l'histoire

"Some of the most striking events of French history have occurred on the banks of that river, and the soil it waters bloomed for awhile with flowering of the Renaissance."-James

When you are at home and you see beautiful old European buildings on TV and you think, and I myself thought, "How could someone not be amazed passing those buildings everyday?" I suppose I am becoming more 'European' because every time I go downtown, aside from the cathedral, I don't always think of how awesome it is passing these old buildings. As James was describing the Loire and all the history that has happened I found myself after reading this looking at all the buildings and thinking, " I wonder who all has lived in that random building." and then making up random historical stories in my mind.

I know tomorrow when I am at Verdun there will be no way to not to ignore the history that has happened in this area. A chill will shiver up my spine and I will think about a poor French man defending his country while he probably has a loved one and child at home. It is important to know one's history and it is striking to think about all the history here in Europe.

I hope I don't take advantage of the beautiful scenery anymore and that I soak up each hand crafted stone until I am back in my home among the hills.
-Tyler Underwood