This was originally an e-mail but I copied and pasted it and now ta-daa! Aren't I clever?
Hello everyone, how are you all? I'm just super. Since the last Travel Newsletter (or Si-Mail, as I like to call them) quite a bit has happened. All of us language and culture camp kids have split up and gone our separate ways to every corner of France, some peoples' families picked them up straight from Nice, others had to fly but most (me included) took the train to their new homes. Here's the facts about the new place:
This area is famous for its pottery and there are many people who make pottery here. Like the pharmacies in Nice, there is an abundance of pottery shops in St Quentin.
Thousands of years ago at the height of the Roman Empire, this area was under Roman control. In fact, this area also boasts some of the best preserved Roman building in the world. The famous aqueduct, the Pont du Gard, is very impressive, old and close to home (about 15mins by car). There are also quite a few good Roman buildings in Nimes.
My host family also showed me their second house, they went halves in it with a friend and are doing it up. The house is really old, it was constructed in 1780, before the First Fleet arrived in Oz. That reminds me, this Australia Day I'll be skiing, probably the only time I'll ever be able to ski on Australia Day weekend, how cool is that! (I mean that literally too, I've seen the forecasts and it's going to be quite chilly)
That's about it from me, until next time.
Hello everyone, how are you all? I'm just super. Since the last Travel Newsletter (or Si-Mail, as I like to call them) quite a bit has happened. All of us language and culture camp kids have split up and gone our separate ways to every corner of France, some peoples' families picked them up straight from Nice, others had to fly but most (me included) took the train to their new homes. Here's the facts about the new place:
- it's called Saint Quentin La Poterie
- it's a small but very pretty town in the south of the country
- the nearest big town is Nimes, about 40mins drive away (that's where I got off the train)
- I go to school in another town called Uzés, about 5-10mins drive away and about 50mins walk (it's a really nice walk too, if you're ever down this way and interested I recommend it)
- the weather's not so bad, they tell me it gets quite hot in summer
This area is famous for its pottery and there are many people who make pottery here. Like the pharmacies in Nice, there is an abundance of pottery shops in St Quentin.
Thousands of years ago at the height of the Roman Empire, this area was under Roman control. In fact, this area also boasts some of the best preserved Roman building in the world. The famous aqueduct, the Pont du Gard, is very impressive, old and close to home (about 15mins by car). There are also quite a few good Roman buildings in Nimes.
My host family also showed me their second house, they went halves in it with a friend and are doing it up. The house is really old, it was constructed in 1780, before the First Fleet arrived in Oz. That reminds me, this Australia Day I'll be skiing, probably the only time I'll ever be able to ski on Australia Day weekend, how cool is that! (I mean that literally too, I've seen the forecasts and it's going to be quite chilly)
That's about it from me, until next time.
1 comment:
It all sounds dreadfully exciting honey.
were all missing you like crazy
those pictures were amazing
makes me want to jump on a plane over there just to catch up!
a bunch of us are off to Jordan Wills 18th dinner at Hoggies in C-Town (cleveland) so i'll proberly email you soon with some bitchy gossip. or events of interesting people lol.
missing you
xxx becky mann
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