Our little trip to Marseille

 On the 18th and 19th April we went to Marseille with our new friends. 

Marseille - looking from Vieux Port up to the Notre Dame

Kian and I with our friends Helena and Kaylen

We saw a fish market. We saw that some of the fish weren't dead yet!

Fishing boat pulling up to unload its fish that it caught

After the fish market we went on a boat trip to see the Calanques. On the boat we got a sheet of paper with all of the different things that we would see. With the sheets of paper we played bingo. Whoever saw three sites won. I saw three sites first!

The boat we went on

Mummy, Kian and I onboard the boat

One of the Calanques

On the second day we went to Notre Dame. We got a mini train up the hill to get to Notre Dame. Inside  Notre Dame there was fake boats hanging from the roof. There was candles but we could not light any. The roof looked cool.

On the mini train on the way to Notre Dame

The roof looked cool

After going to Notre Dame, we went to a place called Fish Spa. You sat on a seat and you put your feet into a tank with little tiny fish called Garra Rufa, or Doctor Fish, and they nibble on your feet to get rid of dead skin. It tickled for the first couple of minutes and then it started to just feel a bit funny. 

I loved it!

The fish eating me

A close up of the fish in action

Kian only liked it for a little bit then he got out. He said it tickled too much

Thanks for reading my blog. I will do another blog post next week.

Kayla

xo

My first week in Provence

These are some of the things we did in our first week.

On day one we went on the TGV from Paris to Avignon. On the TGV I watched a movie. The movie that I watched was Pinnochio.

We got off the TGV and got a taxi to our house in Pernes-les-Fontaines. The next morning we got the same taxi to pick us up to take us back to Avignon to pick up our car. Then we went on a carousel.

Hotel de Ville in Avignon

After the carousel ride was finished we went to buy holiday bracelets and we picked up our car. Then we drove home on the wrong side of the road, (for us Australians but not for the French!).

The next day we stayed in our village of Pernes-les-Fontaines. We went to the park for a play.

Our front gates to the village

Our balcony

Our house

There are 40 fountains in our village

Kian and I thought we'd do silly stuff at each of them

La Nesque goes along one side of the village - and this is where we play boules and soccer 

 On the fourth day we went to the market and to Mont Ventoux. The market was in a village called Malaucene and after the market we drove up Mont Ventoux. We couldn't get to the top because there was too much snow on the top., but we drove up most of the way and we stopped for a hot chocolate. When we were having a hot chocolate a dog kept jumping up onto the table. Me and Kian kept throwing hard snow to him and he caught it in his mouth. His name was Ollie.

We went to a circus. There was lots of people in it. My favourite was when a girl had a hoola hoop with fire on it and she spun it around her hips.

My mum and dad went to a wine tasting when me and Kian drew. I made 2 new friends. One was called Helena and the other one was Kaylen.

I went to Orange. We saw a theatre. It could fit 10,000 people in it. It was built over 2000 years ago. It was amazing!!

Well that was week one...hope you enjoyed it!

Love Kayla

xo

Some photos from Paris

I've been busy writing all about my trip but I just wanted to post a few photos from Paris before I write about Provence!

Kian and I on the carousel in front of the Eiffel Tower

Being a little crazy with Daddy!

I love the Eiffel Tower

This strawberry tart was deeeelicious!

Easter morning - I'm glad the Easter bunny found us in Paris!

Yummy chocolat chaud noir (milk hot chocolate) and chocolat chaud blanc (white hot chocolate) at Angelina's

The Concorde

Mona Lisa - I know Ms Tchencko will love this one!

Freezing cold on top deck of the Double Decker bus tour

A special lunch at Septime

When we were playing in this park it started snowing!!

Mmm...yummy hot chocolate!

The Arc de Triomphe

Drinking some non alcoholic wine at Frenchie's wine bar.

Cuddles with my brother to keep warm

The Eiffel Tower at night time - I especially loved it with all the lights on

At the Louvre

Jardin de Luxembourg

Our yummy eclairs! I had the raspberry and chocolate one!

Ready to leave Paris - taking the TGV to Avignon

I will post again soon about our time so far in Provence!

xo

The Eiffel Tower

I went to the Eiffel Tower. I went on the 1st floor, the 2nd floor and the 3rd floor. The 3rd floor was the top. 

Facts about the Eiffel Tower :

• the Eiffel Tower lights up at night 
• it was built for the 1889 world fair
• it took 2 years to build
• Gustave Eiffel was the designer 
• it was built in the 7th arrondissement
• it is 324 meters high
• they used 7300 tons of iron and 2.5 million rivets to hold it together.

I liked going up the top and seeing it lit up.

Au revoir,

Kayla

Eiffel Tower lighting up

Me with my brother Kian, my Dad and my Mum