\u00e9e soit en travaillant \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole ou en explorant la ville, mais je ne changerais pas cela!\u00a0Le\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;European Placements&quot;","block_context":{"text":"European Placements","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/category\/europe\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2018\/04\/french-flag-450x299.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2934,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/lingomap-health-and-fitness-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3358,"position":4},"title":"Lingomap: Health and Fitness","author":"Eloisa Payne","date":"January 22, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Bonjour tout le monde ! Bienvenue \u00e0 mon premier blog pour Routes into Languages Lingomap. Je m\u2019appelle Eloisa et maintenant je suis en troisi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e de fran\u00e7ais et allemand \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Cardiff. 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