Pictures from the Ride
Here are just a few pictures to prove that I really did more than just eat food in Provence. I hope I rode enough there (and walked enough in Paris) to make up for all of the deliciousness.
View ArticleHomeward Bound
Mom and I are at Charles de Gaulle airport, waiting for our flight back to Boston. It’s been a good trip, full of excitement and adventure and good food and things that you can’t get at home. In my...
View ArticleOù vas-tu?
You know, when you point Google Maps at where the gendarme put out his arm to hit me in the chest and stop me cold in my tracks while running on Tuesday, it looks pretty obvious that I should have...
View ArticlePhotos from the Trip
Whew! There were a lot of photos to go through. Here are my favorites. Click on any thumbnail for a larger version.
View ArticleFrenchification
I’m trying to learn more French. I studied French for five years in middle and high school, and then I took a French literature class in my first year at Grinnell. It became obvious to me that most of...
View ArticleProvence, Post-trip Odds-and-ends
This post is a mishmash of odds and ends about September’s cycling trip in Provence. The Roads: French roads come in different flavors. From major, controlled-access, interstate/autobahn-type...
View ArticleBon Mots – Part 3
Here is another collection of French words that I learned recently. That is to say, it’s a bunch of words that I learned just now after ordering the catalog for the PhotoQuai 2011 exhibition that Mom...
View ArticleA Question about Bilingualism
From “Big Bang” at the Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal. I’ve been thinking quite a bit about bilingualism. For political reasons, Montréal is outwardly very French, but English is right there...
View ArticleLe Mix Tape
As you probably already know, I’m a big fan of francophone music. It’s my guilty indulgence. When I discovered that Victoria also is a fan, I knew I had to bring her a few CDs. I started making them...
View ArticleThe Judgment of Paris
I’ve been a bit busy ’round these parts, trying to tie up loose ends. Yesterday I finished Ross King’s The Judgment of Paris (2006). The tome chronicles the end of the Second Empire in France, the...
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