We’re going to miss:
French bread, cheap wine, winter picnics, good food and a great food culture, fresh veg four times a week, great red peppers and the big market. Oh, and the plastic clothes drier(!)
We’re looking forward to:
Friends and family, Sam the dog, English beer, carpets for Luca to crawl and walk on, our garden, nice parks with swings, having an income.
We enjoyed:
Walks in the sun, walking round the little streets, speaking French and the kids speaking French, the time to be together, quality time with visitors, no pressure to go out in the evenings.
We will enjoy:
Going out in the evenings, speaking English, the ease of getting to know people nearby, having a niche, pubs and having things to do in bad weather.
It will be sad to leave:
The light, the Mont d’Or, the Med and the Alps.
It will be great to have:
A cot for Luca, a washing machine in the kitchen and a modern heating system with a timer.
4 responses so far ↓
Lesley // 8 April 2007 at 4:30 pm
Another collection of fantastic photos, all so evocative of the time and the place. We shall miss the blog -unless you are going to extend it to encompass your homecoming and re- acclimatization to U.K.
Adrian // 10 April 2007 at 10:31 am
Just read this and the previous post. Fantastic blog, I can feel the mix of emotions from this side of the channel. I remember the strange mix of emotions I used to get when coming home, it is undoubtedly more disorienting, emotional and prone to giving culture shock than leaving a familiar home and going to somewhere new and different. If you can, I would do a few more on the return as it will be a rare opportunity to see your formally normal world through fresh eyes.
James // 11 April 2007 at 6:45 pm
I agree with Adrian that continuing the story for at least a few months after your return home will be absolutely fascinating and make your observations even more worthwhile.
We all want to know how you (and I suppose especially Theo and Cara) are going to react, adapt, change.
In short, it will give the blog a completely new dimension, and stimulate you to record your experiences while they are fresh in your minds.
Anna // 12 April 2007 at 7:39 am
Just read this and the comments – looking forward enormouly to having you back amongst and having the time to do fun stuff: bbqs, back garden picnics, The Isis – walks by Iffley lock – fun in the parks…….The list goes on. The kids are really getting to the point now where we can set up ball games with them. It’s brilliant that you had this chance to spend time out and in such an amazing place though. xx. Anna