This past May, less than four hours after turning in my last paper of the semester, I hopped on a plane and headed across the ocean for a long awaited trip. Armed with one small backpack I spent three weeks traveling around France with a brief jaunt to the United Kingdom. There were train rides, hiking, vistas, friends, and, naturally, lots of pictures.This will soon be the base for my web explanation of the wonderful time I had on my vacation, but for now I simply tease the viewer with this beautiful picture of one of the paths we took. More soon, I swear...