Woke up slept IN today, very happy about it and rushed off to The Catho, aka L’Institut Catholique de Paris, and waited through a longgg meeting, a tour of the university and a line to take the oral placement exam. My guy who talked to me bumped me up to intermediate 2 aka 1 + so I was happy and he was like…you speak with such fluidité!! I liked him. There is a oral language for the theatre class I might take for fun!!!
After the exam, I rushed to the metro and after a bit of confusion I met up with LAURAAAA and her bf!!! SO SO SOOOOOOOO THRILLED TO SEE HER, she was one of my closest friends in Pau and I had missed her SO! Anyways, we went to Gare St. Lazare and bought tickets and off we went to Vernon!! Upon arrival we took a bus to Giverny and WE. WERE.THERE. where Monet lived, breathed and made majestic art pieces that make Janet cry. We walked around his garden for about two hours, toured his house and then ate at a small restaurant that was a ripoff but gave me a delicious omelette and fresh water. Caught the bus, caught an earlier train, then took a metro to dun dun DUNNNNNNN the red light district aka Montmartre!!! It was 8pm, sparkling sunlight and brilliant. We had kabobs for dinner and stuffed ourselves full!!!
After dinner, we walked around a bit, found a 24 hour all-day every-day open PATISSERIE aka pastry shop. I bought a pistachio grand cornet or big cone and an almond cake for 3 euro, and Andrew and laura got a strawberry cake and mousse chocolate cake/coffee/mocha-flavored thing for 4 euro and we all shared and were glee-FULL in the middle of the shop :)
THEN, we walked up 8 zillion stairs and found where the party was REALLY at, live music, couples making out ON THE stairs, food everywhere Montmartre, twas a blast. We wandered, then found one thing I’ve been YEARNING to see, Sacre Coeur, it’s a super old catholic church and it took my breath away outside and then inside as well. There was a mass going on and we got to see and hear the echoing of the hymns in the huggeee church. Andrew took a photo even though we weren’t allowed so I will be stealing that for my albums haha.
Wandered a bit more, souvenir shops, yada yada. Said goodbyes, took a metro home. I’m doing dinner with them again tomorrow then they leaveeee and my Big gets here!! It is a week of visitors and I am THRILLED and happy.
My 1st classes start tomorrow bright and EARLYYYY at 8: 30 ew ew ewwww. Why did I sign up for class, I’m here for vacation. Just kidding, I’m here to learn!!!
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