The weather this week has been beautiful. So much sun! I'm loving it. Yesterday we went on a walk with the grandfather. The last time I was in this place, it was fall. The leaves were falling and it was turning cold. This time it was the complete opposite! Flowers were blooming, trees were getting back their leaves, and we were actually hot! Such a great day spent outside.
I'm leaving for Germany early tomorrow morning to visit a friend. I haven't seen her since before Christmas so I'm excited! We have lots of fun things planned. Can't wait! Not to mention the fact that I'll be on a 7-hour train ride through Switzerland. If you haven't done this before, put it on your bucket list. You can thank me later.
Today was such a beautiful day. The weather was showing off for us: warm temps, lots of sun, clear skies. I went with a couple of friends to Geneva and it seemed like everyone else had the same idea. There were so many people out in the city taking advantage of the day. We strolled along by the lake, got some cold drinks, sat on the "beach", took a quick nap in a park, and did a lot of people watching. The recipe for a perfect day!
I went cross-country skiing today for the first time. Let me tell you...it's not as easy as it looks. We did two tracks: one 4 km and one 8 km. I did pretty well on the 4 km track. Just one little stumble! Then on the last part of our 8 km track, I took a really nasty fall. Like so bad that I'm hurting just laying here in bed. My knees are the size of baseballs and my forearms are burnt from sliding on ice.
BUT. It was a really cool experience. Will I do it again? Maybe. For now I'm just happy I can check this off my bucket list.
Personally I would rather go back and just walk through all of the tracks. There were so many beautiful things but I couldn't look very much. I had to focus on the track to stay upright. I'm laughing at myself now just thinking of how silly I must have looked. Especially on that last fall. It was a doozy.
Here are a few pictures from the day. There was no way I was going to risk bringing my camera so these are a bit grainy. Hopefully you can still see how beautiful it was today!
{Side note: I'd just like to say a quick thank you to my grandparents for buying me this iPod touch so many years ago. It's old, the battery life is terrible, and the photo quality is not the best. But man am I so happy to have it. It's great for those moments when I can't use my real camera, when I want to listen to music on runs or long flights, or when I need to look something up real fast in the city. Plus it lets me text my family and friends back home. So thanks, Nanny and Papa! Love y'all!}
Praise the Lord, the weather is getting warmer. I fully expected to have a lot of snow when I came back to France, but it hasn't snowed once! The past two days have been absolutely beautiful. Sunny and warm! Does this Georgia girl's heart some good.
The weather is so beautiful, in fact, that it motivated me to get back to running. The last time I ran was before Christmas. So it was a bit rough. But some new songs on my iPod and the feeling of being in the sun got me through.
If you follow me on instagram, you've already seen this picture. But these views get me every time! Sometimes I just can't believe I'm actually living in France in the middle of the Alps.
I was running on a long one-way road next to a big field. Usually there is no one there. I stopped at a little patch of grass to stretch after my run and started singing out loud. I turned around a minute later...mid-singing...to see a woman walking past me. Oops! She probably thought I was some crazy American singing in public. Hopefully I sounded good :)
I hope the weather is beautiful where you are and that you're taking advantage of it! Happy Weekend!
Hey friends! Long time no talk. Life has been much busier this time around. We are in the home-stretch of preparing for the English exam, so I'm spending a lot of time with the girls. Hopefully all our efforts will pay off and she will pass the exam with flying colors! A lot has gone on that I need to document, but I'll start with the most recent. This past weekend, I traveled to Scotland with the family. We stayed in Edinburgh, but also went to Glasgow one day. We visited the Edinburgh Castle, walked the Royal Mile, went to the Edinburgh Zoo, and did A LOT of shopping. The weather was absolutely beautiful most of the time. Clear, blue skies and sun! It only rained for about two hours the entire weekend.
After we left Scotland, we headed to Paris. I was so excited to show this city to my mom. I spent a week there when I traveled with Rachel and absolutely loved it. Unfortunately, the weather was terrible for us. Cold, rainy, cloudy, and windy. Not exactly the same Paris I visited in June. We had a good time, but my mom isn't quite sold on the city yet. YET. I'm planning to take her in the spring sometime in the future so she can see it in all its glory.
Our hotel was in Montmarte a few streets down from Moulin Rouge. I missed this landmark last time I was here, so it was a nice surprise to come across. We walked to Sacré Cœur, which was also close to our hotel. A quick stop in Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, some shopping, Shakespeare and Company Bookstore, and some coffee about rounded up our trip. The rain really put a damper on things. We actually went to the movie theater one afternoon because it was so miserable. Sometimes you have to relax, right?
Because the weather was so bad, I have a total of 20 pictures from this part of our trip. Bummer. If you want to see more, I posted A LOT of pictures here.
