Although this is only a glimpse into an all around amazing trip, I chose some of my favorite pics to share with you guys. Delphine and her family were incredible throughout the entire trip. Always making me feel welcomed and at home. Et aujourd'hui, je parle Francais un peu! Enjoy.
(You can click on pics to enlarge them).
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| Mommy Faby and baby Juliette |
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| Sleeping baby |
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| Before leaving for a nice day out with Delphine, Claire, and Philippe at the Chateau de la Napoule |
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| Philippe, Claire, myself, and Delphine |
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| The 2 couples |
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| The Chateau was an old castle that sat right on the water |
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| After the castle, a sushi lunch on a pier in Cannes |
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| Later that night, a dinner at home all together |
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| Saturday Morning, Laurie and Mathieu had arrived from Paris Friday night while Delphine and I were out with some of her friends. (Left to right: Laurie (Fiance of Mathieu), Claire, Juliette, Christine, Faby, Delphine) |
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| Intense game of Mario Kart with Mathieu |
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| Pic all together in the backyard. Philippe and Juliette in front, left to right Jacques, Claire, Mathieu, Laurie, Christine, me, Delphine, Faby, Yannick |
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| Lunch with EVERYONE |
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| Saturday night, bday dinner for the 3 girls |
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| After dinner, some intense games of Uno. Their rules are basically the same, but I still lost :( |
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| Welcome to Marseille! |
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| Court House in Marseille |
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| Beautiful Italian Dinner with Clement, Delphine, myself, and Maryline (not pictured). Clement was in our program in Torino and is a native of Marseille. |
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| Lunch and a nice stroll through Aix in Provence! |
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| Aix |
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| Aix |
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| After lunch in Aix, Delphine surprised me with a horseback riding trip |
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| The next night, drinks with Clement and his girl friend |
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| The next day, a day of shopping in Marseille |
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| Friday, while Delphine was in class, Clement took me to Notre Dame de la Garde (the "superga" of Marseille). An amazing church atop a hill that has views of the entire city. |
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| Just a small example of the views |
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| Friday night back in Antibes- dinner together at Ristorante Michelangelo in Vieil Antibes- the old town. |
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| Saturday afternoon lunch on Delphine's actual birthday |
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| Finally got a chance to hold the baby on Delphine's bday |
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| Saturday night: out in Cannes for Delphine's bday celebration with all of her friends |
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| Marco and Giovanni drove down from Torino |
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| The group walking from the pub to the club |
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| Emilie and I at the club (she was also in our Torino program) |
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| Giovanni with Delphine, Vanessa, and Charlene |
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| Sunday afternoon lunch and Tiramisu in the backyard at Delphines (Giovanni brought a homemade tiramisu from Torino, compliments of mama Occhipinti) |
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| After lunch, out on the boat in the Bay of Cannes |
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| Captain Jack and his first mate |
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| An island Jacques took us to with an incredible old castle, which we climbed to the top of. |
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These pictures are amazing. Not only does it look like you had an amazing time, but you look so happy! Delphine's family looks really warm and welcoming. It must have been so hard to leave. I hope you get to go back soon. xoxo
ReplyDeleteDitto to what Jules said. xoxo
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