Waiting...

Bonjour tout le monde (or whoever is reading this!),
I'm Jessie, and along with my fab family (my mum, dad and sister) we're flying off to Europe in, hm, let me think...four days! Although, for me it hasn't sunk in... yet.
I have never ever thought of going overseas let alone somewhere like Europe. You see, my sister Freya and I haven't even been on a plane.
So, when our father (James) came home from work one day and, out of the blue, announced that we should travel to Europe soon, I was amazed, blown away, lost for words and flabbergasted (or all of these emotions put together). I was genuinely in tears of happiness. This was around the end of last year.
We chose our destinations we would like to visit. Mum and I knew we'd have to go to France, so that was on the top of our list. Eventually we narrowed it down to three countries: Italy, Spain and France.
Mum and Dad agreed that by visiting lesser countries, the more of the countries we'd get to see.
I can't wait for everything. The places, the people, the food, the languages and the whole atmosphere of Europe. It is going to be radical.
We're leaving two weeks into the second school term, which means Freya and I are missing out on school for five weeks. Although, going to Europe will open up a incredibly different learning experience which I cannot wait for.
We're flying into Rome, Italy which'll be out first destination. Unfortunately, this will be a twenty-one hour plane ride with a five hour stop off at Dubai, Saudi Arabia.
After travelling through Northern Italy, visiting towns such as Assisi, Florence, Cinque Terre and Venice, just to name a few, we'll drive through Southern France, and visit regions like Aix-en-Provence (hence the name - Eggs on Provence) and Nice, etc. etc.