lundi 15 décembre 2008
Goodbye party at work
Amy and I are leaving work on the same day, so we had our goodbye party together. We benefited from the proximity to St Lucia's day, as Ann brought in homemade saffron buns, the yummy Swedish specialty.
What a bummer it was to say goodbye to everyone.
Here is everyone: Farhad, Matthias, Eve, Mary, Therese, Nua, me, Manuella, Karina, Mazda, Amy, James, Mia, Sharon, Valerie, Shu-Chin, Eric, and Valérie.
Amy opening her gift.
And me opening mine.
Elisabeth, Mia, Farhad, me, and Amy.
Setting up the champagne.
What a bummer it was to say goodbye to everyone.
Here is everyone: Farhad, Matthias, Eve, Mary, Therese, Nua, me, Manuella, Karina, Mazda, Amy, James, Mia, Sharon, Valerie, Shu-Chin, Eric, and Valérie.
Amy opening her gift.
And me opening mine.
Elisabeth, Mia, Farhad, me, and Amy.
Setting up the champagne.
dimanche 14 décembre 2008
Cassis
Our last trip was down to Cassis, which is on the Mediterranean 20 km from Marseilles, the weekend of the 6th of December. It was lovely to have some sunshine and warmer weather.
Although this photo doesnt really do it justice, the houses were painted bright shades of yellow and pink.
The main part of Cassis surrounds a harbor, and the buildings on the water are mostly restaurants.
It also had a small and rocky beach, where some people were actually swimming.
The town had a little Christmas market. 
The market featured a band playing traditional regional songs, the sound of which were completely unfamiliar. They didnt sound like typical old French music.
Cassis is surrounded by hills.
The most notable feature of the area is the Calanques, which are big limestone cliffs that go out into the sea. We went for a hike out along them.
The terrain was a bit lunar.
Although this photo doesnt really do it justice, the houses were painted bright shades of yellow and pink.
The main part of Cassis surrounds a harbor, and the buildings on the water are mostly restaurants.
It also had a small and rocky beach, where some people were actually swimming.
The town had a little Christmas market. 
The market featured a band playing traditional regional songs, the sound of which were completely unfamiliar. They didnt sound like typical old French music.
Cassis is surrounded by hills.
The most notable feature of the area is the Calanques, which are big limestone cliffs that go out into the sea. We went for a hike out along them.
The terrain was a bit lunar.
La Fête des Lumières
The annual Fête des Lumières was this past weekend. The origins of the Fête des Lumières date from 1643, when through fervent prayers to Mary, the city of Lyon was spared from the plague.
Merci Marie!
Rue de la Republique had little curlique thingies hanging from the trees.
Place des Jacobins had a little fish motif.
The St Jean Cathedral was gorgeous.
Gare Saint Paul, near my apartment, changed colors.
This year's Fête des Lumières had the theme, "Through the eyes of a child." The slow in Place des Terreaux began by making the Hotel de Ville look like a dollhouse.
The picture in the bubble is of the fountain across the square, which they made look like it was in a snow globe.
The show there finished with a pseudo-fingerpainting design.
And a child's writing, complete with misspellings.
And there were many other little things along the streets.
Merci Marie!
Rue de la Republique had little curlique thingies hanging from the trees.
Place des Jacobins had a little fish motif.
The St Jean Cathedral was gorgeous.
Gare Saint Paul, near my apartment, changed colors.
This year's Fête des Lumières had the theme, "Through the eyes of a child." The slow in Place des Terreaux began by making the Hotel de Ville look like a dollhouse.
The picture in the bubble is of the fountain across the square, which they made look like it was in a snow globe.
The show there finished with a pseudo-fingerpainting design.
And a child's writing, complete with misspellings.
And there were many other little things along the streets.
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