Dimanche

The town is so much quieter on Sunday. Still, it was a good day for exploring some museums. Some friends and I met up in the morning to check out Musee Calvet, the fine arts/archaeology museum on the west side. They let you take photos so we got some good ones of the weirder paintings and sculptures (expect those on Facebook, complete with captions). After that we discovered the joy that is Zorba, a kebab/sandwich stand on the main street, so not too far from school. Delicious. A kebab (which over here means lamb and vegetables in a huge pita pocket) and the orange I had in my purse made a lovely picnic in a nearby park.

After we had eaten, it was time to see the cathedral up by the Palais des Papes. And we had all been wanting to see the new Gerard Depardieu movie, La tete en friche (the head/mind in wasteland), so we went to a nearby movie theatre to take it in. Movie theatres are very different here, smaller rooms and very plush seats. They even had renaissance paintings on the walls. And no ads or previews. Though none of us understood the majority of what was said in the film, we got the gist of the plot and it was very entertaining and touching.

Once the movie was over we headed down to a smaller art museum, Musee Angladon, which unlike the ritzier Musee Calvet is in what used to be someone's home. That was a considerably shorter trip, which was good because at this point in the afternoon we were starting to get a little tuckered out. The Mistral, the crazy wind that blows here for days at a time, has finally arrived, and walking around in it all day can really wear you out.

Having said that, I think I'll take advantage of the quiet afternoon and catch a nap.

A tout a l'heure,
Natalie