Hier soir, le 9 Juin, à environ 21:00, mon père, ma mère et moi sommes allé se baladé. C’était amusant parce que nous ne se promenade presque j’aimais après 18 :00.
Nous sommes allés marcher à coté de la rivière. Nous sommes marchés de notre rue, Rue du Faubourg de Saverne, à Rue du Nuée Bleu, puis nous avons tourné à droite, pour se diriger vers la cathédrale.
Après quelques minutes Rue du Nuée Bleu se transforme en Rue du Dôme. Après ça nous sommes allés tout droit. Après plusieurs minutes nous sommes arrivés à la cathédrale.
La cathédrale est très grosse. Elle se mesure 142 mètres en hauteur. Je l’aime beaucoup. Elle est très belle. Mais cette fois il y avait quelque chose différent. À coté de la cathédrale il y avait deux grandes boîtes, environ 10 mètres haut. Sur ces boîtes il y avait des lumières. Ces lumières étaient comme les lumières à un spectacle : petits et noirs avec du papier coloré attaché.
Nous sommes allés à la rivière, cinq minutes de là où nous étions. Nous sommes regardés les bateaux pour environ quinze minutes.
Nous sommes allés pour acheter du crème glacé à l’extérieur d’un petit café. Après ça nous sommes retournés à l’appartement. C’était environ 22 :30 et nous étions fatigués. J’ai aimée cette promenade considérablement.
11 June 2008
07 June 2008
Performing
Cameron and Meghan's end-of-year concert.
Feel Good Inc.
Highway to Hell
Owner of a Lonely Heart
Feel Good Inc.
Highway to Hell
Owner of a Lonely Heart
03 June 2008
Our Greece Trip
On May 23rd our family left Strasbourg in order to go to Greece. We took a train to the Frankfurt airport, then a plane to Thessalonica, and finally another plane to the Athens airport. We only had a small dilemma, which is that we went to the wrong gate. The woman at the desk told us to go to B10, and we did that. Just before security, where you get your tickets checked, the person said that we were at the wrong gate. So we turned around, and went to gate A10 instead.
We then took a bus to Voula, a small town right beside Athens. We tracked down Posidonos road, very difficult to do because everything was in Greek, and found our apartment.
We found a small grocery store down the road, where we got most of our food on that trip. There was also a mall close to us with another grocery store and an internet café in it. We used the internet café for email a couple times.
A few days after we got there we went into Athens to go to the Acropolis. The Acropolis is a big raised platform with walls around it, on which there are some temples, including the Parthenon. The Parthenon is a huge temple to the goddess Athena, ordered built by Pericles. We also went into the temple of Athena Nike.
The day before we left we went to Lake Vouliagmenis, which is a mineral lake in a crater. There were tiny fish swimming there, and we swam with them.
We stayed a total of 8 days. The trip back was uneventful, and we were glad to see our apartment when we got there!
We then took a bus to Voula, a small town right beside Athens. We tracked down Posidonos road, very difficult to do because everything was in Greek, and found our apartment.
We found a small grocery store down the road, where we got most of our food on that trip. There was also a mall close to us with another grocery store and an internet café in it. We used the internet café for email a couple times.
A few days after we got there we went into Athens to go to the Acropolis. The Acropolis is a big raised platform with walls around it, on which there are some temples, including the Parthenon. The Parthenon is a huge temple to the goddess Athena, ordered built by Pericles. We also went into the temple of Athena Nike.
The day before we left we went to Lake Vouliagmenis, which is a mineral lake in a crater. There were tiny fish swimming there, and we swam with them.
We stayed a total of 8 days. The trip back was uneventful, and we were glad to see our apartment when we got there!
Hockey
This year has been tough in some ways, because we do not have all the things we had back home in Canada. For example, we do not have all the computer games we had in Canada, and we also had to pack many of our possessions in boxes to store for ten months. This can sometimes make it a little boring. One of the things that I miss the most is hockey. Here hockey isn’t one of the sports you can watch on TV, unless you get a special channel package. To ease the suffering a bit, my family and I started a NHL hockey pool in early February.
This was the way we did it: I printed out some charts of which players were leading in each category we were including (Goals, Assists, Points, +/-, GAA, Save %), and we took turns picking players. In the end I won the Goals, Assists, Points and Save % categories, and Meghan won the +/- and GAA categories.
