Bumpy ride to Puyricard

Early in the morning, around noon or at around 5 PM, I meet my favorite friend of the Provence region: bus 21 that will take me to the IAE faculty or bring me home. Sometimes it’s already waiting for me at the bus stop 'La Rotonde', which is located in the Avenue des Belges (confusing). I see bus stop La Rotonde as a place to meet all (international) students of IAE and the moment I arrive there, my day really begins.

I missed the bus the first day, because it leaves La Rotonde exactly on time. Luckily, I met interesting international students in the taxi (in the end +/- 4 Euros) and we all arrived on time. When I took the bus back, I made a big mistake: I was seated backwards. But I survived the bumpy ride and came home without being sick. The main 2 reasons: there are many roundabouts during the ride and the bus drivers stop very abruptly. The first encounter cost me 1,10 Euros for an ‘aller simple’. The next morning I bought a ‘carnet de 10 tickets’ (7,70 Euros) at the Tourist office. As of 1 September I will have a monthly student card for 20 Euros, which allows me to take all buses of 'Aix en Bus'.

After one week of travelling by bus to Puyricard I got used to the rollercoaster ride of 25 minutes. Now I can actually talk and look at the other students sitting next to me or at the beautiful surroundings of Aix-en-Provence. There is one great thing I have to say, I see a beautiful view* of Aix and some hills during a few seconds of the meeting with my favorite friend...

* Unfortunately, I haven’t had the opportunity to take a picture, because the bus drives quite fast at the point.