Chocolat

On Sunday night, Trav and I watched the movie Chocolat...so nice:) I had seen it when it was in the theater what 6 years ago? Before I knew Travis. I went with kayaking Jenn to the little theater in downtown New Haven (all gone, now:( I remember being enamored by the set...wanting to go to a place like that, all cobblestoned, windy walkways, small doors, character, charm, old Europe. In retrospect, since I have met Trav, I have seen so many places like that from Denmark, to Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and France. I have been to those cobbledy towns (picture a trendy suitcase on wheels being pulled down a cobblestone sidewalk...yup, sends vibrations right through your brain...and gets annoying quickly...not designed for Old World travel.--That's why the cool kids use backpacks when traveling in Europe!)

I posted this picture from our Honeymoon in France because this town, Beynac, in the Dordogne region (southwestern France), was listed in the travel book as reminiscent of Johnny Depp pulling up his boat to the town of what's her name in the movie (Juliette Binoche). Beynac was a really neat place with one of many of France's chateaus protecting it, not to mention it had the only room available considering the nearby city was hosting a Bastille Day event. Hungry and tired, me and Trav took the cheapy hotel room and ate an expensive dinner in the hotel restaurant with a most memorable and odd waiter. It amazes me that people really live in some of the places I've travelled to. To me, it's like living in Epcot. But I guess it's far more authentic of an experience than Epcot will ever be!

Anyway, if you haven't seen the movie, it's very sweet. And Johnny Depp is cute, I don't care how eccentric he may be...

Here's a couple more Beynac pictures....(Trav has the better ones saved on his computer)









Okay, now, where to travel to next? We must get at least one more good trip in before any life-changing events take place!!! (Lots of innuendo going on here...unintentional, I swear!)