It’s our first weekend here in Tours, so everyone got to spend the day hanging out with their exchange student. Finally we didn’t have to go to school, and we got to sleep in in the morning. Eventually, once everyone was awake, Lola and I made some breakfast out of delicious French bread, Nutella and French jam. Soonafter we headed into the village and went to her dance class together while her brother went to a fencing competition (his team came in second). It was a small class, but everyone was very nice. Dancing along to a French-speaking teacher was very exciting, and I learned a lot of vocabulary. I also got to see her and her class practice their choreography for a performance which was amazing. Once the class ended we took the tram into Tours and went shopping with Mohala Kaliebe and Lucy Daley and their exchange students. We went all around « Rue Nationale » and « Rue de Commerce » which are famous streets with lots of great stores. When we got hungry we decided to stop by a bakery to get yummy pastries such as cookies, pain au chocolat, and a pistole. Later in the evening, Lola’s mother picked us up, and we went to visit her grand-parents. They live in a cute cottage right beside the « Château de Villandry » : a beautiful castle with massive gardens that we visited earlier in the week. Apparently, Lola’s grand-father and mother have worked at the castle before doing different things. Her grand-parents immediately got us little pieces of candy, and we were quick to jump on the two-person swings in the backyard like little children. After leaving we returned to Lola’s house and had an amazing dinner. Then we headed to bed to rest up for another amazing day of adventures tomorrow.
