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Making the climb
Aislinn Bremner, second from right, did some mountain climbing while in France courtesy of
the Lions exchange program, in Charmonix where they had a great view of Mount Blanc.
Joining her on the trip were, from left, Aila from Greenland, Mariam from Georgia, Bremner
and Sofie from Denmark.(Photo submitted)
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in a downpour. Most of us got pretty
soaked.
By the time we returned to
Annecy for the final week, I could
not believe the trip was nearing its
end. We had already visited Crest,
Montelemar, Lyon, Vienne and
Bourg de Bresse. For our last week,
we were staying at a small
university campus in Annecy, where
we shared a very tiny room with one
other youth of the camp. To begin
our week, we went to Charmonix for
the afternoon. We rode up the
mountain on two different lifts to get
a great view of Mont Blanc. Once
we were finished at the top, we
hiked down the first part of the
mountain (approximately 500
metres) where we would take a lift
the rest of the way down. We even
had to wear special mountain boots
to hike. I understood why once we
started our descent down the
mountain. It was very difficult
hiking down, even with the special
shoes.
Throughout the final week, we
participated in a variety of activities
in Annecy. We went on a boat tour
of Lake Annecy which took us all
around the entire lake and talked
about all the little towns
surrounding it. We ended up getting
off the boat at a beach and spending
a few hours there. The water was
nicer than it had been a couple
weeks before.
July 15 is the national holiday of
France. We went to the lake two
nights in a row for the fireworks.
They were fantastic.
Our final “soiree” dinner
reception was two nights before we
would return home. During the day,
we prepared food dishes specific to
our country. I decided to prepare
pancakes, and obviously serve them
with the Canadian tradition of
maple syrup. I even found
maple syrup at the store that was
imported from Canada. That
evening we served our dishes to
everyone who attended. Everyone
seemed to enjoy the pancakes, but a
lot of them were concerned that we
have it as a meal. To end the
evening, we all made a small
presentation about our country. It
was fascinating to hear about the
other countries and cultures in the
world.
By the end of the three weeks, I
was sad to leave my new friends and
the delicious food in France. I am so
happy I got the chance to experience
the Lion’s youth exchange. It is the
experience of a lifetime. Thank you
to the Blyth Lions Club.
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