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I did some camera sharing with the other girls, so more pictures will be coming later!
I did some camera sharing with the other girls, so more pictures will be coming later!
Beautiful Paris in the Latin Quarter! I think this is my favorite neighborhood of one of my favorite cities in the world. It's pretty and everyone speaks French, what's not to like? One of my friends from church, Pierre, offered to drive a couple of us assistants up to Paris for the weekend because he was going for work! On Friday afternoon we hopped in the car, and made the 5 hour road trip through the pretty countryside into the city! We stayed for free in his friends' flat and spent a couple of days playing around the city.
This is my assistant friend Anna, who's a student at Durham in England! Together with our friend Claire, we wandered around Paris and saw some of the sights. We toured Victor Hugo's apartment, visited Notre Dame, and went in Paris' newest Museum called Quai Branley. Pierre met us for dinner at one of his favorite restaurants in the Marais, and then we got to ride around the city in his car to see everything at night!
Sunday morning, I got to meet up with a younger Vandy TriDelta who's studying abroad in Paris! We had a traditional French breakfast together at a cafe and had a great time visiting.
Then I hopped on a train over to Bordeaux to meet up with another TriDelta friend, Whitney Anderson, who's also doing the assistant program there! Along with her cute roommate from Wales, we stayed in the city for a couple of nights and saw the sights in Bordeaux. All day on Monday, we did a wine tour of the St. Émilion wine district!
We went with a small group of other people and a private tour guide and got driven to several different vineyards in the morning to tour the châteaux and taste the wine! The wine regions that make up Bordeaux are stunning. Every couple of miles there is a beautiful château surrounded by huge fields of grape vines! At the second vineyard we visited, we were treated to a delicious lunch to taste the wine with.
From there, we went to the actual historic town of St. Émilion! We had a tour of this very well-preserved medieval village and then spent an hour in a little cafe getting crêpes and coffee.
After two great days and fantastic dinners in Bordeaux with Whitney and Jen, I headed back home. I realized through traveling how much I love my little apartment and Valence! I was happy to get back to my normal routine at home for a couple of days. Cloé picked me up at the train station, and we went out for dinner and drinks with a couple of her friends. I've been hanging out around town for the past day or so enjoying my vacation. I went to my bible study as usual, and I went for the first time to run in a nearby park with people from church who go weekly! It makes such a difference, when settling into a place, to have so many weekly opportunities to get together with people! I feel very lucky in my situation, and I know it hasn't been quite so easy for assistants in other places.
On Sunday, my friend Susan, who's an assistant in Strasbourg, is coming to visit for a couple of days! I'm planning a day hike for us on Monday with a couple of other girls, and I'm so exited get to hang out with her and see what else our vacation has in store for us!
This is my assistant friend Anna, who's a student at Durham in England! Together with our friend Claire, we wandered around Paris and saw some of the sights. We toured Victor Hugo's apartment, visited Notre Dame, and went in Paris' newest Museum called Quai Branley. Pierre met us for dinner at one of his favorite restaurants in the Marais, and then we got to ride around the city in his car to see everything at night!
Sunday morning, I got to meet up with a younger Vandy TriDelta who's studying abroad in Paris! We had a traditional French breakfast together at a cafe and had a great time visiting.
Then I hopped on a train over to Bordeaux to meet up with another TriDelta friend, Whitney Anderson, who's also doing the assistant program there! Along with her cute roommate from Wales, we stayed in the city for a couple of nights and saw the sights in Bordeaux. All day on Monday, we did a wine tour of the St. Émilion wine district!
We went with a small group of other people and a private tour guide and got driven to several different vineyards in the morning to tour the châteaux and taste the wine! The wine regions that make up Bordeaux are stunning. Every couple of miles there is a beautiful château surrounded by huge fields of grape vines! At the second vineyard we visited, we were treated to a delicious lunch to taste the wine with.
From there, we went to the actual historic town of St. Émilion! We had a tour of this very well-preserved medieval village and then spent an hour in a little cafe getting crêpes and coffee.
After two great days and fantastic dinners in Bordeaux with Whitney and Jen, I headed back home. I realized through traveling how much I love my little apartment and Valence! I was happy to get back to my normal routine at home for a couple of days. Cloé picked me up at the train station, and we went out for dinner and drinks with a couple of her friends. I've been hanging out around town for the past day or so enjoying my vacation. I went to my bible study as usual, and I went for the first time to run in a nearby park with people from church who go weekly! It makes such a difference, when settling into a place, to have so many weekly opportunities to get together with people! I feel very lucky in my situation, and I know it hasn't been quite so easy for assistants in other places.
On Sunday, my friend Susan, who's an assistant in Strasbourg, is coming to visit for a couple of days! I'm planning a day hike for us on Monday with a couple of other girls, and I'm so exited get to hang out with her and see what else our vacation has in store for us!
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