Petites Explorations

Salut tout le monde!

Today was pretty relaxed...I intended to get up and go to Les Halles, the huge indoor market in the city that's only open from 7am-1pm, but I overslept a little (jet lag still refuses to let go) and ended up leaving the house around noon. By then I figured some of my classmates were gathering at the Center and ready for lunch, so I decided to leave Les Halles for another day and join them. We went to the biggest and most tourist-y square in the city, Place de l'Horloge (Clock) for a bite to eat. We pretty much stuck out as Americans...we're still learning how everything works and how to blend in. Give it a few weeks and we'll have it down, I think. But we stuck to mostly sandwiches, croque monsieur, and quiches for lunch. That's the way to go for lunch, very inexpensive. After that we wandered around the more "chic" part of the city, and then into new territory. Just quaint street after quaint little street with cafes, shops, bars, etc. etc. We ended up looping back up to the main street and bumping into some more classmates, and then as we walked down the street we spotted a sale at Jennyfer (which is a little like Forever 21) and couldn't resist, being that we were all girls with only one guy in the group. So we did a little shopping. Very good deals, very cute clothes.

Two friends and I broke out of the group to wander towards Palais des Papes, but ended up not having enough time to go through the museum before one of the girls had to be home. So instead we followed a twisty path (well in France, most streets are pretty twisty) through this ravine-type deal and ended up in a little orchard where we could sit in the shade for a minute. Then back off to the Center to hang out with the others for a bit in the big library on the top floor of the building, which is quickly becoming a second home.

So once the Center closed for the day I wandered homewards. I think there's a bunch of schools on my way home because I always see students waiting for the bus, etc. But once you're off the main street it's pretty peaceful. I took some photos of my walk to and from the Center so those will be on Facebook soon, and maybe even some on here.

That's all for now, I think.

Au revoir!
Nat