Un Petit Chateau

This weekend we joined some friends for a quick getaway to Cambrai, France. We stayed on the grounds of an old chateau and spent most of our time either eating or looking for a place to eat- which makes for a pretty good weekend. The chateau was nice (and cheap when you stay in a room not actually in the chateau), but the weather and the fact that not much in the town was open on Saturday made for a slightly different weekend in France- since all the churches and bell towers in town were closed, we opted for a trip to the local grocery store and an afternoon of, um, wine-tasting (you know, the kind of wine tasting where you buy a few bottles and then taste 'em.  Repeatedly). 

Sunday's weather was sunny and beautiful and we made a stop in the town of Lille on our way home.  Lille has a couple of lovely squares in the city:

Rob especially liked this statue, which, if she were holding a wooden spoon, would be a dead-ringer for his mom giving the old, "You'd better get over in here by the time I count to 3. One.  Two...." There's nothing like finding a little piece of home when you're living abroad...

All in all it was a lovely weekend and also gave us an opportunity to debut as The Latest Annoying Couple to Play With a Fancy New Camera. Below, Erika holds court, followed by a cool shot of the sunlight shining through the trees.