Bonne année 2007!

I am writing from my sister-in-law’s dorm room – after paying for internet since October, we finally bought an ethernet cable !
We had a lovely few days during Christmas vacation when Mom and Dad came to visit. They only stayed four nights, but we were able to do a good amount of touring: Montpellier, Nîmes and Sète. Accordingly, here is a photo of each town:

Montpellier, the opéra by night:

Nîmes, la Maison Carrée (commissioned by the emperor Augustus):

Fishing boats in Sète:

I’ve been lucky in my two years of working as an English assistant to have been assigned to two beautiful towns, Nîmes and Sète. The legacies of Augustus and Georges Brassens… what more can you ask for in the way of culture?
In Montpellier we’ve got culture too – as proof, check out this example of men’s underwear displayed in Galeries Lafayette during the hols (the mannequin on your right):