Agde 5/28/08 - Countryside of Plage de Conque

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. Some photos look like paintings...

In other news, I need "buying stuff for your nieces" rehab stat!

Agde 5/28/08 - Plage Conque

The most beautiful beach I've ever seen. Ground black rock instead of sand, breathtaking. Reminiscent of Ireland or Scotland. Wish I'd found this place earlier!

Agde 5/24/08 - Sete seaside rainey day

Sete is a fishing village about 20 minutes away from Agde by car, right on the Mediterranean, and in the foot of some mountains. A French friend of mine took me for lunch and a view of the beaches, but I didn't swim because it was cold and ready to storm. Agde and this area of southern France has turned very Paris-like lately and we have a forecast of nearly a whole week of rain. Still it was definitely beautiful though at times very violent...the sea spray can knock you over and leave you tasting salt on your face for an hour afterwards.
*IF VIDEO DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU THESE PICTURES ARE UP ON FACEBOOK TOO, IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT YOU CAN SEE THEM THERE.

Agde 5/24/08 - Riviera at night

The picture quality of the Iphone at night is not very good, but these are the best of the bunch. I was eating at one of the many riverboat restaurants that float on docks/platforms set in the river. The food is excellent and the view and breeze amazing, yet it's definitely different to be bobbing up and down while having dinner. I had pasta with fruits aux de mar (seafood) including shrimp, calamari, mussels, oysters. Mussels are really big here, and on almost every stand you can get moules and frites (mussels and fries).

Agde 5/21/08 - Riviera Boat Graveyard

Agde 5/21/08 - Riviera Houses + Streets

Agde 5/21/08 - Riviera Downtown

Street scenes from 5/19/08. I'm getting better at using the camera.

Promenade Park across the Heralt River, and a little market near my house. Highlights of today were the two old fishermen who made me hold an eel they'd caught, a kitten trying to crawl in my bedroom window to steal some salami, and a seagull in my bathroom window who apparently wanted to take a shower. Oh, and I've been mistaken for Russian twice. (Or at least I think so...they rattled off in Russian first, then looked confused and switched to French.) Kids are synonymous with bicycles here, everyone plays soccer, locals stores are closed most of the day, there are cats everywhere and its always sunny.

Agde 5/17/08 - My neighborhood

Hi all,
This is a movie I made from the photos that I took in Agde yesterday. They're mostly of my neighborhood. I'm still getting used to the camera and figuring out the flash, so some of the photos (esp St Sever church across the street from me) aren't fabulous, but I'm working on it.

More later, xoxo D