Back from France!

I am back from France and enjoying the 

rest of summer before the school year begins. 

We had an amazing trip and saw many 

beautiful places and things. 

A few of my photos...

Je vais en France.. Part 3

This is my last France post, about the last

leg of our trip. We are leaving tomorrow

and I haven't even started packing yet! After Gente,

we will be going to Bordeaux for one night. We will

look around the city, maybe do some wine tastings, but

we will be back for two more nights at the end

of our trip so we'll save most of our sightseeing

for then.

Bordeaux

Bordeaux at night

Bordeaux vineyards 

Next we will move on to the Dordogne region,

we will stay in Perigueux and do day trips

from there. 

Dordogne valley

Perigueux

We will be driving to Sarlat to go to the big

market there. We plan to buy some fresh

cheese, bread, and fruit for our picnic later in

the day. After we get the supplies we're going

on a kayak trip down the river. While on the

river we can pull over at anytime and explore all

the little towns along the way. While still

in Sarlat we are also going to visit a foie gras farm.

(This might be a little disturbing, but I love

foie gras)

Sarlat market

Sarlat market

On another day we are going to venture out 

of the Dordogne area and drive to Toulouse.

Toulouse

Toulouse

Aimee and I will be in Perigueux on Bastille Day,

which is July 14th. There will be fireworks, 

parades, and lots of celebrating. We will 

be joining right in, drinking wine and watching

all the festivities!

At the end of our trip we are going 

back to Bordeaux for a couple of nights, then

we fly out of there back to Paris and home

to Seattle! Au revoir mes amis!

Je vais en France.. Part 2

After Paris we will be heading to Gente, 

a small town near Cognac. This is where we 

will be staying with Arnaud's family.

We will be traveling around the area, visiting 

La Rochelle, Saintes, Royan, and Aubeterre. 

La Rochelle

Royan

La Rochelle

Cognac

Cognac

Cognac

On Saturday, July 9th, we will be going to

Blues Passion, a big music festival in Cognac.

While we are in this area we will also be

tasting some cognac and seeing how

it is made.

After the week in Gente, Aimee and I will be

off to Bordeaux and the Dordogne...

Je vais en France!

I am very excited to be going to France in a 

few weeks! I will be doing a few blog posts

leading up to the trip about the various

areas we will be. I am going with my sister and 

her boyfriend, who is French. We will be spending

part of the time with him and his family, but then 

my sister and I will be going off on our own.

It will be an adventure for both of us, but I am 

excited to see where it takes us! 

We will be flying directly to Paris from Seattle, 

so thats our first stop...

Arnaud (the boyfriend) will show us

around Paris. Hopefully we will see all the 

normal touristy spots, but I am looking 

forward to him showing us some things

off the beaten path as well. 

I am a little scared by the amount of

food and drinks that will be consumed, but

we at AGC are calling it "research".

My gluten free diet will be put on hold

for the delicacies of les boulangeries.

I also hope we get to go to Laduree and

see all the beautiful and colorful macarons.

Let's not forget about the wine, champagne, and cognac!

First image from here. 

Second image from here.