Which is....? Anyone? Anyone? (translation, the most beautiful region of France)
Lorraine, of course! (a no-brainer if you live here).
Last week, some of my new friends took Laura and I to visit the northern part of the region--a tour which included a personal visit to the largest beer museum in Europe (no, I'm not joking), a French lunch, a French dinner, legends by firelight, and a tour of an ancient citadel.
I didn't take any pictures of the beer museum, but it was very cool. It was technically closed, but they opened it up for a special visit from the Americans (meaning us). We were the guests of honor and got a personal tour. Talk about nice people! I know so much about beer now (for instance, did you know that beer foams because it comes into contact with air, not because it is fizzing...it does fizz, but that's not the point.) We were with a teacher and her two sons (one of whom was ten). At the end of the visit, the ten-year-old gave us crayon rubbings of beer bottles from La Meuse...so cute!
According to the beer museum guide, Lorraine is the most beautiful region in France. After seeing Montmédy, I know he's right. You can see far across the valley (when it isn't raining.) Again, no pictures, sorry!
After a day of trekking around the region, we went to an American/British family's house for dinner (and we got some really cool stories by firelight.) We ate raclette, my favorite, and overall had a great time.
This is definitely my favorite region of France :)
--Mary
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