Frere and Soeur Bonnaudet, at their home in Puyvarault. The photo in the back is of Frere Bonnaudet in his younger day, as a sailor on several large ships. He started at age 14 as the cook on a sailboat that went to sea for 1 month at a time to fish.

Here we are with Albert Bonnaudet, Elder Dalrymple, and Elder Tom, part way through a semi-formal dinner at the Bonnaudet's home. We were finishing a huge platter of shrimp, one of several courses, including the shrimp, soup, vegetables, potatoes, lamb, cheese, and of course Flan for dessert. Eating in people's homes in France leaves you completely stuffed!

There are many churches in France named "Notre Dame". The most famous of course is in Paris, but there are a lot of others. This one is on the edge of the old part of La Rochelle, and was built in the late 1500s. There are many stained glass windows in the church walls. Liz and I visited it one day on a morning walk.

For a sense of history for this old church, here are the placards on the wall, listing the names and time of service of each of the main priests who have served here from 1582 to 2009! And to think that in Montana we think something built in 1852 is extremely old!

Around the corner from our apartment is a building that has this particular construction pattern, looking a lot like buildings in Switzerland and Germany. You can see the floor joists for the second floor where they poke out under the upper level. This building is likely at least 300 years old, maybe more.