Last weekend, I thought I'd see if I was capable of traveling independently. Since some of my friends had already visited a nearby town, St. Emilion, and found it to their liking, I thought I'd check it out myself. By myself.
The verdict?
Yes, it appears I can travel independently, at least for a day-trip. However, I might need to plan a little bit better. When I got off the train, I was surprised to see that the station was in the middle of nowhere. No maps, no open office, nothing. So after the train left, all that was standing on the platform was me and three Korean doctors, who also appeared to have no idea what was going on.
So what do I do?
What I often do when I'm in France. Pick what seems like the most viable option, and try really hard to look like I know what I'm doing. In this case, it was walk down the biggest road and do it confidently. And you know what? This time, it worked for the best! Not only did I pick the right direction, but I'm pretty sure the Korean doctors were following me, even though they were two blocks behind.
Other than this initial confusion, my day trip in St. Emilion went pretty smoothly. The city was smaller than I anticipated, so I ended up leaving earlier than I'd planned, but it was overall a very cute little French village, surrounded by vineyards. When I was there, I climbed the bell tower, checked out some shops, did some wine tasting, and generally explored the entire (tiny) town. Though being by myself was a little lonely at times, it was nice to be able to set my own pace and change direction at my flight of fancy. And when I found that grassy clearing, I got to cat-nap in it as long as I wanted. Now that's when you know you're on vacation.
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