Hamilton in France

This time, the train in Paris took the Hamilton in France students to southern Provence… In the small city of La Ciotat, we got to visit the world’s oldest active movie theater. In Marseille, we went to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations. And we found a beautiful view of Marseille from the heights of the Calanques National Park.

Learning about the life of Louis XIV in the Château de Versailles, about the birth of cubism in the Picasso Museum, or visiting the old and beautiful covered passages… orientation is a way to dive in the culture and history of Paris.

The tour of the Château de Versailles began in a vast room decorated with impressive paintings.

The tour guide explains how difficult it is to make these types of sculptures.

The famous Hall of Mirrors

The King’s Appartments

The Gardens of Versailles

Outside the Château de Versailles

One of the charming covered passages in Paris, located near the neighborhood of the Palais Garnier

A little shop selling postcards and gingerbread

A cute house in a window display

In the Musée Picasso, located in the Marais, students were able to follow the evolution of Picasso’s paintings throughout his life.

The tour guide helped us understanding the composition of some of his paintings, such as this one.

While some of Picasso’s paintings are pretty straighforward, others are hard to interpret.

Welcome to the group of students who came to study in Paris for the spring semester! Orientation week started with a few meetings and classes, and several university tours. It is a little cold outside now, but it is warm and cozy inside the Parisian crêperies…

During orientation, students visit the universities where they will be taking classes, such as the Sorbonne-Nouvelle university.

Enjoying the Jardin des Tuileries, next to the Louvre.

First crêpes in the 14th arrondissement.

First crêpes in the 14th arrondissement.

It is now time to fly back home for the Hamilton in France students who stayed for the fall semester. They might inadvertently use “merci” instead of “thank you” and “de rien” instead of “you’re welcome” at first when they arrive, but that’s only because they have been thinking in French for a few months!
As the end of the semester has come, we share a few photos from the last excursion, a one-day trip in the city of Metz.
We wish you all a wonderful holiday season 🎄🎉

How is it to play basketball at a French university when you are an exchange student? Thomas and Andrew share their experience.

During the last weeks of the semester, students are busy with finals, and showing off their impressive tricks !

Arles, Baux-de-Provence, Palais des Papes or pont du Gard, the names of the places in the south of France are as beautiful as the sights. Here is a video from our study trip in Provence.