View from Mountain
Waterfall
View from Mountain
Brandi, Karine and Audrey
View from the Corcella's porch
Yvette, Jean-Claude, Audrey, Karine, Brandi, Cedric, Cedric and Mindy
Jennifer, Brandi and Mindy at dinner
From Mountain
Someone parachuting from mountain
ToiletteWhat a great time we are having with Brandi and her friends. Brandi's french friend Audrey and her family are wonderful. Last night we went to a French restaurant called Le Comptoir with them. They speak pretty good English, but it was still alittle stressful for us at first. It was only frustrating because we couldn't speak French and some of their English is with a different accent. They were very patient and helpful so it ended up being less stressful than we first thought. Their tradition is to have a before dinner drink (We had Kir w/ Raspberry , which is a white wine with a raspberry syrup), Entree (starter-salad), Plats ( Main course which we had white fish along with zucchini and tomatoe cooked in an oil), and dessert ( Chocolate cake with ice cream - Fondany aux deux chocolats). Brett.. I was thinking about you when I was eating this... you would have loved! We were exhausted last night since we had been up for 36 hours with about 4-5 hours of sleep so we crashed after dinner and slept so well. We awoke at 10 am this morning and Brandi had gone to the pastry shop and got us a french pastry with choc--very yummy. Brandi's friends came to pick us up around noon and took us to a mountain where we took (trolly) up the mountain to Saint Hilaire du Touvet. It was really really steep and it took us to the top to an outlook point. There were people parachuting off the mountain-which was really cool to watch. Before we went back down the mountain, we had to use the toilette (which is a European word for restroom) and when we got there we discovered there was no seat, only a hole!! We have attached a picture - Very interesting! Then they took us to another mountain called Chartreuse and we drove all the way up the mountain to a Fort. The drive was a little scarey, the road was very narrow, winding and people drove very fast. However, we had a cautious driver and made it to the top. We have a lovely view of Grenoble. After that we went to Audrey's parents home for dinner-which is the picture attached with the pool. We had a great meal but were really tired from the day. We leave for Paris tomorrow morning at 5:30 so getting ready for bed and will not post again until Tuesday night when we return.
6 comments:
Min,
I would've LOVED to see you using that "toilette!" That just looks like something you'd have a cow about. :)
Please tell me you crossed on that board! That looks very exciting, I definitely would have been in on that.
Audrey's parents have a beautiful place!! Looks like fun.. Brandi looks great!!
I didn't know they had "squatty potties" in France! Be sure to keep plenty of kleenex and hand sanitizer with you, just in case you have an emergency!
How are you doing with the whole adapter/converter deal? Your hair looks good, so you must have figured it out :)
Take care and have a great time!
jdub
Darnit, Jennifer! Now i want some chocolate cake! I'll b thinking of you and that toilette during your 911's!! You guys look and sound like you're having sooo much fun. Enjoy Paris!!! Make sure you go look at the Louis Vuitton store. It's heaven! :)
The scenery is sooo beautiful......except for the toilette! Did it smell like our Ayres/Macy's...or worse?!
I concur will Jill completely! And I would have loved to see your face while you were going up the mountain... I can picture it now. It looks amazing over there, so jealous. Sitting at my desk on my lunch break wishing I was you. Or Brandi. Tell her I say hello.
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