Saturday we set out for France, specifically St. Germaine where Steve's maternal grandmother's family is from. The town was surprisingly larger and more prosperous than we anticipated. We were able to find most of the family names on various gravestones so we know that the records were correct. We enjoyed an elegant French lunch in the little town at the one restaurant. Unfortunately the pictures of all this got erased! But on the way home we came through a beautiful mountainous area called the Vioges and stopped for coffee in Munster, where they make the cheese! We saw six nesting storks which are very revered around here. They are supposed to bring you good luck (as well as babies). We also saw where Irish monks brought Christianity to France in the 6th Century!! Thank goodness for the GPS on Steve's computer which got us there and back without incident in our hosts' Peugot. They really do drive very fast on the main roads!
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