A Train Ride to the South of France

By Christelle Hunt-Thomas

On our 4th day in France, we said goodbye to the city of lights and headed south to the beautiful region of Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur.  While on the train to Avignon (our southern destination), I really loved how peaceful the ride was. I’d say the train ride, for me, was one of the most peaceful moments of our travels, because I got to sit back and relax while looking at all of the farmland that we passed by. What really caught my eye was the enormous sunflower field and other crop fields that we passed by. Unfortunately, the train was going so fast that it was hard to get a good look or even a good picture of the scenery. It almost seemed like it wasn’t real given its surreal beauty. Most of the time on the train I just imagined what it’s like to live out there and what it’s like to maintain all of that land. It’s definitely something that I can only think of but I’d never know the reality of it because I’m sure it’s a completely different lifestyle than what I’m used to.