About a week in to my 2 weeks of vacation, I am currently couchsurfing in beautiful (but chilly!) Turin, Italy, with the coolest Italian chick, Alice. Note to non-Italians/Americans: pronounce her name ah-lee-chay or else she will be very confused/mostly won't realize you are trying to talk to her (made for some giggles the first night).
Anyway, while I am away, might as well do a quick introduction of the place I have (temporarily) left behind: Digne-les-Bains, my "tiny mountain village" in France. I can't say I really miss anything there yet...except maybe my gym. My trip has been extraordinary so far--so much so that I can't really believe it. Everything is coming up Caro. I don't know what I did to deserve the kindness and amazing opportunities I've had on my adventure, and it makes me so happy because I was a little nervous to travel alone so much, considering that I am pretty much always alone in Digne anyway (just me on a mountain in a corner of the world..."isolated" doesn't even begin to cover it).
BUT here is my beautiful home, where the best of nature is a step outside my front door, people are nice, bread is good, and wine is cheap.
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| Blink and you'll miss it? |
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| A short hike rewards you with killer views of Digne in all its glory |
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| The view fro my gym! When it's nice out, I take a mat out in the open air, surrounded by mountains. (The log cabin lookin' building is the movie theater, which in a small town is a major social center). |
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| A gray Wednesday morning market (market days are Wednesday and Saturday) with Digne's cathedral in the background |
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| Ancient varieties of tomatoes-21 kinds! |
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| Chapel 2 of 3 on the hiking path called "Les Trois Chapelles," which is one of my favorites. |
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| Was on a run next to these little shrub things and suddenly the wind blew my way--ALERT ALERT THE SHRUBS ARE LAVENDER |
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| Old Town |
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How I start my morning, every single day (+coffee): banane, muesli, yaourt!
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Digne is SO PRETTY. I want hiking trails!
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