Noah and I went to Cannes this weekend to visit an aviation school. We took advantage of the weekend to see friends in Marseille, too.
Weather was really not what one might hope in southern France, but he enjoyed visiting the school.
The open house had been cancelled due to the weather, which meant we got a private tour with one other potential student - probably all for the best!
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| No rain up here! |
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| 300 days of sun per year, they say... |
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| Aviation school brochure |
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| More rain on our way to Marseille |
More proof of life from Rolla - always related to the swim club. Pizza party to start the year off right.
It wasn't looking good at first, with all the fog.
While they were waiting, they made themselves useful - filled up all the planes in the hangar and washed them.
Finally, the fog lifted and Noah and his instructor flew to Reims and
back. Two "kiss landings," he says.
Noah did a local flight today and some "lazy 8s," the only aerobatic maneuver they're allowed to do in the PPL training.
Frédéric went to Normandy for a few days, and our cousins and I joined him for the weekend. Kind of camping, but they got the oven and rangetop installed.
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| the most French photo ever |
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| We went to Agon-Coutainville for the afternoon |
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| And warmed ourselves up with some churros |
Every now and then we get news from Benjamin. This weekend he had a swim meet at Mizzou.
Noah did a navigational flight today from Soissons to Sézanne and back. He brought a friend along to take some photos.
Noah is a jeune ambassadeur francophone through his high school, and got to participate in the 19th Summit of the French Language, held at the Cité de la Langue Française in Villers-Cotterêts today.
He got to meet President Macron, the first lady, and other dignitaries.
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| Macron and the young ambassadors |
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| Noah and the young ambassadors |
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| Macron with the young ambassadors |
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| fancy food! |
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| "family photo," as they call it |
