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An Amiens Interlude

Posted in Peace Corps Romania, tagged on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Seeing as how Matt’s friends in nearby Amiens, were the main catalyst for this whole trip to France, we thought it smart to head north for a visit to show our appreciation.  Again, Matt knows these students through his Romanian tutor who studies and rooms with them in Amiens.  So on Monday morning we packed […]

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Parlez-vous Roumain? La Quatrième Partie

Posted in Peace Corps Romania, tagged , , on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Given the break-neck pace of the earlier couple days, Matt and I decided to approach Sunday in Paris a bit more sedately.  Thus, before heading out for the day, we highlighted only a couple of interesting attractions given our relaxed outlook to the day ahead.  First, making the cut, was the Basilica of the Sacred […]

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Parlez-vous Roumain? La Troisième Partie

Posted in Peace Corps Romania, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Day Two Sleeping off the previous night’s fun with the curtains drawn tight, dawn came and went unbeknownst to Matt and me, as did my second chance to watch the sunrise over the Parisian landscape from Montmartre.  Also disappearing in the early morning without a trace were Melissa and Jovanka who had a pre-dawn train […]

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Parlez-vous Roumain? La Deuxième Partie

Posted in Peace Corps Romania, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 16, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Day One It was now Friday morning and after a good night’s sleep it was time to see Paris for the first time in the daylight.  The forecast of partly cloudy skies and moderately warm temperatures would turn out to provide the perfect atmosphere for the day.  Little did I know at the fresh promise […]

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Parlez-vous Roumain? La Première Partie

Posted in Peace Corps Romania, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 14, 2012 | 4 Comments »

The Intro This January I was fortunate enough to join a few Peace Corps Volunteer friends on a trip to Paris, France.  Even though we decided on the excursion late in the fall of 2011, I honestly hadn’t given the vacation much thought until the night before departure.  As such, I hadn’t planned anything in […]

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