So we are moved into our bungalows that we were originally suppose to be in… It has been a little hectic for the past few days. The bungalows are big enough but it is still hard to have your own space and time to yourself. But it is much better than being on top of each other in the château. We have our own kitchen area, which is nice. But no internet in our bungalow; so roommate and I are going to pay the 20€ a month for two months to have it in our bungalow so we don’t have to use the common area for internet, which is rather hard to have any type of conversations with anybody on Skype.
The fist week of classes was great. We played with chocolate, baked different cakes, made different desserts and then had a buffet of all of our creations on Friday. So every Friday from here till the end we will have a buffet of all the products we produce. I’m happy about that b/c more than just our class will get to see it. It is encouraging to have the other pastry chefs from around France and Europe to see what we have done and get their feedback.
Yesterday, Saturday, I went to a small town called Le Puy-en-Velay with my roommate Emily, and two others from our ENSP group, Matt and Alice. We are some of the older people on this internship so we have naturally gravitated towards each other. Yesterday we did a lot of hiking around the town. Ate a whole roasted chicken and roasted potatoes for our lunch with some bread. It was amazing getting to eat all the food from the towns farmers market. It was amazing food. After our lunch we went and saw two historic churches and a statue of the Virgin Mary.
The first church was Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy, dating from around the first half of the 12th century. It was amazing. The four of us were walking kind of aimlessly trying to find it and we took a turn and look to our right and it was an amazing sight to see the church. You are looking up this road and it is towering at the top and the colors on the façade are stunning. The interior is all stone and I got a little tickled when I saw the Bose speakers that were custom made to bled in with the walls.
After the Cathédrale Notre-Dame we took the trek up to the bronze statue of Notre-Dame de France (The Virgin Mary). You were able to climb to the very top of the interior of the statue and look out. It was a tight climb but worth the view. I was shaking a little bit looking out just knowing how old the statue was… It was fun though. We then walked/hiked over to the other church; Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe Chapel. That was hike and was kind of scary at some parts. It was also well worth the hike.
All the hiking and walking around let me indulge later in a Nutella crepe. It was a fun day trip. Got to see a lot and really enjoy the day. There is so much to do in just our region of France. I know I’m not going to get to do all that I really want to do but that just means I have to come back. There will be more pictures to come soon.
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