I can't belive I've been here a week! Already had a fantastic weekend excursion in Normandy, then St. Malo & Mont Saint Michel in Brittany. Normandy is undescribable. It was incredible to feel this huge sense of American pride half-way around the world from America. We were there during the 67th anniversary of D-Day, so there was a ton of American, Canadian and British military, retired and active duty. The D-Day memorial was beautiful, and I feel so blessed that I could go. Next we went to St. Malo in the Brittany region, (northwest coast of France) which is a cute seaside town that is known for their apples and mussels. So for dinner I of course had apple cider with mussels, Brittany style. They were melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
We spent the night in St. Malo, then went to Mont Saint Michel, which is a monastery built on a tiny island. It was breaktaking. The weather was also foggy, so it showed its famous look of a "castle on a cloud". We came back on Sunday night and I have been busy with classes all week. Other than strolling down the Champs-Elysées one night, I haven't done any more exploring of Paris. Don't worry, I have much planned for the rest of the week! On Friday nights the Louvre is free from 6pm-10pm, so as a "poor French college student" I will be going. This Saturday we are going on a day trip to see a couple of Châteaus in the Loire Valley, which is a region south of Paris.
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