Bonjour! So, I got back from my great adventure with my dad two weeks ago! And dived straight into the nightmare of class planning... But anyways, everything is working out, and I'm finally going through my pictures from our trip. My dad and I went so many places! Bilbao and Pamplona in Spain, then up to northern France, to Dinan in Brittany, Mont St. Michel, Bayeux, Normandy, Amboise, the Loire Valley, Chartres, and finally Paris. Whew, it was a lot! But so amazing! It was really lucky that we were able to rent a car, so we could go to a lot of places that are hard to get to by train and bus. Plus, we were able to follow our own schedule. Credit to my dad for handling all those Spanish and French roads! Although there were some difficulties with toll booths... but peu importe!
It was also cool traveling during the "low season" for tourists. It was nice because not a single place we went felt packed or crowded or like we were drowning in loud American tourists. On the other hand, a lot of restaurants and stores pick this time of the year to go on their mandatory five weeks of paid vacation (oh, France!), so some places were closed. Also, a lot of museums and other historic buildings and churches were undergoing renovations or cleanings while we there, so we saw a lot of scaffolding. But the lack of long lines and crowds made up for it!
I was really glad my dad could come visit me, and that we got to go on this incredible trip together! Stories and photos to come!
(Don't worry Dad, not every story!)
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