Hydra Bormes-Les-Mimosas

... but seriously....not so pretty madame....we also passed blois and another castle that i forget the name of, in the van.

all in all castle day was just about one of the most amazing days ever i still cant believe that buildings like that are even real. just insane.

alright im sorry for how long this is....and if you actually managed to read it, you must love me a lot or something...?
more travel updates to come!

love love!

So this morning a grumpy linda rolled out of bed at 6 am ready to get on the school bus and start class. yep that's right. i've gone back in time to highschool.....

The grumpiness wore off tho as becca and i trekked down to the bus stop. i can't even describe how beautiful watching the sunrise over the gulf was. the sky had a pink color, and all the hills were a pale blue/ green in the distance the sea was periwinkle. it was definitely a far better ...

Hey team!!!!
so 2 weeks into france and i've yet to write a thing. im so bad at this game. meh.
today i went to the beach, it was wonderful!!!! becca thought it was cold, she was wrong :)

so apparently sainte maxime is infiltrated by german tourists, who knew? the only frenchies on the beach were...well enjoying themselves quite a bit..... ;-)
oh frenchies. :)

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Just paid a fleeting visit to St Tropez on the way to Avignon (so we thought)... had to be done really.. a quick wander around and a very quick coffee. It was much smaller than I thought. Lots of nice boats but loads of tourists too.... that was about it!

... handstands and all the rest.... spend hours cleaning the sand out of our bags and clothes! The next day was a stunning 26 degree day.. so so so nice. We never thought we would be at the beach again. Were tempted to stay but found out the next 2 days were not going to be great weather. Sadly we headed off at 4pm to head to Avignon.. Saying goodbye to the med forever was very hard.. and sad....

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(do all of you have the song from annie in your head now? I do!) I'm here! I have safely arrived in France after a what seemed like days on a plane. It was such a relief to see Melissa at the airport! The first exciting news that I have to share from the trip is that on the plane to New York, I met a wonderful elderly lady named Jeanne Lawler. If you don't know the name it's ...

Had a ****** hostel breakfast and off to the train station. Went through a market - mostly a local thing for day to day needs, but also a cool food section. Bought a cheap croissant - ****! Like a glorified bun. Should've went for the pricier one. They had rotisserie chickens going ... looked amazing! Sausages too ...

... carry on your back. Then, from there, it's all what you make of it. You are officially in charge of every little thing the days bring. Expect the random obstacles that are out of your control, i e stolen items or late trains. Little overwhelming at first, but you learn to realize your freedom quite fast, and love every minute of it. Meeting many personalities and seeing how they live, cope and react to a plethora of obstacles along their tracks. That's one of ...

Jordan woke me up at 0810 - when I could easily have slept another three hours - to be to breakfast, which consisted of bread, jam and a bowl (yes a bowl) of tea. We lugged all our gear down to the railway station and said our farewells as we went our separate ways - Jordan to Lyon and Amsterdam and me to Nice. It has now been three weeks since I've been away from NZ which seems like a distant memory. Whereas one week felt like one ...