Category: Family life

We went to the cinema this afternoon. First time to go as a family. We saw Mr Popper and his penguins. It was funny and we all enjoyed it although Maxime found it a bit long.

And off course we ate them later in the evening. Here is the result.

We left after church on Sunday 7th August for a top secret location the the Alps, 1000km away, where my family has a chalet. We took our time, slept in Auxerre and carried the journey on Monday 8th. It was a great feeling to travel through France. It was even better to see “proper” mountains. Most of the scenery was boring until after Lyon. Then, as we approached Grenoble, the mountains started getting higher and higher.

We hadn’t been to the chalet for 7 years, so it was the first time for the children to be there. The setting is ideal: Mountains all around, no electricity, no phone (although some mobile networks have a signal in the valley). The sun was shinning. We went for some walks and we all enjoyed ourselves… great weeks. Thanks to the landlords for letting us have the place for a week. No need to say we were sad to leave the place.

It was good to see some Welsh friends yesterday. They are staying in central Brittany and came along for the afternoon. We had lunch together before showing them the church and Guingamp. the weather was ideal and we had a great afternoon around town and in the park, before going for a drink in a cafe. More friends will be visiting Brittany in the coming months, and it will be good to see them also.