10 things I learned in France

{my hubby is a great photographer!!}

10 things I learned in France:

1. The majority of the french people are very healthy / not overweight. Why?

Because they walk like they just stole something!!
Seriously. They have the fast walk / run down!

And I thought I walked fast. Sheesh!

No wonder our feet hurt at the end of the day!

2. Dinner. Is. A. Slow. Enjoyable. Event.

Dinner starts at the very, very earliest 7pm, but more like 8 / 8:30pm

And it lasts at least 2 hours, but more like 3 hours.

3. When they say, "Let's get a quick bite to eat" that means sitting down

to eat for an hour to an hour & a half. There is no fast food ordering and you

NEVER see people eating on the go. 

4. When you see the {one} bathroom and it has signs for both

men and women (=share the bathroom), then you probably

ought to just hold it. Trust me.

5. The top of the Alps are cold.

Very cold.

6. Wearing three layers of clothing on your day of touring the Louvre just because

you were cold and wet the day before is not a good idea.

Because there are a million people inside the Louvre with you.

And it gets hot. Quite hot.

7.  The shower doors are half the size in France. They don't cover the whole tub, 

just the first part of the tub. So when you take a shower, you stick really close

to the shower head. Or you end up with a flood. Like I did the first night.

{looks something like this, only this shower door is on the generous side!}

8. Things are waaaay more expensive in France. 

The food. Travel. Hotel. Shopping. Etc.

The same pair of new Vans that we bought JC before we left for $45

at home were $110 in France. Same exact pair.

9. The children speaking French are ADORABLE.

Absolutely Adorable.

Even when they are whining.

10. I would go back again to all of the cities we visited again in a heartbeat.

To be so blessed to visit another part of our Heavenly Fathers majestic

handiwork was a huge blessing indeed. I loved everything about our trip.

Especially spending 8 days with my man.

{blog update coming soon!}

PS The 11th thing I learned is that jet lag is a real thing people.
Especially when you are old like me.
Today is the first day I have felt like myself and
we got back 5 days ago! Phew, that time zone changing
really wore me out!!