France

I wanna go to France. Since I was 12 years old, the place I have most wanted to visit is France. I started taking French in school and fell in love with all things French. I love castles, rivers, museums, quaint towns, history, art, everything about France. I want to visit the Louvre, Mont St Michel, the Loire Valley, the beaches at Normandy and Omaha, the Arc de Triomphe. I want to find ride a horse through a vineyard, stand next to Notre Dame Cathedral and see the flower petals fly during Mardi Gras in Nice.

I have always been drawn to the castles of France. I've had pictures up on my walls and on my computer screen of the castles I dream of seeing. As I write this, I see the picture that I've had for about 6 years now of Chenonceau, the castle built over the Cher river. The castle built for King Francois, ispired by Leonardo di Vinci, Chambord is another of my favorites. Those 2 as well as Chateau d'Usse, Fountainebleau, Versailles are the very least of my list of must-sees if I ever make it to France.

I want to go on a fishing boat out of Marseille, hike near Toulouse and drive the crazy cliff coastal highway to Monaco. I want to go gambling in Monaco and visit the palace and anywhere Grace Kelly might have been.