Bonjour Folks!
You read that right. I am going to Rome! The plan is to take the train from Angers to Paris, have une nuit blanche in the City of Light, take the metro from Paris to Beauvais and fly from Beauvais to Rome. Lickety-split, just like that! Here's hoping that it all goes well!
To continue from my last blog, last weekend we went to Golfe du Morbihan, Alignements de Carnac and the city of Vannes. Shortly after the 2 hour bus ride (which I slept the entire way because of the prior night's activities ;)), we arrived at a docking station of sorts and took a boat ride across the Golfe (Morbihan means "little sea"). It was pretty neat but pretty chilly at 9:30 in the morning. Some friends and I were some of the last ones who stayed on top of the boat and viewed the scenary while everyone else was inside, where it was much warmer. We eventually ventured inside however and went out once in a while.
When we reached the other side of the Golfe, we had our pique-nique on the beach and took a walk along the coast, where we found a number of interesting seashells. Shortly after lunch we headed on the bus again and headed towards the Alignements de Carnac.
The Alignements de Carnac is a site where a number of large rocks and stones are situated, most of them in continuous straight lines, spanning over 4 kilometers. As England has Stonehenge, France has the Alignements de Carnac. With around 4,000 stones, it is a pretty impressive sight, especially given the fact that they have been there for roughly 5,000 years, give or take a couple thousand. I took a fair amount of pictures, but you (and my camera) will be happy to know that I did not take a picture of every stone :)
After leaving Carnac, we visited Vannes, the last stop before heading home. After stopping for a crêpe first, we visited the gardens. They were pretty astonishing and even found a soon-to-be-married couple in the gardens as well! Following the gardens, we visited the Cathédrale St-Pierre, where the couple were getting pictures taken outside. We had enough time to look around but no more than that since that's where the wedding was taking place! The Cathédrale was no doubt interesting, but I think I found the Church of St. Vincent at Mont St. Michel more interesting. Even though the Cathédrale St-Pierre had the corpse of some important man (whose name I completely forgot) in one room. But now that I look at the picture I took (Yes, of course I took a picture), the "corpse" might have been wax. Either way, it was simultaneously creepy and intriguing. A few bishops, along with St. Vincent Ferrier, are buried in the Cathédrale. After passing the groom on the way out, we tried finding a way to walk along the wall that partly enclosed the heart of the city (similar to the city of St. Malo that we v
isited a couple weeks ago), but we could not find it. We walked looked at some shops on the way out; I tried on a couple leather jackets but none fit me to the point where I liked it enough and where the price was reasonable. We got back around 8 and I had a quiet Saturday night in my room where I throughly enjoyed some me-time :)
And today, I had one class and am done now with the September Intensive month! When I come back from Rome, I'll decide the classes I'll be taking from October to December. Today also marks a month that I have been in France! It has certainly gone by quickly~I hope the other 3 don't go by as fast! Either way, I know I will enjoy myself every day that I'm here. After dinner, I'm going to the Soirée International for a bit before I head to the train station with two friends that I'm traveling with, Matt and Jessica. Each country is being represented with some sort of presentation (skit, song, powerpoint, etc.) from the students who are attending CIDEF. The Americans are doing a skit concerning the Revolutionary War~it is sure to be fun :)
Well, I should probably start packing for Rome. Keep it classy Friends and Family~I'll try to write soon :)
A plus tard!
Vince
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