France Part I

So I am back in France! I arrived last Thursday, after no sleep on the flight, but luckily everything went well. I had an hour layover in Copenhagen, which I was a bit nervous about before in case my flight would be late or something, but all went well. Then once I got to Paris I just had to make my way to gare de Lyon where I would wait 2 hours for my train to Dijon! Unfortunately, with the lack of sleep, I couldn't feel all the excitement I knew I had for returning to Dijon. It had changed a bit since I was there a year ago, but at the same time it was just the same. There is a tramway now, which is pretty cool, and one of the streets is now a pedestrian street, also cool. That night my boyfriend took me to an adorable little restaurant that served all of the region's specialties, and was quite delicious, and then we walked around a bit. The next day I met up with a friend from school who was studying abroad there and we walked around some more while we shared stories. 

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Then I met back up with my boyfriend and his roommates at one of my favorite coffee places for some food and coffee. Then we drove 9-10 hours back to where my boyfriend calls home, along with his best friend. I got some much needed sleep on the way, but I was still able to see some of the beautiful countryside 

Then the next few days consisted of family lunches and soirées with his friends. On Tuesday we went into Nantes and walked around a lot. We went up to the top of one of the big towers there and got to see the whole city from above, which was obviously beautiful. It's funny to think about how by this time next year I could know this city better than I knew Dijon, (if I am lucky enough to be placed near it). 

Then yesterday we  drove to an adorable little town called Pornichet. It is right on the coast so we got to go to the beach for a few hours. Now I can say that I have seen the Atlantic from both sides! Later we went out for dinner and ate some delicious moules-frites with some crêpes for dessert. 

Overall it's been lovely so far. Always a little frustrating though when I can't quite express everything that I would like to. I am sure it will get easier the more I practice though. 

Monday we leave for our eight day road trip! We are going to Bordeaux, Toulouse, Marseille, and then some other small towns on the way back. We'll be staying with some friends and family on the way down to Marseille, and then on the way back we will be camping! I am super excited!