*arrowed!*
Have decided not to go to Austria. Austria is silly. Instead, I'm going to France! Rejoice! So yes, this trip will be from June 12th - 21st, and I'm rather looking forward to it. My parents are far more keen on paying for this trip than they were for the other, so that's another reason to go to France. Why go to Austria and pay $3000 dollars myself when I could go to France and have my parents pay? Sweet.
Anyway, if you're a big dork and interested in the itinerary, it is
Part 1: Family Stay
Day 1: Fly through the night to Nice
Day 2: Nice
- Upon arrival at the airport, you will be greeted by your Azur Lingua Staff and host families.
- After receiving instructions, you will spend the rest of the day with your family.
- Dinner and night accomodation with your family.
Days 3-7: French Classes in Nice
- Spend four nights with your French host family. You will eat French food, meet French people, and have an excellent opportunity to practice your French in real-life situations.
- While living with your host family, you will be able to practice and improve your French language skills. This experience will also motivate you to pursue your studies of a foreign language.
- Some of our host families live in private houses with gardens, others in town houses or flats.
- You will receive a detailed description of each family with names, addresses, and telephone numbers 4-6 weeks prior to your visit.
Afternoon Activies
- One full-fay excursion to Iles de Lerins and Cannes
- One half day excursion to Monaco.
- Enjoy a 1 1/2 hour visit of a museum in Nice.
- One afternoon of sports (like hell)
- One afternoon of shopping.
Part 2: Tour
Day 7: Nice-Paris
- After a fond au revoir to your host family, travel to Paris with the famous TGV.
- See how the French scenery changes but still always remains lovely!
- Arrival at Gare de Lyon Station where a motorcoach will be waiting for you.
- Check in at your hotel in Paris.
- Dinner in the City of Lights
- Enjoy a first look at the lively Latin Quarter.
Day 8: Paris
- After breakfast, on a city tour by foot and metro, discover the most famous monuments of Paris such as Napoleon's Arc de Triomphe and Notre-Dame Cathedral, a magnificent religious edifice and one of the supreme masterpieces of French art.
- Discover Philippe Auguste's Louvre and the Richelieu Wing entirely furnished in the utmost Second Empire Style. See the Galleries' masterpieces such as the breathtaking Mona Lisa. Make a stop at the department of Antiques.
- Enjoy some free time to explore the Capital-City at your own pace. Maybe indulge in shopping in its fancy boutiques?
- At the end of the day, meet your friendly Tour GUide for dinner in the warm ambiance of a bistro in Beaubourg.
- Visit the area and walk along the illuminated banks of the Seine.
- Night accomodations.
Day 9: Versailles
- Depart for Versailles. Walk in the footsteps of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette in their extravagant Palace built for the Sun King.
- Visit the opulent Grand Appartments, view the Opera and Royal Bedroom and enter the Grand and Petit Trianon.
- Discover the elegantly landscaped Park, a magnificent masterpiece of French landscape gardening.
- Visit the magnificent Musee d'Orsay and its extensive collections of 19th and 20th century paintings, sculptures, architecture, and literature.
- Dinner in Montmartre
- Spend your evening at Montmartre, the "Butter", as it is known locally, one of Paris' historical quarters. Visit the famous Sacre-Coeur Basilica.
Day 10: Transfer to the airport and fly home.
So...I think it sounds pretty nifty. A shame we don't get to spend more time in Montmartre! Alas, perhaps another time.
In other news, I got my hair cut on Saturday, which I forgot to mention in my last post. It's...shorter now. Sometimes very mod-looking, sometimes very flapperesque, usually very 40s. I was nervous about it at first, as it's much shorter than I've ever gotten it cut before...but now I quite like it. I am so sexy! w00t.
~~Anne
Anyway, if you're a big dork and interested in the itinerary, it is
Part 1: Family Stay
Day 1: Fly through the night to Nice
Day 2: Nice
- Upon arrival at the airport, you will be greeted by your Azur Lingua Staff and host families.
- After receiving instructions, you will spend the rest of the day with your family.
- Dinner and night accomodation with your family.
Days 3-7: French Classes in Nice
- Spend four nights with your French host family. You will eat French food, meet French people, and have an excellent opportunity to practice your French in real-life situations.
- While living with your host family, you will be able to practice and improve your French language skills. This experience will also motivate you to pursue your studies of a foreign language.
- Some of our host families live in private houses with gardens, others in town houses or flats.
- You will receive a detailed description of each family with names, addresses, and telephone numbers 4-6 weeks prior to your visit.
Afternoon Activies
- One full-fay excursion to Iles de Lerins and Cannes
- One half day excursion to Monaco.
- Enjoy a 1 1/2 hour visit of a museum in Nice.
- One afternoon of sports (like hell)
- One afternoon of shopping.
Part 2: Tour
Day 7: Nice-Paris
- After a fond au revoir to your host family, travel to Paris with the famous TGV.
- See how the French scenery changes but still always remains lovely!
- Arrival at Gare de Lyon Station where a motorcoach will be waiting for you.
- Check in at your hotel in Paris.
- Dinner in the City of Lights
- Enjoy a first look at the lively Latin Quarter.
Day 8: Paris
- After breakfast, on a city tour by foot and metro, discover the most famous monuments of Paris such as Napoleon's Arc de Triomphe and Notre-Dame Cathedral, a magnificent religious edifice and one of the supreme masterpieces of French art.
- Discover Philippe Auguste's Louvre and the Richelieu Wing entirely furnished in the utmost Second Empire Style. See the Galleries' masterpieces such as the breathtaking Mona Lisa. Make a stop at the department of Antiques.
- Enjoy some free time to explore the Capital-City at your own pace. Maybe indulge in shopping in its fancy boutiques?
- At the end of the day, meet your friendly Tour GUide for dinner in the warm ambiance of a bistro in Beaubourg.
- Visit the area and walk along the illuminated banks of the Seine.
- Night accomodations.
Day 9: Versailles
- Depart for Versailles. Walk in the footsteps of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette in their extravagant Palace built for the Sun King.
- Visit the opulent Grand Appartments, view the Opera and Royal Bedroom and enter the Grand and Petit Trianon.
- Discover the elegantly landscaped Park, a magnificent masterpiece of French landscape gardening.
- Visit the magnificent Musee d'Orsay and its extensive collections of 19th and 20th century paintings, sculptures, architecture, and literature.
- Dinner in Montmartre
- Spend your evening at Montmartre, the "Butter", as it is known locally, one of Paris' historical quarters. Visit the famous Sacre-Coeur Basilica.
Day 10: Transfer to the airport and fly home.
So...I think it sounds pretty nifty. A shame we don't get to spend more time in Montmartre! Alas, perhaps another time.
In other news, I got my hair cut on Saturday, which I forgot to mention in my last post. It's...shorter now. Sometimes very mod-looking, sometimes very flapperesque, usually very 40s. I was nervous about it at first, as it's much shorter than I've ever gotten it cut before...but now I quite like it. I am so sexy! w00t.
~~Anne