More From Christmas...

In Montpellier there is a really nice downtown area and it was all decorated for Christmas and the New Year. The super-lit-up building behind us is their famous opera house.
Sorry this one is sideways, but it is the Arc de Triumphe (Arch of Triumph) and is just a major landmark in the city.
This is how our gingerbread houses turned out...schade (German for "bummer"). We worked on them for almost three hours, used two different types of frosting, and used every possible method of construction, but to no avail. It was a lost cause. But it did keep us entertained for ages and was really fun all the same.
All over the south of France there are old Roman pieces of architecture and structures left over from the Roman Empire. This particular thing (aquaducts) was constructed in the year 900AD or something ridiculous and was HUUUUUGE.
Again, suuuuuper HUGE. I have more pictures to give a better idea of the scale and the surrounding area, but alas, have no more time tonight.

I love you all and miss you!