A week ago from this past Friday, I went to L'Anjou Troglodytique. It was pretty neat! The other students and I visited these cave dwellings where people had lived their lives. Reminded me of the The Shire from Lord of the Rings. And this was just a hundred or two hundred years ago so not too long ago. And they were able to survive and have enjoyable lives by living in a cave! Sort of makes me realize how much we take for granted and how much we think we need certain things in our life but maybe it's better if we just head back to nature to get what we truly need.
Afterwards, we went to this wine factory that processed all this wine and saw these caves where probably thousands of bottled wine were stored. It was pretty intense. We had a wine tasting and were able to purchase bottles of the wine if we wanted to. It was quite an enjoyable time.
Next, we went to le château de Saumu. It was truly magnifique! We only visited the grounds and the outside of the castle but it was amazing! Honestly. In some of the pictures that I posted on Facebook, it looks like the people were photoshopped in! But believe me, we were there. We tasted some of the berries that were grown on the grounds and they were quite délicieux. The scenery was breathtaking and I felt like I was at Hogwarts. I certainly did not want to leave.
But we did leave and our last stop was Dinner....in a cave. It was pretty neat. A few of us had to duck to get in the entrance which isn't something I think most people are accustomed to when entering a restaurant. We had many courses, with most of them containing a different kind of mushroom. And I loved it :) Each table had two bottles of wine (which were replaced with more bottles when they were emptied) and I think everyone had quite the enjoyable time.
After dinner we headed back on le car to get back to Angers. Once arriving back at le Catho, a fair amount of us went to K'Lypso had finished the night off with wonderful dancing, great company and memorable times.
The next day, after I dealt with some school stuff at chez moi, I went shopping with Alina, Phillip and Shelly. After we got ice cream, we went to H&M and I got a pair of chassures (shoes) for 10£! I also got an interesting light mint green shirt, a blue and gray horizontal striped shirt (which I am currently wearing), a purple belt and a gray v-neck, very comfortable, long-sleeve shirt. Everyone had to go home but I first made a stop at la galerie de David d'Angers, a famous French sculpter. It was really neat. Pictures still have be posted on facebook but I assure you they will be posted soon. Lots of history was shown and it was great to see the pieces of art that displayed it.
On Sunday, we went to the Châteaux de la Loire. We visited three and they were all superb. But I think my favorite was le Château de Chenonceaux. There was this winding staircase that brought you to different levels of the castle and you could easily get lost on each level. Learned a lot of history and was exposed to how much the French cared about their art and how well they took care of it. For example, during World War II (I believe), at the first sign of danger, the Mona Lisa was moved, for risk that it would be destroyed by the Axis.
This past week has been filled with tests and quizzes which I am glad is done. Yesterday we went to the last excursion of the month, Golfe du Morbihan, Alignements de Carnac. There are a few more excursions throughout the year but most of them are repeats of what we've done this month so for many of us it was our last one. However, I should get going to lunch soon so I think I'll save my telling of my last excursion for later on today or another day soon. So keep an eye open for them.
Thanks for reading and remember~Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be (Abe Lincoln). Bonne journée! :)
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