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Trip to Montpellier

I've been to Montpellier! The official purpose was to attend IBM's storage conference, but the whole place and the company I had were much nicer than the conference itself. It's a very Mediterranean place with some stunning architecture and a very nice blend between old styles of buildings and recent, modern styles. I didn't get the chance to visit one of its beaches during daytime but from what I've seen they should be as good as the rest of the place. I hope to return to Montpellier when I have more time to enjoy it!

Montpellier is one of very rare places (at least in my experience) that has found a balance between old styles of buildings and new ones. It has buildings from different eras - old Roman remains, medieval streets, baroque buildings and very modern congress and office buildings, and the different styles don't clash because they are in different parts of the place.

Main square

The main square in Montpellier, mostly with old baroque buildings, very pictoresque

 

Polygone - a shopping center near our hotel

 

A view of the old church

The old church is in a gothic style and looks even nicer from close up.

 

End-point of a Roman(?) aquaduct, it's actually in a park with a little forest

I'm very glad I had the chance to visit Montpellier - the company, the sun, the place were all wonderful.

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