France Part 2

This is a buckwheat crepe.  It was my favorite meal we had in France.  It was so authentic and also delicious.

My favorite day of the trip was the day we went to Normandy and to a very informational WWII museum.  I walked through the museum by myself and read alomst every plaque.  I was so into the information and it was a very spiritual experience for me reading all the sad things that went on and about how the Americans came to help get the Germans out of France, and what was expected to last two weeks took 100 days.  It cost thousands of lives and I was especially taken back by the amount of children that died.  One poster said that in one city there was NOT ONE child left after the war.  I could not believe it, it was heartbreaking.

This is Wendy Bennett.  Her and I became fast friends on the vacation.  This trip was so good for me to step out of the box a little and get to know new people and take time and effort to put myself out there.  She was so fun and down to earth and I feel really blessed to have had time to get to know her and feel her spirit.  She is a truly remarkable woman.

One of the girls was very talented in braids and this is how she fixed my hair one of the days.

This was the day we were back in Paris and were going to Versailles, a beautiful castle with amazing architecture.  Before we went in we had an hour to eat and I was able to try escargot.  It tasted like butter and really weird texture, slimy.  I am glad I tried it but it was a once in a lifetime thing for me.

This is my clan that I hung with the entire time we were in France.  I would have never thought until I was called into the young women that I could enjoy the company of teenagers quite so much.  They are insightful and kind and very intelligent.  What a wonderful trip I had and such and amazing opportunity.  I feel so blessed to have been offered this opportunity and for the things I saw and the people I met, it was truly amazing.