Where has the time gone? We always wondered how we would spend our time in Europe. We knew we couldn’t be tourists 100% of the time as that would get old. There is no time to be a tourist!
Saturday, November 5, 2022
Sunday, September 11, 2022
Rentrée
Back to school or “rentrée” has officially begun. Angers is bustling with the return of the local residents and its additional 45,000 students. Bus service is more frequent and the transit service is once again using the very long “bendy” buses.
John and I also became students this September. We are embarking upon our French language study in earnest by taking the City of Angers’ intensive French class.
Thursday, September 1, 2022
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
It seems the heatwaves are finished with us for the summer (unless September has a surprise wave) and we are finally able to enjoy the beauty of France. We dusted off the bikes and took an evening ride that brought us to tears.
But first, a recap…
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
To Buy or Not to Buy…
A day trip to Durtal.
When we prepared for our move to France, we chose to eliminate almost all of our possessions. The process was literally mind-numbing. We had to decide whether to keep, sell, consign, donate, recycle, give, or pitch.
Every. Single. Time.
Friday, July 22, 2022
Vive la différence!
Life has been crazy busy here over the last month!
“Les vacances” has begun. This is the summer vacation for students and MANY people use this as their holiday time. The French work to live, not live to work (joie de vivre). Family and leisure time is très important! It lasts from July 8 through August 15. We were told things would be very quiet here during this period, but the city still seems pretty lively.
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Time is for the Birds
Wood Pigeon
Pigeons are enormous here. There are the regular “park rat” variety pigeons seen everywhere. But here, there is the “Wood Pigeon” and it is huge…and repetitive.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
You Can Take That to the Bank…or Not
Sometimes it is very hard to narrow down a topic for the blog. There is so much happening and I try to have a theme for the post to keep it short and interesting. I’m sure there will come a time when I have nothing to share. Today’s theme is banking.