Maine National Night in Bernin (near Grenoble)

Maine National Night in Bernin

Plenty of food: hamburgers, hot-dogs, macaroni cheese...

 

Cookies and blueberry pies...

Great job, Maine delegation! 

Kiitos!

And now an energizer...

Maine presentation is starting...

Young presenters get prepared..

The Maine leader makes the introduction..

.. and the young presenters take over...

.. in front of a captivated audience who learnt everything about...

Lobsters

Blueberries

Maple syrup

including tasting!

State parks

Potatoes

Wood harvest (lot of trees!)

Thanks to the kids, this was a great presentation!

End of the night in the swimming pool

All members of both delegations in the water!

under parent supervision, of course...

On your marks... 1...

2...

and 3!

Splash! Nice synchronization of Maine and Isère delegations

Visiting an organic farm and an old coal mine in Sainte-Luce

Saint-Luce is a small village (< 50 habitants!) located in the Alpes mountains, sixty kilometers South of Grenoble. Let's visit an organic farm producing local cheese (yes, we know, you cannot avoid cheese in France ;-)...

Production process explained by the farmer...

Two main ingredients: milk and... time!

Humm.. are we going to taste?

This is where time is needed...

Do you think it will fit into my suitcase? 

And what about the customs? 

Humm.. I don't think it will be allowed...

Smiles...

More smiles... despite the rainy day..

Let's visit now "La Mine Image", an old mine where miners used to extract anthracite (coal) since the nineteenth century. This mine is closed since 1997 and has been transformed into a museum (http://www.mine-image.com/en).

Let's start the visit..

We are inside the mine...

...and outside! After all, we prefer the fresh air.. 

See you soon...

Welcome Party in Isère (Biviers, near Grenoble)

Welcome to the Maine delegation!

1...2...3...Jump!

And a big splash!

First picture in Isère...

One among the bravest...

Everything is under control..

"Chaud devant"... Cakes and pies are arriving...

Hungry kids

Maine and Isère delegations (plus extras!)

Let's decide for a fun game.. 

and let's agree for the rules

Explanations and discussions

More explanations and discussions

Ready?