Sarah and I are together so much the group has given us one name. Karah.
While everyone else did their own things here in Montpellier and Spain (Erin and Taryn are in Barcelona this weekend), Karah decided to go to Sète! I’ve been looking forward to it since I was in Barcelona on the bike tour Mom and I took when a really nice Australian couple told us they’d spent the night there the day before and loved it.
I’ll let the pictures do the talking for the beauty of the city that sits 10 minutes by train outside Montpellier. I don’t have time to write captions for all of them because there are so many. I even only chose the best ones! It really was one of the best days I’ve had here. It was a little chilly and WINDY, you’ll see, but we did and saw everything we wanted to while having time to just STOP… and take it all in.
The coast
Deserts of Sète
Awesome hammock store
The 1998 trip to Alaska made me appreciate lighthouses
Sarah, “Guess you didn’t want to be in that picture”
A bit windy
One of my favorite pictures
House in the mountain-side on our hike to the top
Sarah running up the stairs, because we’re young and we can
How could this Not be your favorite place in the world?
What is this a picture of? Exactly. Sea and Sky have no bounds.
Take 3, when the wind worked somewhat in our favor
I’ve never seen a church like this, where the whole inside is painted
The Bible stories are painted on the wall because no one could read and Bibles were expensive
The old theater
I don’t enjoy cemeteries, but this one not only had a great view and all the tombs were extravagantly decorated
Sarah smelling the Lavender! Gotta love the south of France.
I would never get tired of this view
More canal. So cool to me!
Where we ate lunch. Still super windy.
Sarah after salad literally blew out of her mouth into the water, “Well this is a good diet.”
Then we stumbled upon a movie filming!
(Insert french accent) Action!
Cute isolated part of town
So quaint
Fisherman’s nets
Hey Steven
Karah and Sète…
it was love at first sight
I’m so sad that I have to leave Montpellier soon BUT! In my despair, and not being able to visit MaryKate in Ireland, I’ve been contacting everyone I know in France, just for the chance to stay a bit longer. Marguerite, my exchange student, is on vacation with her friends. Her friend Charles invited me to Nantes, but had to work during the day (made that option #2). SOOOOOO…
I’M GOING TO VISIT PAUL IN LILLE!
Paul is Daniel’s exchange student. I’m so excited words cannot explain. The only thing I’m not looking forward to is hauling my luggage, but the feelings of joy will overcome the feelings pain I feel sure. On the phone he said he was very happy to be able see me, as is his family. I can swim in their pool in their back yard and hang out with all them! So, scratch the former plan, I’ll probably be home by the 31st. Its not all worked out yet so we’ll see.
Today, Sunday, is a day of work. Its not alllll play here in Montpellier. I have a paper, a presentation, and a final exam this week. Ugggggh, but I really can’t complain. That’s all for now. BACK to WORKKKK…
Wow!!! Wonerful. We should have gone to Sete. Oh well, another place to put on my things to do list. Loved all the photos especially the view from the top.