At the top of Conflans you will find some of the actual fort and canons along with a little park to hang out and have a picnic while you enjoy the amazing views of Albertville and the surrounding areas.

Here are just a few shots of Conflans. Above you have the old Catholique Church and a view of some of one of the streets in Confans.

Conflans "A Medieval Village"

This is the small village of Conflans. It rests on the side of a mountain overlooking albertville. It was was used as a fort when the french and Italians were fighting over this region. (It actually used to belong to Italy back in the 1850's. These pictures depict the entry way into the village. Believe it or not people actually live here and drive up and down the narrow roads.

Around the Village

This is called rue Gambetta. It is one of the main streets in Albertville. Along with the cool looking church we also have shops to buy almost anything you want. From internet cafe's to Boulangeries (bakeries) to clothing stores you can find everything except it is usually a little more expensive than US prices. We also have stores that would compare to Super Wal-Mart and local grocery stores.

The Kitchen View

This is a nice little view we have while eating breakfast, lunch or dinner. Right now it doesn't get dark until around 8:00pm becuase they do daylight savings time here as well. This picture was taken around 10:00 or 11:00 am. It has actually only rained one day since we have been here but I expect that to change.

Our Apartment Building

This is a limited view of the side of our apartment building. We live on the top floor while two other single people occupy the other two apartments. We have a terrace with shutters we can open and close. The view from the terrace is in the previous picture.

Above is the view from our terrace. We also have a nice view from our breakfast and kitchen area as well. We are so grateful to actually have an apartment here in Albertville. We have a really nice situation being that we are not off campus but it feels like we are. The other families are in the family building connected to the school while som are off campus about 10-15 walk away.

Bienvenue au Albertville

Hello to everyone from the beautiful city of Albertville, France. As most of you know, we will be here in the Southeastern part of France learning french for the next 10 months before we continue on to Cameroon. Many thanks to all of you who helped us get here! We are new at the blog thing, but will do our best to keep you updated. Check back from time to time and see what's been happening with us.
Au Revoir