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Full Day in Montpellier, off to see the surrounding culture – by Alison Harmon
Hello everyone! We have had such a full day in Montpellier, the breakfast served was a traditional French breakfast of juice, coffee and baguettes. It was filling for me but the boys left complaining about their still empty stomachs.
After breakfast we took a cab ride for 10 Euros ($ 13 USD) to the famous Fabre Museum. Entrance fees to view the art museum was 6 Euros per person, for a total of 24 Euros ($32 USD). Here we took a tour of almost 800 works of art created by artists who lived throughout the world and during no specific time. Being that is one of the largest art museums in France and one of the most well known in the world people come from all around to see the magnificent works of art that grace the walls of the Fabre. We also marveled at the sculptures and ceramic creations offered at the museum. We spent the majority of our day at the museum.
When the day was done we took a cab back for another measly 10 Euros. At that point we were so hungry we ate at one of the little cafes walking distance from the hotel called the Brasserie du Corum. The Brasserie offered both traditional French food as well as traditional Mediterranean food. We ordered a multitude of dishes such as stuffed grape leaves, kibby, baklava, tabouli, and roast beef and Roquefort sandwiches. Seeing as I grew up partly on Mediterranean food I was partial to the kibby and grape leaves, while the boys of course liked the meaty sandwiches and sweet baklava. This late lunch/early dinner cost us 50 Euros ($67 USD) which is a lot for food for only four people but we made ourselves feel better by saying it was both lunch and dinner. After this lin-der (lunch/dinner) we walked back to the hotel to take a little nap before we went out that night. After our nap we got ready to go to a little wine bar recommended to us by the hotel staff, called In Vino Vertias.
This outing cost us a pretty penny seeing as we had to take a cab both ways, 15 Euros each way ($20 USD) and then the boys blew part of our budget on buying drinks for all the local French girls. Three hours, way to many drinks, and 162 Euros later ($162 USD) we made our way back to the hotel.
The total cost for this day including museum trip, cab fares, food, and the wine bar is 289 Euros or $392 American dollars.
Images of the Fabre Museum
by: Ben
by: Ben
Funds spent today: 289 Euros
Remaining Budget: $89041.28
Cash in Euros: 1214.90
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Hello everyone! We have had such a full day in Montpellier, the breakfast served was a traditional French breakfast of juice, coffee and baguettes. It was filling for me but the boys left complaining about their still empty stomachs.
After breakfast we took a cab ride for 10 Euros ($ 13 USD) to the famous Fabre Museum. Entrance fees to view the art museum was 6 Euros per person, for a total of 24 Euros ($32 USD). Here we took a tour of almost 800 works of art created by artists who lived throughout the world and during no specific time. Being that is one of the largest art museums in France and one of the most well known in the world people come from all around to see the magnificent works of art that grace the walls of the Fabre. We also marveled at the sculptures and ceramic creations offered at the museum. We spent the majority of our day at the museum.
When the day was done we took a cab back for another measly 10 Euros. At that point we were so hungry we ate at one of the little cafes walking distance from the hotel called the Brasserie du Corum. The Brasserie offered both traditional French food as well as traditional Mediterranean food. We ordered a multitude of dishes such as stuffed grape leaves, kibby, baklava, tabouli, and roast beef and Roquefort sandwiches. Seeing as I grew up partly on Mediterranean food I was partial to the kibby and grape leaves, while the boys of course liked the meaty sandwiches and sweet baklava. This late lunch/early dinner cost us 50 Euros ($67 USD) which is a lot for food for only four people but we made ourselves feel better by saying it was both lunch and dinner. After this lin-der (lunch/dinner) we walked back to the hotel to take a little nap before we went out that night. After our nap we got ready to go to a little wine bar recommended to us by the hotel staff, called In Vino Vertias.
This outing cost us a pretty penny seeing as we had to take a cab both ways, 15 Euros each way ($20 USD) and then the boys blew part of our budget on buying drinks for all the local French girls. Three hours, way to many drinks, and 162 Euros later ($162 USD) we made our way back to the hotel.
The total cost for this day including museum trip, cab fares, food, and the wine bar is 289 Euros or $392 American dollars.