Where would you travel right now if you could go anywhere?
I have been fortunate to travel a bit around the world. I have lived in Europe, in France, Holland, and England. While living there I was able to go to Germany often and have traveled to Italy. In the U.S. I’ve lived in Utah and in Washington state. I’ve traveled quite a lot in the U.S. and have traveled internationally to Asia, traveling to China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. I do enjoy traveling, meeting people, and experiencing new cultures, foods, and seeing beautiful architecture. I love getting out and seeing how the locals live.
If I could travel anywhere though, my heart always longs to go back to France. I particularly love southern France. I had a member of the Church in France tell me once how lucky I was to have learned the French language because it was the celestial language and we’d all speak it in heaven! She may have been right, but Elder Uchtdorf thinks German is the celestial language. As we say in French, “On vera.” or, we will see. haha
There is a place in southern France called Carcasonne. Carcassonne is one of my favorite cities in France. You are transported back to another time as you enter the walled city situated on top of a hill.
I never served there while on my mission. I think it might have been just outside of our mission boundaries or maybe we just didn’t have missionaries there. But I’ve been able to visit several times since my mission.
I love wandering the streets, walking the walls of the city, visiting shops, and peering out of the watchtowers. It is a place I highly recommend visiting if you are traveling in the southern part of France. It’s an unforgettable place.
I served in Pau which is not very far from Carcasonne. It’s in the southern part of France, not far from the Pyrenees. Carcassonne dates back to at least 200 B.C. and has a long history of invasions and sieges.
In the Middle Ages, Carcassonne was a major center for commerce and trade with the Middle East. It was a tempting, prosperous, target for any invader.
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