Saturday morning, I woke up ridiculously early to get on a train with most of the other VWPP students to the Loire Valley. Our first stop was the Chateau de Blois and the surrounding village. Pictures speak louder than words, as they say... Actually, I'll hold off on the descriptions and just post the pictures of the places we visited. Soon.
Besides the spectacular architecture, the highlight of the trip was a stay in a ridiculously luxurious hotel, the Domaine de la Tortiniere, where we had an elaborate and delicious dinner together. Breakfast wasn't bad, either. Mmm.
The next day, we visited a champignonnerie - a huge underground complex of caves where mushrooms are grown, mostly in bales or bedframes full of dirt. After that, it was the Chateau de Chenonceau. Pictures coming. It would have been more impressive in better weather, though.
Sunday night, Aaron and I met briefly. Nice seeing him again. We didn't do much of anything together until Monday, though. I showed him around Reid Hall, and later, we went for dinner to Le Refuge Des Fondus, which is one of the most memorably bizarre dinner experiences I've ever had; for 16 euros per person, you sit in a small room at one of two communal tables, eat lots of either cheese or beef fondue, and drink wine from a baby bottle. Yes, a baby bottle. Not for all tastes, but quite fun.
Tuesday, we met for gelato at the Pozzetto place I mentioned earlier. Still delicious. There were some people I wanted to introduce Aaron to at Reid Hall, but he didn't feel like taking the time to come back. (Note: the movie shown for my cinema class was Singin' in the Rain, rather than some arty French film. A pleasant surprise.) We met at St. Michel for dinner, where there are dozens of street food vendors. After we browsed some at Shakespeare & Co., I said my goodbyes at Gare du Nord. Apparently, there was a major riot there last night, but somehow I completely missed it. I have a major paper to do this weekend, but after that I have the seders and, of course, vacation to look forward to. Light at the end of the tunnel.
Also, I should mention that I somehow managed to get A-'s on both of the papers I got back recently.
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