Bon jour!
It's been a gorgeous and relaxing couple of days here in Nimes (pronounced like 'team' with an N). The countryside is such a refreshment. Crystal's friend Claire (who speaks wonderful English, thankfully) and her family have taken us in to their eclectic wood and glass house and opened our eyes to the slow pace of summer in France. We went to visit some of Claire's friends on their house boat at a nearby port where we had drinks with Hugo's parents, walked along the beach, and had delicious crispy gourmet pizza around 9 PM. Everything is later here and we're finally getting used to it I think :)We ended up spending the night at Hugo's flat in the city where we stayed up late talking, laughing and listening to European music with his two friends Bastian and Joris. The French people we've met are all very hospitable and share whatever they have.
Today we went into Montpellier after booking our last-minute flight to Madrid on Thursday and toured the city with it's 18th and 19th century buildings, statues and arches. It rained a bit but it wasn't bad enough to stop us from taking pictures of EVERY crowded street or Kodak moment.
Tomorrow we'll go back into Nimes for lunch then picnic on the beach and meet Bastian for a barbeque at his boat:) I'm off to write a post card and read Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" before piling into Claire's loft.
Amour!
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