Sunny day in Le Rheu

Today it was 16 degrees with no wind and a clear sky. A big change from the cold snowy weather we had before! Since I only had school until 1130 today Marie and I went for a walk in the afternoon to visit the neighbours' cows. They weren't fully grown yet so they were pretty cute- mooo :p
Here's a pic of Marie's house.

Joyeux Anniversaire!

Happy Birthday Baptiste! Baptiste (Marie's little brother) turns nine today so we had a little celebration for him.  We ate pineapple cake and some macarons that Thomas and I made. :) We then opened gifts- a new leather jacket for Baptiste! 

Two week trip

Now that I'm back home I can post a few more pics of my travels. Voila!

The castle that I stayed at in Paris.

Marie and I in front of Versailles.

A view of the grounds at Versailles.

Brugge, Belgium.

Church in Brugge.

Luxembourg.

Nancy, France.

The "roulotte" I slept in when in Jura, France.

Jura, France.

In le Puy, Auvergne at the top of the Rocher Saint Michelle with Marie and her cousin Clara.

Clermond-Ferrand, Auvergne

Waiting in the car to start our 6 hour drive back to Le Rheu...

Le Puy, Auvergne

Today I climbed the "Rocher Saint Michelle" which is basically a volcano right in the middle of Le Puy with a super old chapel on top built in the tenth century. You can see a great view of the city from the chapel and also the sculpture of the Virgin Mary on top of another volcano.

Germany

Yesterday I got a chance to visit my friend from Germany in her home town of Aachen. Right now Germany is celebrating this festival called "carnival". It's basically a four day party where people dress up like its Halloween :p There is music, food, and dancing all through the streets all day and night. Marie and I had the chance to dress up and experience a bit of this carnival. We also took a little tour through the Netherlands since its right beside Aachen :)

Day in Brugge

Brugge is amazing! All the buildings are so beautiful, the food (and chocolate) is delicious, the shopping is great, and there is plenty of history here to learn about. I saw a Flemish art exhibit today, a few churches, and quite a few chocolate stores of course. I also saw the only work of Michelangelo removed from Italy during his lifetime, "Madonna and Child".