Premiere Classe Laon

... a hot pocket. It was very good, albeit messy; and went great with the Bordeaux that we had been trying. All in all, the Champage region treated us very well. But alas, our wine days are over. Now it is off to Paris to drop off the car and get back to the hostel living, metro taking, sight seeing routine. But at least we'll be doing it with some good wine for dinner. Here's hoping the rain that plagued us all week decides to take a break!

... I was happy the dryer was finishing up because I almost lost Chad to this desire!

We had one of the most delicious dinners that night and ran into some really old ruins on the way back to the hotel, including carvings of Romulus and Remus!

Before leaving town, we visited the Armistice museum. Although I wasn’t too keen on going to a museum, I was outvoted. I also didn’t know which museum I was actually declining (yes, like a child ...

... around a corner – BAM! cathedral. Our group of 40 almost got hit by about 3 cars while we were looking at the outside because the roads run so close to the exterior.

I think this was my first cathedral interior that I’ve been in since we arrived in France. I’ve seen enough pictures and taken enough history classes to know what to expect, but you never get over ...

... damage in World War II, so now it’s mostly ruins, but it’s still a sight to see.

We were the only ones in the historic area of the ruins, which is definitely the way to see Councy. Part of the beauty is how nature is slowly retaking the stones of the fortress – the mix is stunning. So we spent a few hours sketching the area after taking a ton of pictures. We also were pretty misbehaved tourists ...

... her credit cards in it.

We pulled off the highway and threw our belongings out of the car, searching everywhere for the wallet. But it was nowhere to be found. Mom thought it may have been stolen last night at the Eiffel Tower as at one point she looked down and saw her bag was open and wondered if she had left it that way.

We decided at this point there was little we could do but ...

... Peyroloubilh Friday April 24 - Night train to Lisbon Saturday April 25 - Sunday April 26 - Lisbon - Residencia Oliveira - Rua dos Caminhos de Ferro, 70-2º Monday April 27 - Night train to Madrid Tuesday April 28- Thursday April 30 - Madrid - Students Hostel Luis Velez - Street Luis Velez de Guevara 2 Friday May 1- Tuesday May 5 - Barcelona - Catalina Hostel- Paseo de Gracia, 116 Wednesday May 6 -Thursday May 8 ...

... so it was kind of sweet, yet savory. The bread dumplings were delicious, as were the apples. We also made our own hot wine, which I thought was better than what we got in the Christmas market in Brussels. Everyone was having a good time, but we didn't eat dinner until 9. After dinner we were all chatting and laughing and one of my neighbors came and knocked on my door. He asked us to be quiet, and I felt a little bad. I didn't feel too bad ...

... to the pumpkin pie issue, I was really worried about cooking the turkey. My teacher had given me a Dutch oven, and Jason assured me that it should insulate the food pretty well and cook everything evenly. So I cut up some onions, carrots and potatoes, put them in the bottom of the pan, then I made a rub for the turkey of garlic, rosemary, basil, and olive oil, and put the turkey on top. It looked amazing; I was pretty surprised at myself. I put it in the ...

... we went to the second thrift store, which didn't have many clothes, but it had everything else you could think of, furniture, exercise equipment, dishes, toys, mattresses, pretty much everything. I would love to get a couch for my apartment, but I don't know how I would transport it, since all the cars here are tiny. We got back around 4ish, and I stayed in. I had gotten sick on Friday, so I wanted to get some rest to feel better.

... required in order to get a residence permit. They had previously scheduled it for the day that I had to be in Amiens for the orientation, then rescheduled it during vacation, so I finally had an appointment I could get to. I wasn't really sure what to expect. It was in the hospital, and there were a ton of people waiting. I wasn't sure what to do since I had an appointment, but there really wasn't anyone there to ask, so I got a number, and I ...