Sunday, March 11, 2012

Marseille, Arles, et Montpellier

Last week, I went on a trip to Marseille, Arles, and Montpellier with a some friends from my program. It was a fantastic voyage, but instead of writing lots of words about it, I'm going to do a photo narration!

Marseille

Jeremy and I in front of a big church that we walked up to.

Me at the top of said church, amazing view of the city.

Liz and Colin hanging out in our awesome youth hostel.

The group of us drank some wine by a fountain...

And then we took a boat to a really cool island and frolicked around for a while as the sun set.
Amazing sunset over the water from Frioule Island.

Arles
Delicious lunch of baguette, cheese, and sausage. Yummmmm


Roman ruins in Arles.
Me in the Roman coliseum in Arles. They still use it for bullfights!
Ayresleigh and I by the river in Arles.

Montpellier
In Montpellier, we met up with the wonderful Mary Allen, a long-time friend from USN who is studying there for the year. She gave us a fantastic tour around the city!

Montpellier's version of the Arc de Triomphe.

In a park in Montpellier.

Violent behavior in the newer part of Montpellier by the river.

Cool new city hall in Montpellier, very modern.
Overall it was a great trip! It was interesting to see 3 very different cities in France because they all had something completely different to offer, and the group of us had a great time traveling together.