Sorry for the late blog post! These past days have been busy, but adventurous! Here are some of the things we've been up to!
Cooking!
We are quickly realizing the expensiveness of living in France, and the amount of money it costs to eat out. Though we are given a generous stipend, we all want to save up that money for trips out of the country, clothes, dessert, and other very exciting things. SO. We have decided to start cooking ourselves! Our rooms all have a small kitchen built in, fully equipped with pots, pans, plates, utensils, and the like. Carrefour has been a favorite, and so we stop by the supermarket every few days and buy groceries for lunch and dinner. Usually we cook up some pasta, and some vegetables. We've also done some omelettes and french fries. Nothing too adventurous yet, but we have plenty of time left! Here are pictures from my first cooking expedition!
Versailles
On Saturday, we had a free day, so Kirstin, Evan, Evan's friend Matt, Becca, Adaora, and I took the RER and headed out to Versailles! What a beautiful beautiful place! We had such a perfect day - despite the schizophrenic thunderstorm that followed us around and flashed us with minutes of rain at a time. We saw the beautiful palace, including La Gallerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors). The gardens were the best part though, with the fountains and the water shows. After walking around a bit, we rented out boats and rowed out onto the Grand Canal, and got a spectacular view of the palace and gardens. The weather was beautiful then, and we enjoyed a beautiful boat ride. I was lucky to be in the boat with Evan and Matt, so I just sat back, relaxed, and let the men do the rowing. Poor Becca, Adaora, and Kirstin struggled their way through the waters with the heavy paddles...
We ended the day at Versailles with dinner at one of our favorite crêperies - Little Beizgh - with our favorite waitress! After dinner, we even came back and enjoyed peach champagne, games of spoons, bananagrams, and cards. Funtimes. It was one of my favorite days in France so far :)
Giverny
We spent most of the day at Giverny with the whole group and Masson. Giverny is the town where Monet painted most of his work, so we got to see Monet's house and gardens! It was cool to see the different paintings in real life! Afterwards, we also had time to see the town of Giverny, and the different tourist attractions.
For now, that's all! Classes are going well, and we are continuing our guided visits throughout Paris. Tomorrow we will be visiting Le Quartier Latin!
With love from Paris!
Cooking!
We are quickly realizing the expensiveness of living in France, and the amount of money it costs to eat out. Though we are given a generous stipend, we all want to save up that money for trips out of the country, clothes, dessert, and other very exciting things. SO. We have decided to start cooking ourselves! Our rooms all have a small kitchen built in, fully equipped with pots, pans, plates, utensils, and the like. Carrefour has been a favorite, and so we stop by the supermarket every few days and buy groceries for lunch and dinner. Usually we cook up some pasta, and some vegetables. We've also done some omelettes and french fries. Nothing too adventurous yet, but we have plenty of time left! Here are pictures from my first cooking expedition!
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| Spaghetti, rotisserie chicken, sautéed vegetables, peach champagne! |
Versailles
On Saturday, we had a free day, so Kirstin, Evan, Evan's friend Matt, Becca, Adaora, and I took the RER and headed out to Versailles! What a beautiful beautiful place! We had such a perfect day - despite the schizophrenic thunderstorm that followed us around and flashed us with minutes of rain at a time. We saw the beautiful palace, including La Gallerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors). The gardens were the best part though, with the fountains and the water shows. After walking around a bit, we rented out boats and rowed out onto the Grand Canal, and got a spectacular view of the palace and gardens. The weather was beautiful then, and we enjoyed a beautiful boat ride. I was lucky to be in the boat with Evan and Matt, so I just sat back, relaxed, and let the men do the rowing. Poor Becca, Adaora, and Kirstin struggled their way through the waters with the heavy paddles...
We ended the day at Versailles with dinner at one of our favorite crêperies - Little Beizgh - with our favorite waitress! After dinner, we even came back and enjoyed peach champagne, games of spoons, bananagrams, and cards. Funtimes. It was one of my favorite days in France so far :)
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| Chateau de Versailles |
Giverny
We spent most of the day at Giverny with the whole group and Masson. Giverny is the town where Monet painted most of his work, so we got to see Monet's house and gardens! It was cool to see the different paintings in real life! Afterwards, we also had time to see the town of Giverny, and the different tourist attractions.
For now, that's all! Classes are going well, and we are continuing our guided visits throughout Paris. Tomorrow we will be visiting Le Quartier Latin!
With love from Paris!
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