Epinions Recent Reviews for dwpitts

Bordeaux Disappointing for Students

Sun, 12 Dec 1999 23:59:05 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dwpitts - A few friends and I headed off to Bordeaux for a four-day weekend off from school in Angers. We were all studying abroad and had heard of Bordeaux back in the states. Alcoholics that we were, we decided to give it a go since its claim to fame is...

The Loire Valley: Student Perspective

Sun, 12 Dec 1999 23:45:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dwpitts - The Loire Valley offers dozens of castles that each has its own unique history and architectural style. Having spent a year abroad in school at Angers in the Loire Valley, I had the chance to see most of this area. I highly recommend it for students who...

Well-spent walk through history

Sun, 12 Dec 1999 21:49:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dwpitts -

The Cimitiere du Pere Lachaise is by its nature a bit morbid: it is a cemetery. You can nevertheless find the graves of a plethora of famous dead folks, including Oscar Wilde, Chopin, French writer Colette, and even Jim Morrison of the Doors. It's...

What to do in Birmingham

Sun, 12 Dec 1999 21:42:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dwpitts - I doubt many people go to Birmingham on vacation per se, but more than a few wind up there for some reason or another, not knowing what to do for fun. The truth is that Birmingham has a lot to do, mostly just little afternoon activities, but plenty to...

Advice on Visiting the Louvre

Sun, 12 Dec 1999 21:12:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dwpitts - The Louvre is one of those places that you can't get out of Paris without visiting. It would be like going to NY without seeing the Statue of Liberty or London without visiting Westminster Abbey. Maybe that's way throngs of people who care or know...

A Student Perspective on Nice

Sun, 12 Dec 1999 20:16:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dwpitts -

My year abroad at a French university afforded me some three weeks of spring vacation (the French have figured out what we Yanks haven't, which is that vacation should account for almost as much time as work itself). Three of my friends and I...