Right now we are near the end of the NHL playoffs, for which we started a new pool. I can’t wait for October in Canada, when I will hopefully be able to watch hockey again. Until then wish me luck in our pool!
This was the way we did it: I printed out some charts of which players were leading in each category we were including (Goals, Assists, Points, +/-, GAA, Save %), and we took turns picking players. In the end I won the Goals, Assists, Points and Save % categories, and Meghan won the +/- and GAA categories.
Right now we are near the end of the NHL playoffs, for which we started a new pool. I can’t wait for October in Canada, when I will hopefully be able to watch hockey again. Until then wish me luck in our pool!
21 March 2008
Elections for the Iranian Parliament
The Legislative elections for the Iranian parliament or “Majlis of Iran” were held on March 14 2008. The Associated Press news agency reports that 188 out of 290 parliamentary seats have been decided so far. Quoting state television and official news agency Irna, AP says pro-Ahmadinejad politicians have won about 70 seats, reformists 31, and conservative critics of Mr. Ahmadinejad about 43.
Many people say these elections were unfair, as about 40% of the original 7,597 candidates who registered were disqualified, including most reformists, by the Guardians Council for being deemed insufficiently loyal to the 1979 Islamic revolution. Included among those that think it was unfair are the US, which said that Iran had “cooked” the elections by barring reformists, and European Union, which said:
For many people in Iran life may continue to get harder after these recent elections. Despite the president's promise to "put oil money on people's tables", life has been getting tougher for many Iranians.
Inflation is now more than 20%. Unemployment and job insecurity are big problems. Economic mismanagement is as much to blame as international sanctions, though Iran's financial system is facing increasing problems because of the embargo.
Nevertheless, this election has produced a parliament more loyal, if not to the president, then certainly to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. It will be a parliament less likely to challenge the government on matters of foreign policy or human rights.
Those looking and hoping for major change in Iran are likely to be disappointed.
References:
AFP. (2008). Iran reformists call for Tehran vote recount. Retrieved 21 March 2008 from http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hlWsKpMkXqOYw9Suk3vF3GUL3Izg
BBC. (2008). Conservatives win Iran election. Retrieved 21 March 2008 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7297923.stm
BBC. (2008). Q&A: Iran parliamentary election. Retrieved 21 March 2008 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7277990.stm
BBC. (2008). Iran vote may strengthen Ahmadinejad. Retrieved 21 March 2008 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7282953.stm
Deutsche Welle. (2008). EU Disappointed by Conduct of Elections in Iran. Retrieved 21 March 2008 from http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3195312,00.html
Many people say these elections were unfair, as about 40% of the original 7,597 candidates who registered were disqualified, including most reformists, by the Guardians Council for being deemed insufficiently loyal to the 1979 Islamic revolution. Included among those that think it was unfair are the US, which said that Iran had “cooked” the elections by barring reformists, and European Union, which said:
In this regard it expresses its deep regret and disappointment that over a third of prospective candidates were prevented from standing in this year's parliamentary elections.
These exclusions prevented the Iranian people from being able to choose freely amongst the full range of political views in their country and represent a clear violation of the international norms.
As a result, the election was neither fair nor free.
For many people in Iran life may continue to get harder after these recent elections. Despite the president's promise to "put oil money on people's tables", life has been getting tougher for many Iranians.
Inflation is now more than 20%. Unemployment and job insecurity are big problems. Economic mismanagement is as much to blame as international sanctions, though Iran's financial system is facing increasing problems because of the embargo.
Nevertheless, this election has produced a parliament more loyal, if not to the president, then certainly to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. It will be a parliament less likely to challenge the government on matters of foreign policy or human rights.
Those looking and hoping for major change in Iran are likely to be disappointed.
References:
AFP. (2008). Iran reformists call for Tehran vote recount. Retrieved 21 March 2008 from http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hlWsKpMkXqOYw9Suk3vF3GUL3Izg
BBC. (2008). Conservatives win Iran election. Retrieved 21 March 2008 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7297923.stm
BBC. (2008). Q&A: Iran parliamentary election. Retrieved 21 March 2008 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7277990.stm
BBC. (2008). Iran vote may strengthen Ahmadinejad. Retrieved 21 March 2008 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7282953.stm
Deutsche Welle. (2008). EU Disappointed by Conduct of Elections in Iran. Retrieved 21 March 2008 from http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3195312,00.html
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