Languedoc was a nice break from travelling. One of the first things that we planned before starting our trip was our two weeks in Provence. At midnight, we arrived at La Grange, an old converted barn. The first two days were spent buying groceries and exploring the surrounding towns. We drove up to Reims on Friday to meet up with our friends, Mikaela,12, Emily,9, and their parents, Sara and Neils. We met up with them at the Canada vs Netherlands womens World Cup soccer game. We lost 1-2 but it was a really fun game. The next day, when we got back to our mini town called Vers Pont du Gard, we had a lovely dinner with our friends who were joining us for our time in Provence. Our town had less then 2000 people. There is a local bakery with delicious chocolate croissant that we would have for breakfast almost every day, a cute bar, a cafe, a magazine store, and a fresh produce market every two days. If we wanted something besides fruits and veggies, we would have to drive to the big supermarket 20 mins away. We were staying in a perfect location because we were about 45 min drive away from Avignon and 10 min drive away from Uzes. During our two weeks in Provence, it was record breaking hot! We spent lots of time cliff jumping in the river, surrounded by french teens toppless bathing. The frustrating thing about the river was that I got the swimmers itch. Now that sucked. While travelling, we eat out 90% of the time so it was nice to finally enjoy some homemade meals. We went on a bike ride one day but it was so hot that we decided not to do it again. Amelie is blogging about part 2.