UIAD GOES TO WYOMING AGAIN in 2019

Oops...I forgot to post this one!   If you read the next blog entry (November 1, 2019), you'll know why!! Today we leave, bright and early. I'll see you soon at the bus station. My best, Jane

No more waiting!  D-1 means tomorrow we leave!   Today is our last day to get ready, if you aren't ready yet! All our bags are packed and we're ready to go! We'll be leaving tomorrow morning, bright and early. You can go back to Day 1 of this blog. "La boucle est bouclée."    The end of the blog is the beginning of our trip! I hope this blog has prepared you for most of what we are going to do and see.   Happy Trails to you!    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgw_yprN_-w With lyrics:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvBFlQNcwtI Happy Trails to you, Until we meet again Happy Trails to you Keep smiling' until then. Who cares about the clouds if we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather. Happy Trails to you 'til we meet again. Some trails are happy ones Others are blue It's the way you ride that trail that counts Here's a happy one for you. Happy Trails to you Until we meet a

September 5th...the blog is not finished yet!  Can you believe I've prepared some work for you today?  I hope your bags are ready and you have time to look at this blog post. On September 17th, we leave Wyoming to go to Utah , to spend the night there, have a free morning, September 18th, to discover the city and for last-minute shopping and then we fly back to France.  We'll spend the night in the plane and arrive on September 19th. 
 Today, I have  only questions  for you  about Salt Lake City (and a few about Utah)! You may have to do some surfing on the internet to find all the answers...if you have time!  If you don't have time, don't worry, you'll learn the answers when we are there.  To those who are not travelling with us, travel on the internet to find the answers!   20 Questions.    Can you find 20 answers? 1.    What's the capital of Utah? 2.    Who founded the city and when?    (That's 2 questions, in fact.) 3.    What&

Jus t  three more days before we leave .  It's September 4th, 2019 today.  We just have three days, today, tomorrow and Friday and then we leave on September 7th!    You still have time to pack your bags! Yes, it's time to get our suitcases packed and to start thinking about...English with an   American accent !  Here are   two videos for a little practice!    The first is really useful.   MOUNTAINS   in Grenoble,   MOUNTAINS   in Colorado,   MOUNTAINS   (Black Hills) in South Dakota and   MOUNTAINS   in Wyoming, the Bighorn   MOUNTAINS , Yellowstone   ROCKY MOUNTAINS   and the   TETON MOUNTAINS   and again in Salt Lake City.   How do Americans pronounce "MOUNTAINS"?   Watch this video till the end and you will understand...and be able to pronounce it like Americans do! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwgEY2JJXV8 And everyone needs to practice this one., to avoid embarrassing mistakes!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dasuQ9u8i0 Here's another

What is the weather going to be like?  What should I put in my suitcase?  Low altitudes/high altitudes, day/night!😧 What is the weather going to be like?  What should I put in my suitcase?   Low altitudes/high altitudes, day/night!    Click on each link to see the weather forecast in the cities where we will be. It looks like we’ll have cooler temperatures (13°C) in Yellowstone, so be sure to pack what you need to keep warm. We may also have some showers here and there, so be prepared for rain too.  But, sunshine and comfortable temperatures too.  Take a look.  I’ve even chosen Centigrade and not Fahrenheit, to make it easier for you! Denver:  https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/675c2b6342b3512ea4f15bc9070663be6e36cc4bf61056076c500098c8eb3bbe Cheyenne :   https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/Cheyenne+WY+USWY0032:1:US Mount Rushmore :  https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/USSD0232:1:US Rapid City:   https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/Rapid+City+SD+USSD0283:1:US The Ba

We'll be leaving soon.  I must stop all this work and get my bags packed.  But I keep thinking about all the things I have forgotten to share with you on this blog.  I'll add just a few things and then say what is done is done! 1. Films I didn't have time to mention  all the films  which take you to this part of the United States.  We saw Hitchcock's  North By Northwest  when we were at Mount Rushmore, and  Little Big Man  when we took a look at the Native Americans and Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn.  But I didn't mention  Dances With Wolves  when we were in South Dakota.  Part of it was shot near Dan O'Brien's ranch.  I'm sure that you have all seen this Kevin Costner film which one 7 Oscars in 1991, including Best Film and Best Director.  Five days ago, on Day 53,   you learned about  Heaven's Gate,  Michael Cimino's epic Western film (1980) about Wyoming in the 1890s, starring  Isabelle Huppert.   And also the older

September is here!  It's time for some practical information: 1.   MONEY : Today's rate of exchange shows that  $1 = .91 euro centimes. If we  round off  the number to  0.90€  we can remember that,  roughly : DOLLARS:  $1 = .90 €  $2 = 1.80 € $3 = 2.70 € $4 = 3.60 € $5 = 4.50 € $6 = 5.40 € $7 = 6.30 € $8 = 7.20 € $9 = 8.10 € $10 = 9.00 € So remember your  9 times table . ...and your numbers in English!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55cMyE5O94I   FUN! COINS : (Again, approximately.   Consider each coin a little less than the value of a euro centime coin. ) 5 cents (a nickel) = 5 centimes 10 cents (a dime) = 10 centimes 25 cents (a quarter) = 25 centimes 50 cents (a half dollar) = 45 centimes Coins  : (Here are the most common ones; there are other coins you may see) 5 cents (a nickel): There are older nickels, no longer in circulation, called  Buffalo nickels . The last Buffalo nickels were  struck  in April 1938, at th