Nous sommes arrivés à Pontlevoy aujourd'hui!

Today was quite an eventful, adventurous, and sleepless 24-hours as we made our way to our main stay in France, Pontlevoy. If you regard a map, you'll see that it sits just southwest of France. We are staying at a historical abbey that has not had a monk live in since the 1800s! I learned several traveling lessons today while in Paris:

1. Pack all of your essential items inside your smallest carry-on bag (if carrying two) in case you are blessed with sitting in the only row that has no under-seat storage compartment.

2. Avoid the metros around Paris on French holidays - it's insanely busy because everyone loves their vacations and have the day off!

3. Keep active the day you arrive so jet lag does not get the best of you. 

The multiple train rides, transfers, and bus rides to Pontlevoy was quite heart-racing and (thankfully) scenic. We saw everything from horses to beautiful yellow flowers to graffiti! We even spoke to some French (on the bus), American (at the train station), even Canadian (on the plane) travelers!

We are off to bed early tonight so we can gain a few hours of sleep, since some of us are running on 2 hours of sleep.

Sitting by the window in our room at the Abbey - Pretty view!

Outside the Train Station before taking a bus to Pontlevoy

Bon soir, mes amis!