Semester Abroad in Pau, France

Walking parallel to the Gave de Pau, the river running through downtown Pau, France, and along the Boulevard de Pyrenees. I followed the path through the Parc du Château and i realized that it’s like walking back in time. As I go along the Boulevard and look out to the Pyrenees, I can witness the same view that brought so many English visitors during the early 19th century. Though to some, the Pyrenees Mountains, along with the Gave de Pau, were much more than a beautiful sight.   After the Napoleonic Peninsula wars, the Wellington Army made their way across the Pyrenees Mountains where they found the strategically located town of Pau. Pau sits a little over 80 kilometers from the Pyrenees Mountains along the natural, mountain river, the Gave de Pau. The natural protection caused Wellington to choose Pau as the city to set up a British military camp. This choice led Pau to become the city it is today (Fredric).  As the British soldiers resided in Pau, they began to fall in