Literary giants like Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of Jekyll and Hyde, Sir Walter Scott, author of Waverley, and Robert Burns, a Scottish poet. Going to the Writer’s Museum in Edinburgh was a particularly special experience for me because it felt like I had stepped back into time, and walked alongside some of Scotland’s most notable writers. And when I have the time and mental energy for it, I write. If there’s anything you’ve learned about me the past few months, it’s that I r e a d. This is a highly condensed list, but they’re the ones that’ll hold the brightest lights in my heart. I am fully in the thrall of finals, but I wanted to get a quick light hearted post up about some of the highlights of my travels. Author Meg Carver Posted on OctoFebruCategories 2023-Fall, Authors, France, Semester, Topics, Travels, Valerie Places In Europe That Felt Like Portals to New Universes I encourage you to go out and seek your blissful moment too, no matter where you are in the world. Those moments can be found anywhere, or better yet, they can be created anywhere. Having experienced it though, I don’t think you need to be somewhere as extravagant as the French Riviera. It feels really good to be in a moment of happiness like that one, where you’re enjoying everything around you. Combine that with a kiss from the sun and a hug from the water and it’s nothing but blissful. It was like a symphony, the laughs of the people and the soft sound of the movement of the water were harmonious. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, I was face-to-face with the most enchanting beach I had ever been to. The world from that angle was simply pure and beautiful. The mesmerizing dance of the reflection of the sun coming from the ocean, which was mixed with tones of blue and green, was unlike anything I had seen. This is where I feared for my life on the side of a cliff, but once I lifted my gaze, everything changed. The trail was very slippery in most parts whether it was because of smooth boulders or tiny rocks that slid under your feet. The only shoes I took on that trip were a pair of white sneakers and flip-flops to wear around the apartment. However, the terrain was rather unfavorable for the shoes I had on. There was an endless bounty of hills before we arrived at the trail where we would be walking on an incline for about 40 minutes or so, which is not too long. Once we were energized and fed, we began the walk toward the hiking trail. Luckily, there was a hole-in-the-wall sandwich shop next to the grocery store where we stopped to have breakfast. So, once we got to Cassis, we stopped at a grocery store and stocked up on snacks in case we got hungry on the hike. If we wanted to have a successful day, we had to adequately prepare for what lay ahead. We looked into one of the beaches our host wrote about in the binder and bought train tickets to it for the next morning.Īll ten of us made it out of the apartment primed and ready to spend a day in the sun. Our Airbnb host was kind enough to leave a binder full of useful information about everything ranging from transportation to the local specialties, and even the best ways to reach the beaches. Once we arrived in Marseille, we planned our activities for the next two days. We stayed at a nice apartment that was less than ten minutes on foot from the train station, which made getting to and leaving the city much easier. However, the way to see some of the most breathtaking views and picturesque beaches is to hike the cliff sides of the coast. My friend group and I wanted to go to the beach in the south of France. You may have heard this area been called by its more popular name, the French Riviera, or as it’s known in French, the Côte d’Azur. Have you ever thought to yourself, “This better be worth the effort because it would be really tragic to fall off the side of this cliff?” Likely you haven’t, but I, on the other hand, couldn’t get that thought out of my head as I was hiking Les Calanques de Cassis in the 9th arrondissement of Marseille.
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