Week 7

June 30- July 3: Chartres, France

Our last night in Bern was dinner with a family from Bern International Church, it was refreshing to be in a house and have a good meal. Thanks Patty and family!

We made our way back to France to see my friends, Lois and Jean-Eyves, both of whom I meet in Japan. It was so much fun to catch up with them and meet their daughter and JE's family. We were treated to multiple courses at each meal and might have gained a few pounds. We took a tour of Chartres and went inside a famous cathedral. We ended our time there with a BBQ, swimming, and left with clean clothes. Thanks to Lois, JE, and family!

July 4:
In order to get to Italy we had to make our way through Paris. Due to some train scheduling, we spent a little more time at the station than usual and spent the fourth by the river. We met some new friends and had an international circle, a Canadian, Taiwanese, French, and the two of us. This made our wait much more pleasant.

July 5- July 8: Venice, Italy

Venice is by far our favorite place we have visited. The canals run throughout the city making it hard to navigate, we got lost in a thunderstorm and found shelter with about a dozen others. We took a boat ride to Murano and spent most of our time just taking it all in.
We will have pictures up eventually. We will have a limited amount on the blog, the majority will be on facebook.