Cat, Shelly, and I went bike riding for the first time here a few days ago. I never realized how high up we were until I tried to pedal my way up our big hill at the end of our bike ride. It took forever to make it back to the monastery!
President Obama's inauguration was also last week. A French newspaper came out to interview us about it and some students from the University of Albi stopped by for some wine and cheese. We tried to watch the inauguration, but it took some fighting with the internet to finally get it to load; and we didn't even get to watch the whole thing without incident--it froze several times.
Then on Saturday, we woke up to find that we had no electricity, water, or heat. There had been lots of rain and bad storms throughout parts of France and Spain, which left millions without power. Up to 120-mile an hour winds were recorded in some places. While waiting to see if we would have to go to a hotel or not, we played a rousing game of Pictionary. After 3:00 on Saturday afternoon, it was obvious the power would not be coming back on anytime soon. So we packed up and headed to an Albi hotel. We spent two nights there and came back to the monastery yesterday after French class.
Tomorrow we are going to Carcassonne with Eric. It should be a fun excursion.
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