Bonjour tout le monde!
Below are some pictures, and below the pictures are praises and prayer requests!
At the castle Chambord. This building of this massive castles with hundreds of rooms and such was directed by Francois Premier, and this was one of the rooms with the dancing ladies. All of the castles that we visited this weekend are a part of the Loire Valley, which is where royalty (in the old days) would go to vacation/relax on weekends, etc. I can't believe that these massive works of beautiful architecture were only used a few times a year. The Chambord, which is the largest, may not have even been used as many as a few times a year. In my opinion it should be turned into a massive dance studio :) P.S. I thought it would be a cool pic to strike a dance pose among the dancing ladies in the room!
The Chambord. Gorgeous.
INTERESTING: At the Chambord they have what is called a double helix staircase (like DNA), so if you are going up on side and someone is coming down the other, they wouldn't meet. Rumor has it that it was built this way because Kings would have mistresses (more than one) that would come up one way and leave the other, so they would never run into each other. How scandalous!
Double Helix Staircase again.
Chambord.
This is in the town of Tours. This picture shows a house not on the ground floor that has built an extension to their house so that it sticks out on the side of the building. People used to do this because how much a household paid for taxes was determined by square footage of the house, so the part sticking out of the building would not count in raising someone's tax obligations. It was fascinating to learn about this, and i would've done the same if i were them, lol.
The secret passage way that we went through to see the pic above this one.
Beautiful work! Joan of Arc lived in the one on the left with the brown stained lines (which was stained using cows blood).
Wine tasting definitely happened while visiting chateaux after chateaux. We were walked through the cellar where the wine is stored and the process of wine making and bottle labeling.
View while at Leonardo da Vinci's place.
Same as above.
Inside of da Vinci's castle. "Love conquers all"
Again.
While taking the boat ride on the Seine river around Paris with les bateaux mouches. Friends, love them!
Sacre Couer/ Montmatre. Square where legit painters sit and do their work.
Sacre Couer. Oh, hey Laurel. Praise God for my transfer credit situation being resolved!
Praise God for beautiful weather and creation!
Praise God for the rain!
Praise God for fellowship!
Praise God for being our Father!
Prayer Requests:
1. Courage to embrace change and step outside of comfort zone daily.
2. Relationship with my host family (that I would be able to share the gospel with them at some point even just through actions without having to say a word-- though this shouldn't be a problem since the level of my french keeps me more quiet than talkative)
3. That His will be done.
4. Wisdom and Discernment this summer as more often than not, summer brings change.
I love and miss y'all! Also, I do have a french cell phone if anyone needs to call for anything. Feel free to call if you need anything (urgent prayer requests, etc.)!
To call from the U.S., dial 011, then dial 33 (code for France), then my number without the first zero 6 75 42 82 04.
Love,
Grace
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