coeur de france…

 

 

Ecole

One of my life goals is to speak french fluently, and I have had dreams of attending an immersion school for many years. I honed in on Coeur de France about 5 years ago, and had almost committed to it when life got in the way (the good kind of way). So when I visited my brother a few years back, we took a trip to the beautiful vineyard town of Sancerre, and made an appointment with the dean of the school. Monsieur Chartrand was so generous with his time, and even walked us through town, introducing us to the mayor! I still have this on my life list…I need to at least return to Sancerre, it is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.

 

sparkle.

 

 

Eiffel4
Eiffel2

It was very hard to leave our room at night…this view was just so incredible. Did that really happen to us? I'm still pinching myself. The sparkle of the eiffel is magical to me, and always will be…even though I know that is widely debated. The final trip post is to come…monday!

 

versailles hotel

 

 

Hallofmirrors

 

Versailles…such a stunning place, and I will elaborate on my visits there later. I wanted to share that there will be a luxury hotel opening up on the grounds of the palace in 2012! You may have already heard this news, but I am still giddy about it…who wouldn't want to pretend to be Marie Antoinette (or any princess or queen) for a day?! The mansion to be renovated was originally built in the 1680's to house the king's treasurer and family. I suspect it will be a pretty amazing experience to sleep within the gates of Versailles…add it to my long wish list! 


(image via here)