Day 8 - Heading to the Alpes {Gap}

Time to leave Marseille for good.

There is a beautiful view from the train station in Marseilles. And these lion statues were cool too.

It's never easy to get a good shot of the countryside from the train... Too bad gas is so expensive there or we might consider renting a car in the south.

It was a fairly long train ride to Gap, so lunch on the train it was! And tons of snacks. The old french couple across the aisle from us was a bit aghast at our stash. (the French don't really snack much)

I'm pretty sure this is when Megan lost her hat. See it on the hook above her? I think that's the last time we saw it... :(

It really was a long train ride.

In Gap, we were going to be staying with an Italian family that became a 2nd family to John on his mission. They fed him, bought him a coat, basically made sure he and his companions were cared for. This family is seriously the best! They fed us like kings, let us use their car for a day trip, and basically let us take over their upper floor for 2 nights. So, so generous! They fell in love with our kids like they had fallen in love with John 20 years earlier.

This is the view from the balcony of our rooms.