Well, this has been a great start to my study abroad. I've really spent a lot of time in one place getting to know the real France! I've stayed with a great family and met several others.
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| A great view of the Atlantic ocean when the tide comes in. There's a storm coming here. |
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| Walking about Ile Madame. |
Today we start out for Provence, with a couple of stops on the way, we'll arrive by the week-end at Avignon for my first look at the University and my new home away from home, the Foyer.
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| Beach combing for bits of glass and shells. It's warm here in January compared to Illinois. |
As we travel east towards the mountains, the Massif Central,
I have a few more photos of Aquitaine in my rear-view mirror.
I have a few more photos of Aquitaine in my rear-view mirror.
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| A look into the fortifications at Brouges. |
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| The neighbor's chickens kept in an old bomb shelter! Ya, okay, they do remind me of home. But not the bomb shelter. |
