Reflecting on friends

This is one of the spires that adorn the roof of the royal residence in Loches. It's not anything special or dramatic, but I like it nonetheless. I'm still posting photos from the few days we had with our California friends. We had such a good time and enjoyed showing them some of the local sights.

And you know, we had to compete with the likes of Rome, Florence, Venice, Paris, and London, all places they visited on their trip. I hope we measured up. It's always nice when friends come to visit. In addition to hanging out, eating good food and sharing the local wines, we also get to see the place we live in with fresh eyes.

Being a tourist in the place you live can be fun. One example: I went to our local zoo for only the second time in eight years. The zoo at Saint-Aignan (actually it's in a neighboring town called Beauval) is well known in France. People come from all over the country, and Europe, to visit it. It's open seven days a week most of the year, closed only on Christmas and Easter.

We spent about four hours wandering around the zoo marveling at the amazing animals and how close we could actually get to them. And yes, I have pictures and will post some of them in the next few days.

Our friends left our house last week, and are leaving Europe today to head home after their three week journey. We miss them and hope they come back again soon.