Boatride on les Etangs

Last Saturday our study abroad program provided us with our second trip of the semester - a boat ride on the sea and les etangs.

Again, just like our trip to Provence, the weather was beautiful.

Or not.... I really was hoping for photos of crystal blue water and sunshine, but that dream didn't come true

First we drove to the Gaur d'Adge and hoped on to a boat to coast around the Mediterranean Sea. The water was very choppy so I was feeling a bit nauseous and had a headache.

We got off the boat and ate lunch in the town of Adge. We stayed in the restaurant for two and half hours because it was raining too hard to be outside.

Then, to the dismay of many students, we had to get back on the boat and travel through le Canal du Midi. You know it's a bad trip when everyone busts out their books and starts reading...They'd rather study for their exams than enjoy the ride. I wouldn't be so bitter if I hadn't known that in all the years past, they've treated the students to a weekend sunny in Barcelona. I know they can't control the weather but I'm pretty sure we paid the same amount of money and our boat ride doesn't cost the same as a weekend in Spain.

In other news,

THE STRIKE IS OVER!

It was frustrating not being able to go to class and learn, because that's sort of the reason I'm here, but in the end it worked out to our advantage. They had to extend the school year for the French students so we don't have to take final exams in our integrated classes :)

Now it's off to Switzerland and Italy for two weeks for spring break. After that I planned a trip to Portugal and Spain for four days. And sadly, after that it'll be time to go home already. Time flies when you're in France!