Toussaint

It's evidently a holiday in France...it's called "Fete de la Toussaint" and although it's officially celebrated on November 1st, the kiddies get an entire week off of school for it. It's a Catholic holiday at its origin ("All Saints Day") and is followed quickly by "Fete des Morts" (Festival of the Dead, intended to honor your ancestors) the very next day. Good times all around.

Anyways, we're headed away for the weekend (yet again!) to visit Claire's family in La Baule. We're taking the glorious TGV (the train) to get there, which I actually find so much more relaxing than either flying or driving. So I'll see y'all when I get back.

French expression for the day: "un chat dans la gorge." You know the phrase in English, "I've got a frog in my throat?", used when you're coughing a lot or have the sensation that something is stuck in your throat? Well, in France, it's evidently a cat ("un chat"). Neither expression makes a hell of a lot of sense, but there you go.



Bon weekend!