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Friday. Tours.

In France. Finally. We've just reached Tours. The family I live with consists of a couple and their 18-year old, med-school-going son, who seems obsessed with Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. They have this lovely garden, reportedly the biggest backyard in Tours (or something like that), with a hammock, pool and two cats (Darrieu and Niko). It's pretty big, anyhow. I like it. Having been here for only a few hours, there's not much else to say.
I've taken a short walk around the town already, and it's definitely your quaint European town - not that it's anything bad. Pictures and more experiences in Tours will come up in the next few weeks.

The MGBs: Michel, Martine & Maxime

Been there, done that.

Wednesday. Washington D.C.


Washington D.C. is a nice city - 'nice' being the key word. Los Angeles has Hollywood; Paris is, well, Paris; Rome has the Colosseum and its history; and Washington D.C. is simply very plain. The monuments are good to see once. The Holocaust Museum was impressive. Nothing I'd go back to see again. It doesn't have anything spectacular about it. Georgetown was enjoyable. It's in a relatively affluent area of the city, and makes for a good walk. I could see myself studying there. In short, it's a place I'd cross off my "Been there, done that" list.

At Georgetown (l) and Cody's aunt's in Bethesda (r).

Bonjour!

Tuesday. Washington D.C.

The journey begins.