Sunday, July 25, 2010

French Countryside


Auvergne is in central France.  This is, according to some sources, the official country.

“In France, people live on the coast, but not many in the center.”

When you live in a city, you forget how to relax.  The countryside offers a much slower pace, fresh air, and friendlier people with French you can actually understand.


Thus, the travel to it is well worth the reward.  You get time away from the city of lights.  You have much less noise, many more stars, and in an ultimate dosage of irony, much better smells.

One of my friends was kind enough to let too many Americans et al invade her home.  The respite was much needed.  Even though this was May, the weather was till cool and crisp there was still plenty of non-city entertainment: Badminton, longs hikes, old churches, good food, and maybe some wine.

In short a great time.

So a thank you (belated) to a good friend for hosting and showing us such a wonderful time.


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