My favorite places: Clermont-Ferrand, Edinburgh, Milwaukee

The first two places on this list are both cities I've studied abroad in, and the Milwaukee area is where I was born and raised, so I couldn't pick just one!

Clermont-Ferrand: 

I studied abroad in Clermont-Ferrand, France, in June 2017 after my freshman year at OU. The month I spent there helped me improve my French speaking skills and overall was an incredible experience with beautiful sights—not to mention the best food and wine! I hope to go back someday for an extended visit.

A street in the heart of Clermont-Ferrand, with the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption sitting at the top of the hill. (Image by Marcel Musil via flickr)


A swan floats in the river that passes through Jardin Lecoq, a park in the center of the city. (Personal photo)


A centuries-old castle in Saint-Saturnin that our study abroad group visited during our last week of the trip. (Personal photo)


Edinburgh: 

I studied abroad in Oxford, England, in July 2018, but during my stay I also went on a weekend trip to Scotland with some friends. Edinburgh quickly became one of my all-time favorite spots I've ever visited.

The sun sets over Calton Hill. (Image by Peter Cordes via unsplash)


The peak of Arthur's Seat, overlooking the city. My group hiked all the way up this on our second day in Edinburgh. (Image by Yves Alarie via unsplash)


Milwaukee: 

From eating cheese curds and cheering for the Bucks and Brewers to enjoying summer beach days on the shores of Lake Michigan, nothing beats living in southeastern Wisconsin.

A view of the sunset from the lake, near Discovery World in downtown Milwaukee. (Image by Lucas Ludwig via unsplash)


The Milwaukee Art Museum. (Image by Anne Helmond via flickr)


The Milwaukee skyline at night. (Image by Wei Zeng via unsplash)


Comments

  1. Laura GibbsJanuary 16, 2020 at 2:46 PM

    What a wonderful list, Danielle! It makes me wonder if those three cities have ever been put together in a list before! Plus so many great picture! And of course there are folktales and legends everywhere... but Arthur's Seat is certainly an exciting example of legend-as-geography. I can totally imagine that as a beginning of a Storybook project in this class: Wikipedia: Arthur's Seat :-)

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