Bordeaux and Bergerac

Firstly, the weather forecast:

Looks great right??? I mean, I'm not one to complain, but FINALLY. There should've been this weather a month and a half ago. They haven't had such miserable weather in over 40 years. But it's good now. It's spitting outside right now, but I got a sunburn on my stomach from laying in the sun yesterday.

I went to Bordeaux last weekend with Hannah. We stayed with a fellow au pair named Alana (a fellow Canadian from Vancouver) who just so happens to be the au pair who I replaced due to unhappy circumstances with the family. It was truly a fun weekend!
Whenever Hannah and I go somewhere, it rains. And in Bordeaux, it didn't just rain, it POURED. Quite horrible. And there really wasn't anything to do. Yes, it's beautiful, but if you want to do things other than shopping, you're kinda in a jam.

We drove back to Alana's and made an amazing English breakfast the next morning: toast, fried mushrooms, eggs, beans and sausages, bacon, and of course we ate Speculoos off a spoon :D

After that we decided to head to Bergerac, a small old French town which was, and is, really beautiful. As usual, it rained...but it eventually cleared up as you can see in the pictures. We kinda just walked around and did whatever. There wasn't much to do (again). But we bought delicious ice cream (I know I'm allergic to milk, but I haven't had it in over a year and wanted to treat myself. Mind you my stomach wasn't happy). After that, Alana and I rode a mechanical bull! Woot woot! And I bought some cotton candy.

All in all, it was a very fun weekend and I enjoyed myself immensely. So blessed to be here. And yet...3 weeks till I'm in Italy! TOOOOO EXCITED!

Lastly, if you want to see more photos of Bordeaux and Bergerac, here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151416418506277.1073741828.626916276&type=1&l=21ada2a126

love.