Next we hopped on the tram to see the indoor/outdoor market at Halles- Saint Claire. I was giddy walking up and down the aisles looking into the glass windows displaying yogurt, fish, cheese, lapin (rabbit), bread, confiture, sausage, juices and the most beautiful array of flowers.
We picked out a cluster of products and then walked down the street to a boulangerie where we bought a baguette, a chocolate eclair and a tarte aux pommes. After that, we walked a little further and parked ourselves on a bench in Place Victor Hugo, a beautiful little park with a fountain in the middle and way too many pigeons. The time had come. We set up our little picnic in the middle of the bench and, sitting one on each side of the spread, began our feast. In between passing the cheese knife back and forth, we kept giggling and squealing this is so French!
My first chocolate eclair was a huge success.
After resting from our food coma, Catherine and I decided to be really hip, young French ladies and go to le cinéma.
Well. We were the ONLY ones in the whole theatre. So much for being hip and cool...
Anyways, I saw The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with my dad before I left for France and it became one of my favorite movies! The scenery was out of this world and I loved the idea of going out and doing something adventurous and exciting. I was interested to see it in French and see if I would be able to understand it! Lucky for us, since we were the only ones in there, we got to talk throughout the movie about what was going on and what did he just say? It was a grand time.
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