The Oldest House

This is the oldest house in Langres. In the US, if a house is 100 years old, its a VERY old house. This house is almost 600. Pretty darn old if you ask me! It's the very German-looking house in the center of the picture :)

Nuit Blanche et Langres

October 5th 2009
On the 2nd of October, my host family took me to Metz, the capital of my region for la nuit blanche or "white night". In French, a "white night" means that you don't sleep at all, or you had a bad night's sleep. This however, was very different. Every year about this time, Metz holds this festival. It is called la nuit blanche because it lasts from 6:30pm on Oct. 2, to 9:00am the nex ... read more

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