Technically not a UK trip, but it certainly is a trip and I was departing from England, so I'm just going to make this count. So, as you can probably guess from the title, I am in FRANCE!!!!! Being on exchange and on the other side of the world, I was going to be away for Christmas, and part of me had this horror realisation that I was going to be alone during this celebration and probably find a packet turkey to microwave and eat alone and watch Christmas movies all day. But no! Because I have one of the most amazing human beings living with me, who is also on exchange and she invited me to spend the Christmas break with her and her family at her home in France. FRANCE! which I happily accepted. So on Sunday we took our flight (which was delayed by an hour, but that's okay because that meant I got to sleep for bit longer on the plane) from Gatwick to Bordeaux and then were greeted by her lovely parents and drove two hours to their hometown.
Anyway, so far:
Day #1
I slept in until 2pm and then my friend and I drove to the sea and walked for a bit before going to a cafe, where I had a delicious goats cheese with honey crepe and salad. We also got to see the sun setting over the beach which was so stunning. Unfortunately my camera doesn't show how vivid the colours were, but believe me, it was beautiful and so tranquil.
Day #2
Slept in again until 2pm (oops) and my friend and I drove to Royan where we went to a cafe and got nutella hot chocolates, which we took away so we could walk along the sea while drinking them. We also walked around the Christmas market that was there and around the different streets until it was dark, when all the lights came on.
Day #3
My friend and their parents took me to the docks where they catch and harvest oysters, which I thought was really interesting because the majority of the people living in that area are in this profession. I know nothing about oysters, so today was quite enlightening. I feel bad that I don't actually like oysters, but for dinner we did have other seafood which was delicious. We had fish soup, shrimps and sea snail things that I've never had before but they were really nice.
And that's my adventures so far in France, but stay tuned, because there is more to come.
Anyway, so far:
Day #1
I slept in until 2pm and then my friend and I drove to the sea and walked for a bit before going to a cafe, where I had a delicious goats cheese with honey crepe and salad. We also got to see the sun setting over the beach which was so stunning. Unfortunately my camera doesn't show how vivid the colours were, but believe me, it was beautiful and so tranquil.
Day #2
Slept in again until 2pm (oops) and my friend and I drove to Royan where we went to a cafe and got nutella hot chocolates, which we took away so we could walk along the sea while drinking them. We also walked around the Christmas market that was there and around the different streets until it was dark, when all the lights came on.
Day #3
My friend and their parents took me to the docks where they catch and harvest oysters, which I thought was really interesting because the majority of the people living in that area are in this profession. I know nothing about oysters, so today was quite enlightening. I feel bad that I don't actually like oysters, but for dinner we did have other seafood which was delicious. We had fish soup, shrimps and sea snail things that I've never had before but they were really nice.
And that's my adventures so far in France, but stay tuned, because there is more to come.
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