The French Countryside

Finally the rest of my Paris pictures!

Here are pictures from days 3,4, and 5. 

The Eiffel tower in its twinkling state!

The two different types of architecture.  The Hausmann style from after the French Revolution and the traditional Parisian style right next to eachother!

Moldy cheese! Yuck!

Heaven in a baked form.

The Luxembourg Gardens!

 Every view was picturesque.
 

 

I'm always Kaitlin's perfect model....

We decided that if we were studying abroad in Paris, we would come do our homework here everyday.

Sher made us a traditional French lunch.  We had Chev, Camambert, and a goat cheese with baguette for an appetizer.  An omelette with meat and vegetables for the main course.  Salad for cleansing, and scrumptious desserts!

  Sher taught us how to pair different cheeses with different wines!  I'm trying to remember it all.
And these for dessert!!!!

My favorite was the blueberry tart but they were all amazing. Ugh, my mouth is watering just thinking about them!

We went to the market to get some food to bring to the country.

Some fall foliage in Paris.

Then we walked around the Pyramid at the Louvre for Kaitlin to get some night shots.

Nice vaulted ceilings.

Some Louvre statues.

These are two different metro stops!  They are unique all around the city.  A little Pan's Labyrinth if you ask me!

The Hotel du Louvre is where my mom stayed a few years ago when she went with her friend April.  The perks of being a travel agent.

Kaitlin and her aunt and uncle!

This is not enhanced at all! 

Emily would love this!  Moulin Rouge is one of her favorite movies.  Who knew it only means "Red Mill"

We took a ride to Momartre, where all the up and comin artists live.  There  was some cool paintings on the streets and walls of buildings.  Here is the famous church.  Spooky.  It looks like bones.

View from the top!

Day 4:
The French Counrtyside.  We first went to the market. 

The best yogurt!  So fresh and delicious.

Piglet with a pricetag :(

 
 Then we went to a little restaurant called La Vie En Rouge.  It was soooo cute.  There were only 3 tables.  We sampled different meats, cheeses and wine.  They also sell tons of sugar, spices, desserts.  Mmmm. mmm. mmmm.  I really liked the Spanish salami.. It had a kick...zesty. 

Spooky watermill.

We walked around where Lillia used to have her horseback riding lessons.  aka Storybookland.

I'm opening the door to the Secret Garden.

A wittle fwiend on my jacket.

We found a little door.

Red leavessssss.

We stopped at the three most famous manors and walked around them.  They all had massive gardens with artwork in the yards.

This one was my favorite.  I want my own Rapunzel tower someday.  Maybe when I meet a doctor.

Moo.  Hey mom, it's you, me, Robbie, and Emily.

This reminds me of New England.

This was the big manor that you could actually go in. 

A cute little medieval town.

Not everyday you find a tractor driving down the street...

Love the shabby chic facades.  They use a special technique to preserve the original stone.  They cover it to ekeep it strong, but leave pieces around the corners and windows xposed to show the original facade.

My future house.

In front of a manor.

The Betz's House
Thierry and Sher bought this house when their daughter, Lillia, was a baby.  They wanted her to be able to grow up in the country but they also wanted the city life.  So they bought the house and got the best of both worlds.  It is in deep Normandie, in the Perche region, in a city called Remalard.  The houses are spread out and are all beautiful.  When they first bought the house it was concrete.  They noticed the interior becoming very damp and called in a specialist.  They found 16th century bricks underneath the concrete and found out their house was centuries old.  They restored the exterior and redid all the rooms to match the 16th century style.  I loved staying in their house.  They have so many antiques and everything has its own story. Sooo cool!

We love what they've done with the place!