Lat week I visited some new towns in the Franche-Compté region with my grandparents. I really enjoyed it. There are some really beautiful places in this region. It was also nice to see trees and hills again after going to such big cities.
On Wednesday I showed them around Belfort. Then on Thursday we went to Colmar. It was nice to go there again. It was beautiful at Christmas time, but I think I prefer it in spring when all the flowers are blooming. On Friday we went to a little town called Ornans. It is a really tiny town, but the scenery is gorgeous. It is also the birthpace to the painter Gustave Courbet, so we visited the museum dedicated to him. Then on Saturday we went to Dole, which was another nice little town. It is the birthplace of Louis Pasteur, so there is a museum about him in the city. Unfortunately it was closed until May, so we missed it by a couple of days.
The last couple of days I have just been enjoying the beautiful weather and running errands.
In France there are a lot of holidays in May, so I actually only have one full week of teaching for the entire month. I think June will be a hard month for me because I will have to teach the whole month without a day off!!!
Here are a few pictures from the last few places I visited. Hopefully I will be able to get all my pictures up on my Web site soon.
Colorful houses in Colmar
The Petite Venice part of Colmar
The Loue River in Ornans
Cathedral
This bridge is found in a lot of Courbet’s paintings.
Country road
The small town of Ornans
Dole
Notre Dame Cathedral in Dole
The inside
1 comment:
I am glad you have to get back to work. It is good for you!
Talk to you soon!
Love,Mom
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