Valentines Day is celebrated in France but it is definitely not as commercial as in the US. The only advertisements for the holiday are seen in Chocolate shops and it is usually only celebrated by young, unmarried couples. But my Valentines day has been wonderful so far! My night class was canceled, I have a working computer again, and I just received a wonderful Valentines package from my family! (Thank you so much to everyone who put something in it).
Anyway, this weekend I went to St. Malo and Mont St. Michel with IES. St. Malo is an old chateau on the beach. We walked along the walls of the chateau and then went out to the beach and put our feet in the English Channel (We were on the very northern tip of France where England is only a fairly short boat ride away). Below are some pictures of St. Malo...
The Edge of the Chateau at St. Malo and the beach
With a cannon in front of the English Channel
On top of the St. Malo Chateau!
This is a terrible picture of me, but it is all of the Wofford students in Nantes
Lunch with some friends at St. Malo
After St. Malo we went to Mont St. Michel, which is a monastery that was built in 708. It resisted all of the attacks against France and became a symbol of National Identity. Below are some pictures from Mont St. Michel....
The view from the top. At high tide, it is an island. So peaceful!
Me at the Top of Mont St Michel!
In front of Mont St. Michel
It was a wonderful trip! We all had a great time. Well, with bisous sucres (sugar kisses) and lots of hugs, Happy Valentines Day!!
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