Hey, peeps. I'm back from France (and Spain). While a couple of you have asked for the full dish on my trip abroad, there's really not much to say, oddly enough. That's because it wasn't like one of those "and on Monday we saw the Pope, on Tuesday we toured the Hermitage, and on Wednesday we hiked Kilimanjaro" sort of trips. It was my cousin's wedding, and she, her partner, and the wedding guests pretty much took over the village of La Caunette (pop. 250-300) to celebrate. And let me tell you, the happy couple really knows how to throw a party. I can't tell you the last time I just felt so... relaxed. No email, no phone ringing off the hook, no "PSK, do you mind if I drop in unexpectedly while you're eating lunch to ask you for help with this massive project that's due in ten minutes?" that I often get at work. So, yes, I owe those two big-time. It was, in short, absolutely lovely in every way. Consider, for instance, a typical day: (1) wake up to a view of a vine- and wildflower-covered hill; (2) have a kick-ass breakfast of fresh bread, Nutella, jam, cheese, and tea; (3) head to the main hall to either help with the wedding or attend a wedding festivity; (4) gorge oneself on wine and cheese; (5) go on a stroll; (6) stop at the cafe for more wine and/or beer; (7) take a nap; (8) attend another wedding-related event, featuring music, dancing, and still more wine; (9) meet for dinner to gorge on wine, cheese, and dessert; (10) continue to hang out with awesome people and drink wine until bedtime. You just can't beat that.
Spain sure couldn't. Don't get me wrong, Girona was fine, but you've seen one medieval town, you've seen them all. (I'm glad that only about two people read this, because I have no doubt I've offended buckets of medieval scholars, but there you go.) That, and I suffered a migraine for a good 24 hours there, which was just about half my time in the town, anyway. So I spent way more time staring at cartoons dubbed into Catalan than I'd have hoped, but at least I think I got a semi-decent taste for the city (at least the old city) for the day that I could.
Should you have any interest in (annoyingly overexposed) photos, you can find them here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/myfirstname.mylastname. Substitute accordingly.
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Yeah, like the Pope could get an appointment with you! Those pics are unbelievable. I really have a hard time imagining that sort of beauty and history being so...real, so tangible. So thanks for sharing the evidence :-) And it is about bloody time you had a nice break!!! Oh, but I am so glad you are back!!!
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