Not much new from the last time I posted.....

I conquered Bruges, Belgium in one day. It is a beauiful city, but you will never know it because my camera died about 30 minutes after arriving - UGH. The real highlight of the trip was walking through the small alleys of the town listening to my "smurfperm" playlist on my ipod (seemed appropriate as The Smurfs creator was from Belgium) and eating frites (fries) with curry ketchup followed by Ferraro Roche ice cream from DaVinci's ice cream cafe.

I have finished my second book since the start of this trip. It is so nice to have time to read again.

Tomorrow I head to Brussels for the weekend with Eva. Cant wait to spend more than one day exploring a new city. Look out belgium waffles, chocolate, and plenty of belgium beer!

Today I bake a gooey butter cake and make a run up to the train station to look into buying a rail pass, as it seems I will be making a trip to switzerland next week, followed by another trip to Brussels for a music festival at the end of month.

Home Away From Home

So, I thought I would post a few phots of where exactly it is that I am living....

This would be my bedroom. And I did find an english version of the first installment of the chronicles of narnia on the bok shelf and I have already read it.

This is the view out my window. If you notice, there is a little strem that runs right across the street.

This is the backyard of the Sevette's house. And yes that is an inclosed pool. It is still too cold for me to get in, but Lea and Robin have been a couple times. Hopefully before I leave it will be warm enough.

And this is the house. As you can tell, it is actually two houses that they have combined into one home. This is a pretty typical house for the north of France. The second window from the left on the second floor is my window.

There is currently a movie out here in France that is a huge deal called, "Bienvenue Chez Les Chtis". If you happen to see that it is playing anywhere in the Lou and have an hour to kill, check it out. The movie is shot in and is about the town that I live in. They are talking about doing a remake of it in America using a town in Texas.

Tomorrow: Bruges, Belgium.