We left our house around 8, as planned, to get to the theater by 9. Plenty of time, right? Unfortunately, we didn't plan for the metro we needed to take to be closed for 30 minutes! That's right, 30 minutes of sitting on a metro in nice dresses, sweating. Gross, gross, gross!! As we all know, I HATE being late. Always have, always will. That being said, of course I am completely flipping out. Once the metro finally started working again, we still had to climb dozens of staircases to get to the next line we needed to take. (At this point its about 9:15 and we've already missed the opening of the play). Finally, we get off the final metro and begin to sprint to the theater. Only one small problem, there are dozens of theaters on the block and we have no idea which one we're supposed to go to! After going straight to the one we were sure was "the one", we realize they're showing Les Miserables, not Les Femmes Savantes! Ooops! Try #2 turns out to be the one, thank goodness! Walking in late was literally mortifying for me, but I mean hey, at least we made it, right!?
The play was hard to understand, but overall a cool experience. The actors and actresses were so good we could understand what was going on just by looking at their faces, which helped. After the play, we went to a nearby cafe where we met a group of very "fratty" looking boys. Obviously, they had to be from America, so we decided to find where about they were from. Turns out, they were from Houston! Not only were they from Houston, they knew people from Baylor that I am good friends with! It was crazy! Small world, right?!
Friday we had class for 2 hours, then we went to Versailles around 11. Versailles is one of those places you just have to go to. Its huge and so full of history! I didn't much care for the chateaus of Loire Valley, but I loved Versailles. Much of the original furnishing are left in Versailles, which is so cool. Its so crazy to me that the public is allowed to walk all through a place where so much history has taken place. We were given headset tour guides that made the experience much more enriching. I really enjoyed learning about the paintings, murals, and furnishing in each of the rooms we visited. The inside of Versailles is awesome, but the outside is absolutely awe inspiring. The gardens of Versailles are breathtaking. We spent the majority of our time there in the many gardens. The weather was perfect! It was mild and very sunny, absolutely perfect for walking through the gardens! The trip to Versailles has probably been my favorite trip yet!
After we returned from Versailles, we had dinner with the family, as usual. Dinners are becoming more and more comfortable and relaxed feeling. We were all so tired from the day that we had absolutely no desire to go out that night, so we stayed in and watched a movie at my house. Perfect end to a great day!
I woke up early Saturday morning so so SO excited, because I was going to meet up with my friend from Baylor, Blaire. She's been here with her family for about a week and we'd been trying to meet up, but we couldn't make the times work. Finally, though, we had found time to go to lunch and shop a little!! I found her hotel (all by myself) with no problem. She was really close to where my French house is. We walked down the Champs de Lysses (sp?!) and had lunch at a cafe. Probably one of the best meals I'd had so far! Great food and great conversation with a sweet friend! We shopped a little after lunch. I bought a really cute high waisted skirt I can't wait to wear!! We were both totally craving some yummy, French pastries, so we walked to a pastry shop. We decided to buy 2 chocolate eclairs and take them back to Blaire's hotel room to eat. Those were the most amazing chocolate eclairs, ever! I couldn't stay with Blaire long, after that, because I had to meet up with my friends from the Baylor in Paris program to head to some canadian pub/cafe/restaurant place that was showing the USA v. ENGLAND game.
The game wasn't until 8:30, but apparently it was necessary to get there early to get a good table. I though this was totally ridiculous, until I got there! Woah baby was it crowded! The entire place was packed. Somehow, we found a table, though. Because it was so crowded, I only saw bits and pieces of the game. People were standing up and completely blocking our view of the t.v.'s! How rude! (Not that I cared much about the game! We mostly just sat there and talked to each other and the boys we'd met Thursday from Houston! haha). USA tied with England. Who knew you could tie in soccer? Not me! ha! After that, we pretty much headed to home.
This week, I have something due everyday. I also have a quiz/test everyday! Therefore, I will be spending my Sunday studying and writing compositions in French. Woohoo!! I think I might walk down the street to a little cafe and study there. This room gets sorta boring and stuffy. Plus, I'd feel so disconnected from civilization if I just sat here alone all day!
Thursday we're going to get out of class early for our long weekend! We are all so excited to be going to Brussels! We bought our tickets last week! It should be a blast! One of the girls in the program is dating a guy from Brussels (hence the random choice of local for the long weekend).
This past week I got to call a lot of my family, which has made me so so happy! I love talking to everyone and miss all you guys so much!! I have especially enjoyed hearing all about the progress being made on the Waco house!! I can't wait to get in there and help!! Love and miss you all!! :]
loveddd playing with you in paris!
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