Best Of Digoin to Roanne to Paray-le-Monial

These are my favourite photos from the trip to Bourgogne. There might be a few more, but these stood out for me. i will miss France, but i hope to return to this beautiful country again.

The Battle of Muhi

My friend Tamás took me to visit this site in my last week in Hungary. It is in the middle of nowhere and on the way back from somewhere. It is in memory of those lost in the battle between the Mongol Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary during 1241. It seems like it could […]

Please Don’t Speak English!

i never know exactly what i will write on Tuesday mornings until i sit here with my macbook on my lap. i do get ideas throughout the week, but if you know me, then you know i am random, which was actually a nickname a friend gave me years ago, Randomman. This week’s topic is […]

Smoking

i noticed something here that i had not noticed in the Hungarians, but know to be true of them as well; the French people smoke a lot. It is a bit strange since the government seems to be against it and they have banned smoking indoors, but you can smoke in the tram stops and […]

Comparing Cities

Sometimes i feel at a lose of what to say because either there are too many things to say or i have nothing to say. This week i feel like i have nothing to say. i thought i could do a little compare contrast between Budapest and Lyon. i know it is not really fair […]

About My Flat

As i wrote earlier there are other nice things about the square in MonPlaisir, such as they show films in the summer, but that is hearsay until i witness it for myself. MonPlaisir My Pleasure One of my favourite things is the open air farmer’s market, which happens three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday and […]

School Life and Mon Plaisir

The first week of school i felt like a bulldozer had run me over and then backed up and did it again and then again for three more days. The teachers at the school, the three that i have, un femme et deux homme, speak only in French, but sometimes will say a word or […]

en Lyon

i arrived in Lyon without anyone to greet me, no band playing music and no balloons, yet i was excited to be here. My train to my new home. Luckily, a nice lady helped me off with one of my three suitcases, but the help seemed to stop there. i had three suitcases and a […]