Thursday, June 26, 2008

Around the city 

So I’ve decided not to put up random pictures but rather only upload stuff relevant to me. so that being said here is my morning walk to school. 

My front door

The street I live (and lady with baguettes)
The Comedie- biggest street through the center of town. No cars though. 


This fountain and Opera House at the end of the Comedie remind me very much of Rome. Most of Montpellier reminds me of somewhere we stayed in Italy. Like a combination of Rome and Tuscany. The Comedie by day is nice with a parc and chess and markets but by night you need to beware of drug dealers and pimps. Pretty much a typical city.

Here is the Rue de Jean Moulin. The street where ILA (the school) is and alot of other shops. 

And finally ILA entrance. My classroom is actually in the building next door but it’s not as picturesque. 
So, you go from the old city (on the left) to the new city (on the right) through a mall called the Antigone. IT really is a drastic change as the picture shows. This is taken from a railway that sort of makes a border between the two worlds.  



This is the slums of Montpellier. Well it’s Frances answer to the slumy neighborhoods. this is a circular building with small apartments surrounding a courtyard with fountains, trees and restaurants. The apartments can only be bought by low income families. I heard this from a tour going through the area. And yes the tour was in French and yes I understood. 

Oh and last night I watched euro cup semi-finals with some people then went to a bar to see a local french band play. (Think Reel Big Fish sound at the Cat’s cradle) It was cool. 

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