So, it really isn't my fault that I haven't posted anything in a while... I went to Maignaut, a tiny town with a population of maybe 10, consisting of 5 old couples, 1 couple who lives there year round. Since it was summer, there were a lot of people there. Unfortunately, we met everyone the last day, and one couple a few houses down from us had internet, but it didn't stretch all the way out to our house, so we figured there wasn't any. So i will sum up my whole trip until this point.
Maignaut:
This was a very cute town. we stayed in a little house that was very old and musty, but it was so small, I could run laps around it... maybe 20 and it would be a mile. There was a old, run-down church with a small cemetary, a few dumpsters, and even fewer people. Fortunately we got there during the busy season, so there were a lot of people there. The last night, happened to be bastille day. It was a nice day, very reaxing we went for a walk down through the sunflowers- sunflowers must be the main crop along with wheat here in downtown france. Every other hill is covered in them! it is absolutely beautiful. From there, we attempted to go to chateau tauzia, an old castle or stronghold from the mideval times (total guess...) but when we got there, it was roped off, with a sign that read, private propety. Then we noticed a horse standing in the door way and realized it was being used as a barn... one of the oldest remains in tauzia... and they use it as a ban... hmmm. Anyway, we also toured the abbeye de flaran, an old abbeye that was in maignaut (or the neighboring town) and spent about an hour there. Earlier that week, we went to Carcassonne, an old town, surrounded by a huge wall to protect it in the mideval times... (total guess again). But all of the inner houses had been transformed into either a shop or a resaurant and its was VERY tourist-y. We went with Patricia Zia Tastet, her fiance, and her friend and her 10 year old daughter. They didn't mind the tourism and the alleys so stuffed with people theree was hardly any movement, but we, the tourists, did. hmmm... but i may just have been in a bad mood because wherever we go -by car- i sat in one small seat in the back, surrounded by luggage, and strollers, and usually it is fine, but it was a 3-hour drive... ONE WAY, and another 3 back. So i was really feeling it by the time we got home.
Arles:
After Maignaut, we dropped my grandparents off at the airport then drove to the train station, where Dana, Kevin, Isaak, and I took a 3 hour train from Toulouse to Arles. Here, i met the first person relatively close to my age, Sebastien. He was 18, and happened to speak a little english, and he LIKED to speak it, so he had no trouble talking to us. After this ride, we walked to our hotel, and settled down. Then walked around the town and found a place to eat-very cute by the way. I got tagliatelle a la bolognese.. somethng must have been wrong, becuase that night i spent quite some time hurling into the toilet :/ the next day, i felt much better and we spent a lot of time outside. We walked from our hotel to the museum of Arles with a bunch o roman ruins and historic facts about the town. Then we walked to the Arles Ampitheater, and the Arles Arena, or the Arles Colosseum. Mind you-it was HOT and there was a lot of walking invovled. I was sweating a LOT. either my shorts are just too big, or i have lost a lot of weight.. walking (or not likeing the food.. plus i have no belt!) but today, i was wet enough to keep my pants up! Then tonight we went to dinner near the arena, and I got fish soup, tagliatelle with scallops and leeks, then a crepe au chocolat for desert. Then, we stopped for another desert, which was a waffel cone with chocolate, vanilla, and strawberrie ice cream. (earlier today, since it was so hot, i also got a tropical blue slushie, and a tiramisu icecream cone- bothe were amazingg!!) Now, i just hope i get a good nights sleep, with no throwing up :/!
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