I made it! 2 flights, 1 train ride, and 1 tuna fish sandwich later I had fallen asleep only to wake up at 4 am. due to jet lag. My friend Kasia is studying in Lyon for the year and she lives in an apartment right on the river. The views are fantastic! We got up and out around 10 am. and walked to a farmers market to pick up some fruit before heading to a café for some coffee. It is definitely different from the U.S. in that the cup size was extra small and the coffee extremely strong. It came with a croissant though, which was the best part! We then walked up to a basilica with amazing views of the city! Everywhere I looked it kept getting better and better. After some journaling time at the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater, we grabbed a baguette sandwich and ate by the river. We then stopped for some groceries before stopping home for a much needed nap! The grocery store was amazing! So many cheeses for so cheap! I ended up buying some Camembert for a bit over 1 euro and a bottle of wine for 4 euros! All in all a good haul. Around 7 we headed out for dinner and found a Japanese noodle shop. It was pretty good and the soup filled us up on a cold night. The plans are for some tea and a movie and eventually, bed!
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Well this is it! I am currently sitting in the airport waiting for my flight to board and reflecting on the past week. There was a lot of packing as I was closing up my house. A special thanks to Aunt Jae, Nana, Aunt Glenda, Grandma Donna, and everyone else who helped me with the packing and moving. You saved my muscles and my sanity! Thank you to Anna for going on a dump run, to the Lucas's for helping out whenever I asked, and to my friends for making my last night in Napa so memorable. Lastly a special thanks to Christian for putting up with me when I was freaking out about packing and moving and everything in between. You're the best. Alright I'm signing off for now, I'll see you guys on the flip side! (Yes I know that was cheesy)
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! I was definitely lucky to spend mine with family in the beautiful state of Washington. I headed up there late on Thursday night after a delayed flight and almost not getting a seat due to the airline overbooking the flight. After sleeping in on Friday, my aunt and I drove to the town over to pick my brother up from school and we spent the rest of the evening hanging out, catching up, and listening to the rain! We headed to bed rather early because my brother had a kite-boarding lesson the next morning. We started the day off with a community breakfast that the town puts on once a month (people were so friendly!) and headed over to the Oregon side of the river to Hood River. Side blurb – I truly adore the town of Hood River and if anyone is looking for serene views, water activities, and gourmet food spots, Hood River is your place. It was terribly windy out on the sand spit so we only spent a bit of time out there while my brother had his lesson. There ended up being so many people out there kite-boarding and it was so much fun to see everyone zipping back and forth on the water. I would definitely give it a try on a warmer day! We headed home after that to rest before birthday dinner. Birthday dinner celebrated my brother turning 14 and I have to say, he’s growing into quite an adventurous teenager. We ate at a restaurant called Solstice that was so freakin good that I still daydream about it. I ordered the pizza special, which had figs, pancetta, feta, and balsamic reduction. My brother ordered his favorite (awesome choice), which had ham, pineapple chutney, and a jalepeño cream drizzle. I mean, common, take a look at those pictures…am I right?! We also had an adorable dinner neighbor! We passed on dessert because my aunt had made her chocolate stout cake (so rich yet so heavenly) and we had presents back at the house. On my last day we decided to take the boat out on the river. It was a beautiful day and I was really excited to try and get some action shots of my brother wake boarding. It was a bit windy so conditions weren’t perfect but it was a lot of fun! Unfortunately towards the end we lost the flag to the river and had to head back a bit earlier than planned, which worked out for my nap plans. The rest of the day consisted of a dinner in the town over for Mexican food, multiple card games, and leftover cake. A special thanks to my Aunt and Uncle who went well out of their way to make my trip so wonderful and fun, you guys are the best! And to Cole: you still remain my most wonderfully favorite brother!
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