Finally settled in, time to leave

Now that Ella and I are finally settled into our new place, looks like I'm off to France for 7 weeks. I'm expecting a plane ticket this week for April 25 - June 10th. My employer has also assured me that they will pay for a plane ticket for Ella too, which makes the 7 weeks away from home not so bad. The French take a ton of vacation days in the summer too, so it's likely that it will be a rather relaxing summer.

The town I'm heading for is Clermont-Ferrand, in the Auvergne region. It's right in the middle of the country, about 3 hours from Paris or Nice. Tentative plans for the summer include a run down to Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix, and some tours of the French wine country when Ella comes out to visit.