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=__Vendredi vingt-quatre juin __ =   Adieu Montpellier!  J'ai eu des trois mois incroyables. Je suis très triste de partir. C'est la vie!

﻿  Its been an incredible 3 months and I am really sad to be leaving - such is life!

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__An important message from my teacher for you! __

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Monsieur Doyle
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">﻿ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__dimanche dix-neuf juin__  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Alors! My time is almost up, just one week left in France! Its been a wonderful experience....but I am looking forward to returning home, to New Zealand. I have managed to pack in quite a few things over the last 2 weeks. I finally realised a major goal and completed a stage (//etape//) of the //Tour de France -Limoux-Montpellier.// It was supposed to be just 197km - but with a couple of wrong directions it ended up being 228km! Only 9 hours !

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I know alot of you wanted me to go to McDonalds on my trip - ('//Mc Ou'//) as it is called here in France, well I dashed in for a photo - I couldn' bring myself to eat any thing! It works out at about $13 for a Big Mac Meal - I am sure its cheaper in NZ?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(//ici)// Here in France __1E (euro) = $2__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Prices for drinks are quite bizarre:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">un cafe (coffee) 1E 50 = $3

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">un verre du vin (glass of wine) E1 50 =$3

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===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There is only one way to get around the country. Super fast and efficent - the TGV train. The double decker being the ultimate way to take in the views. ===

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: auto;">After a long day there is always the opera ﻿//(l'opera) .// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> media type="youtube" key="lZlDVyLv0sU?rel=0" height="417" width="672" align="center"

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">dimanche cinq juin - deux mille onze <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Salut mes étudiants et amis! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Over the last couple of weeks I have spent time visiting some of the places you asked me to go, all those months ago! Maia suggested I visited the Aquarium here in Montpellier - it proved to be good fun (//bon amusement//) media type="youtube" key="ekLm3LmQ_50?rel=0" height="383" width="616" align="center"

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">France has some of the most enchanting towns and villages. Many of them date back to the time of the Romans 2000 years ago - its incredible how much of the original stuctures remain today. Sam wanted to know how french towns differ from those in New Zealand. Throughout the region of Languedoc you will find similar sized towns and villages as NZ. Some with only a few hundred people the same as Tapawera, whereas others are larger like Nelson with 20-30,000 people (//vingt-trente mille//). As you will see most of the buildings are very old. Many of the Roman and medieval towns are circled completely by ramparts. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">

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====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">The most awesome place I have visited so far has to be the Pont du Gard - a 2000 year old Roman aqueduct bridge. It is stunning. I rode 163km round trip to see it - well worth the effort. What do you think? ====

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==== <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">lundi vingt trois mai - deux mille onze(//2011//)

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Its been another fantastic week. I have been a really good student so my school has moved me up into a higher group. Its very difficult! (//Très difficile!)// I guess its like being moved from Year 7 to Year 8. I am still making lots of mistakes and even though it feels embarrassing at times - I know I need to make mistakes to improve. However they don't teach me how to avoid mistakes when on camera! Take a look - am I having lunch (le dejeuner) or dinner (le diner)? =====

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">merci Grace. Thanks for suggesting I visit La tulipe resturant - it was super! In France the most important meal of the day is lunch and most cafes and resturants offer a special deal - (//formule de midi//) where you can choose to have either an entre and main(//le// //plat//) or main and desert for a set price. At La Tulipe it was 11 (onze) euro for lunch. Which works out at $21 for lunch. What did I choose? Some of you will notice I could have had all 3 courses! How much would that of cost?

(<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">//Le meteo).// The weather has been wonderful with sun, sun and more sun (//le soliel//). I think (//Je pense//) it has only rained twice in seven weeks and then only for a short time. As you take a look around Montpellier you will understand why there are so many cafes, there is a need to sit and cool off at times. For french people there is nothing better than sitting at a cafe and watching the world go by. Its very normal.

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I <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">hope you are all pleased to know Purple Friday exists in France (//violet vendredi). Bien sur (of course)// I take the time to celebrate! avec ( with ) La citronnade violette!

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