The cottage in the countryside

France-La Loire et La Dordogne

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April 14th 2009
Hello Everyone once again! I just got back two days ago from my trip to the region with the most history in France! The day after i got back from my trip to spain my fourth host family (Laurent, Danielle, and Julie) picked me up to sleep over at their house for the night. At three oclock in the morning we all woke up to start our 8 hour drive to La Dordogne(a region in the south) of France ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Hainaut » Charleroi

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more