bittersweetness

Last day in France...

...but I'll be back ;)

view from Le Forte de La Rèvere

white caps in the background

a whitecap sandwich

freeway, mountains, and the Mediterranean Sea

Welcome to Eze!

an old fortified, walled city

the stones are beautiful

just makes me wonder about the people
who used to live here

Soaking up the sun
at a Francy pants café

the café is also a hôtel

more of the café

a view from the café of a coastal road

a view of Nice and the Mediterranean Sea

the city

the city and the surrounding mountains

last picture together until summer
Tonio, I'm so thankful to have had this time with you
Looking forward to your visit this summer ;)

To everyone else, I hope you enjoyed the photos.
It blesses me that you can participate via the blog and facebook.

God is so Good!
Love Linz

Toulouse, France

TOULOUSE!!!
March 2010

This is where Tonio's brother, Sébastien, lives

after Biarritz, we hung out here a few days

known as the Pink City for all the brickwork

it's absolutely incredible

so many picture-worthy buildings,
at least in my eyes

the river

the sun was SO bright
my eyes are all teary

grandiose

music store

a local public high school

ate with Tonio and Sébastien
such yummy empañadas

rent-a-bike
we rode around the city one night on these

lots of big churches

i like how small i feel next to big churches

tea with Sébastien and Tonio

the pink lighting made for some crazy pictures

reminded me of tea in Morocco

the brothers

EXTREME close-up

cozy couches made for a mellow hang out

slllliiiiirrrrrpppp...

Sébastien made us banana pancakes, eggs, and bacon
Thanks Seb!

Tonio, Sébastien, and Alban (Seb's roommate)

Au revoir Biarritz and Toulouse!
Nice, here we come.

Biarritz, France

Biarritz or Bust...
only 12 more kilometers
(7.5 miles)

Tonio and I drove from Toulouse, France
to Biarritz to visit the Atlantic Coast.

with the proper eye gear, of course...

he seems to rock them much better than I do

quite a beautiful drive

we made it

isn't it gorgeous?

Bienvenue à La Côte Atlantique!

feet

Tonio is a great photographer
He took the next 7 shots

hmmm...how does this work?

black and white biarritz

this beach is in lots of surf films

it was cool to see it in person

the blessing and beauty of traveling

happy

climbed this cool structure

downtown biarritz

miles of sandy beaches

where's waldo?
...surfing in biarritz

miss this guy

cute houses
most houses have these cool shutters

tonio trying to help me fix my jammed lens
i think this shot (above) broke it...ha!

another coastline

lighthouse

more surfers
it looked like fun out there

quiksilver is worldwide

Marbella surf club building
how cool is that?

happiness is...


This trip was such a blessing
seeing more of God's incredible creation
AND
hanging out with an amazing man of God
Thank you Jesus!!!