Perhaps have you seen a very bright "star" in the evening, between east and south. This star is in fact the planet Jupiter. Last night I went to the center of Brittany (north-west of France), in a region called "Monts d'Arrée" where there is no light pollution. After having seen some galaxies and nebula with my telescope, I decided to take a photo of Jupiter with my ToUcam:
Erwan