Douce France

Sorry for the lack of news, but we have been all over the place since Jen arrived on the 2nd. To show her what France is about, we decided to only stay in Paris 2 days, and then head down to the south.

We still visited Montmartre, and the Eiffel tower with the parisians who had never been in it. We walked the 669 stairs, and stopped at the second floor. I was really scared of the heights and would not let go the railling. In the morning, the girls went to the hairdresser, here they are modelling there new hairdos:We also had some nice French diners, especially at 'chez papa' near Montparnasse, where your diner comes into a fondue pot. Still, We went to Starbucks for the fun of it (and to have a 4 Euros Chai tea).
On Sunday night, we drove to Chablis, and the next day to Nimes. We visited la Fontaine du Vaucluse under the umbrella, and Gordes, which is a must see.

We stopped into a little restaurant called "la pause", which was awesome. It was owned by a little gay guy, and cooked our delicious meal right in front of us!
Unfortunately, it was pouring rain, and Nimes was flooded so we went toward Marseille to look for the sun.

The view from Notre Dame de la Garde was incredible. We stopped at the OM store and Jen bought a scarf for the sport bar she works in Washington.

After Marseille, we visited Cassis, and the calanques. We stayed in a cute hotel right by the harbor, and enjoyed nice diners and walks around.

Back to Chablis, we spent the weekend with Laurent's parents. It was just a few days before they start harvesting the vineyards. In Nimes 5 days ago they were already over.
Some serious shopping was done, some great wine bottles were drunk, and very good meals were eaten...everything to make me feel good.

Now back in Paris, we met with Laurent and his beard at the station, and we are staying at JC's place until Tuesday.

We visited the quartier latin, place vendome and Notre Dame, and we ate a kebab in Saint- Denis. Tomorrow, we will go to Versailles to see the Castle.

Pouchoun has a lot to write about his trip too, they had too much fun to make it short.

Gochoun