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The chalet in the French Alps that Catherine's father built years ago was simply adorable. It was the perfect little French home, with gorgeous views of the mountains and village. They call it La Grange du Mas and it reminded me of the movie Heidi. We shared a room with Olympe and the three of us each had our own little wooden bed built into the room/wall. The tiny window and window seat was my favorite part. I loved to sit there and write in my journal or look out at the views with the window open.
We spent the time going on beautiful hikes, visiting the villages, seeing a fireworks show on Bastille Day, swimming in lakes, going on one of those hamster blow up balls in the water, seeing Jurassic World in French, playing YAMS (a game of luck played with three dice-so fun) and eating yummy French food. Catherine and Genevieve are the best cooks!
It was so fun and so French!





What a view! We stopped to have ice cream and admire this amazing lake from an adorable cafe with an outside deck area






































































































having lunch on a flat rock overlooking this








Prettiest wild flowers I have ever seen















Paradise?











This was sinfully sugary and I loved every bite. We got the last one at the bakery!















Oh ya okay only two more hours! That's easy! *gasping*
Worth it.








Our starting point



Some military ruins from the world wars. Can't remember details whoops!



Don't fall through!

French lessons and college planning
Storytelling before Bastille Day Fireworks














SNOW!


Starting point. It's tiny if you can't tell
Showing off my sun-bleached hair and no makeuped face. Heat + make up = disgusting sweat

Playing with Olympe's hair
The French girl did a French twist on me, with a twist ;)

Turin, Italy













It's said that this is a shroud of the real image of Christ after his crucifixion. We didn't see the real one, but we just pretended this print in the church's gift shop was the real deal haha






Pretty satisfactory shopping





























































PC: Genevieve
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