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Today we were up at 6:30. Ate a breakfast of pastries at 7. Packed and loaded on the bus to Guédelon, a medieval castle being built using medieval tools and techniques. The picture is of a stone mason who gave us our tour. After 12 years it is only half finished. Completion date is 2025!
Leaving there, we rode 3 hours to the Loire Valley.…
I have retired and have decided to see the world beginning with France. Can I speak French? No! Am I worried? No! I am with Silvana Cureton, a French native and a French teacher at PHS. Please join me by following this blog and share in my experience.
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Azay-le-Rideau, France
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Azay-le-Rideau, France
Today we were up at 6:30. Ate a breakfast of pastries at 7. Packed and loaded on the bus to Guédelon, a medieval castle being built using medieval tools and techniques. The picture is of a st…
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Paris, France
I walked over 13,000 steps today, including climbing 284 steps to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. The view at the top was amazing even though it was cloudy and windy as you will see from my wi…
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Paris, France
After a five hour layover, we are now in the air over the Great Lakes. Silvana has laughed almost to the point of tears over how to operate the TV. We are now being served a meal at 10:30 in t…
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Silvana Cureton This picture is from the medieval village of Guedelon. The recreation of a medieval village that is. This was our tour guide who was a mason there
re: Azay-le-Rideau, FranceKellie Shumack Yeah! Keep taking those vitamins! Thanks for letting us follow you around France via this blog. :)
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Kellie How's that new rain coat working?
Silvana Cureton This picture is from the medieval village of Guedelon. The recreation of a medieval village that is. This was our tour guide who was a mason there