We can't believe that these are our last few days living in Pontlevoy and working on-site at the Abbey. We have loved everything from the beautiful grounds to the friendly students and staff here. After Peter's departure on Monday, we've been working hard to make significant progress on our project before departing from the Abbey on Saturday. We realize there are several things that we can only research here (and not in Ann Arbor), so we're definitely focusing our attention there. On Tuesday we visited Cheverny, a beautiful Chateau that remains in the original family tree. The grounds were truly beautiful and they had a very entertaining dog show which amazed us all! The tourism research group interviewed the Director of the Chateau, the Marquis de Vibraye, which was an honor (and extremely helpful!). 
Today we researched some of the local tourist attractions including several local wineries in the Loire Valley area closest to the Abbey. It is amazing how many wineries are within 2 hours of Pontlevoy. We also visited the Mushroom Caves in Montrichard which we did not expect to be chilly and humid! We loved learning about how the owners grow the mushrooms and how much they could sell them for in the grocery stores.
Upon returning back to the Abbey we prepared for a fantastic barbeque thrown by Charles. We originally thought it would only be us at the BBQ, but were pleasantly surprised when students, friends from town and teachers showed up (and Nelson our favorite dog!). It was a great event to have some delicious food and hear more about the experiences of both students, townspeople and teachers.
We cannot believe that tomorrow is our last full day here at the Abbey. We've truly enjoyed our time in the small town of Pontlevoy and will miss everyone we've come to know here over our 3 weeks.
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