So, I might have forgotten that I have a blog. Hah.
Well, last weekend, I went to Paris. The pictures are up on facebook. Check them out. So, I met up with my cousins from England, Mysie and Mylinh, and their friend, Gheeta. I had an amazing time. I am in love with the city. It's magnificent. Well, we did all the tourist things there, but to be able to see all the places that I've only read about or seen pictures of, was amazing. Also, Paris is just god-awful expensive, so I spent quite a bit there.
Friday - I arrived at like, 3:00 in the afternoon. After we got checked in, we went to Sacré-Cœur and Montmartre. It was beautiful. Then, we walked around the Red Light District, saw the Moulin Rouge, and attempted to get into the Sex Museum, but it was closed.
Saturday - We woke up early and visited all the tourist spots. We visited: Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysées, l'Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, d'Orsay, Jardin des Tuleries, Notre-Dame, and Hôtel de Ville. We went out to a nice dinner on Saturday night, at Restaurant Bofinger. I got oysters, escargot, stuff chicken breast with ravoli, and chocolate cake for dessert. Of course, we had wine. It was delicious. I think I spent about 50 euros on dinner. Shit.
Sunday - My train back to Grenoble was at 1:00pm, so I woke up early and I went to the Champs-Elysées. I had a café and did some people watching. It was nice. I also did some window shopping. Hah.
Tomorrow, I'm leaving for Nice, Monaco, San Tropez, Cannes, Marseille, Toulon, and Toulouse. We had a vacation for the week, so why not travel? I'll be sure to take plenty of pictures. It's supposed to be in the 70s for highs and 60s for the lows. I'm excited.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
How do the French study?
I wanted to get some studying and work done yesterday. I really haven't done much for my classes. So, I went to the library. Closed. It's only open from 8-noon on Saturdays. On weekdays, it's closed at 10pm. Not going to even mention Sunday. Everything is closed Sunday. In addition, all the buildings on campus and all the libraries in the city are closed too. How the hell do the French students get work done on the weekends?
I had an interesting Saturday night. I definitely had my drinking pants on. It was fun! It was Alicia's birthday and bunch of anglophones went out. I met another American, Elizabeth, many Canadians and English. We spoke English that night, which was exciting, but at the same time, I still want to improve on my French.
I had an interesting Saturday night. I definitely had my drinking pants on. It was fun! It was Alicia's birthday and bunch of anglophones went out. I met another American, Elizabeth, many Canadians and English. We spoke English that night, which was exciting, but at the same time, I still want to improve on my French.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Oktoberfest! Prost!
Let me just say that Oktoberfest was insane! Everything I expected and more. The maßs of beer, the people dressed in traditional Bavarian clothing, the insane amount of people from eveywhere, and of course, my favorite, everyone there was trashed. :)
We left Grenoble on Friday night and woke up in Munich the next day. We got into the Oktoberfest area at about 10. By then, it was a little too late to get into the tents, but the beer gardens were still filling up. So, we got into the Hofbräuhaus beer garden. About 8 of us got a table, thanks to Sebastian, who is from Munich and can speak German. :) Thanks, Sebi. Hofbräu beer was delicious. I think I drank about 2-3 liters that morning. Shenanigans and antics were happening everywhere. At one point, a bunch of our guys and I decided to dance on the table with their pants and shirts off. Oh! There was also this lady sitting behind us. She was definitely a cougar and definitely hitting on us. She even gave me a kiss. Eek. She was just decent though, so I didn't want anything to do with that. :)
Even in the beer garden, the atmopshere was amazing. Everyone's singing. People were dancing. Everyone was singing the two most famous Oktoberfest songs, Ein Prosit and Allee. I heard "Prost!" a lot, which is "Cheers" in German. We stayed in the beer garden probably until 2-3 in the afternoon. I got this fucking delicious chicken for lunch. Money spent on the morning: 40 euros. 30 for the 3 liters of beer, 10 for the chicken.
After the beer garden, a bunch of us went to see the city of Munich. This was the time for everyone to sober up. Haha. It's a really beautiful city. It's very modern. Sebastian showed us around for a bit. Then, we went to the Royal Garden and relaxed there until the evening. We then grabbed something quick for dinner (I got kebabs for 5 euros) and we went back to Oktoberfest. This time, 5 of us, Antonia, Josefin, Carlos, Matteo, and I waited in line for the tent, Hofbräuhaus festzelt. We actually got in after waiting for about a half hour. I was absolutely stunned by the sight inside the tent. I thought the beer gardens were insane, but inside the tents, it was epic. It was very decorated, with a lot of plants. It was really nice inside, aside from the masses of broken glasses, liters of beer spilled on the ground, the sweat in the air, and dirt/grim/disgusting on the ground. We got to a table and drank more. I probably had another 3 liters. Once again, trashed. The band was amazing and played real well. They played mostly popular songs. Everyone went insane when they played, "We are the Champions." Between each song, they played, Ein Prosit. It was so much fun. We danced. Sang. Drank our little hearts out. It was truly amazing. After this, things got a little hazy. Thankfully, I was able to find the bus and pass out.
What a day. Oktoberfest! I have to do it again.
We left Grenoble on Friday night and woke up in Munich the next day. We got into the Oktoberfest area at about 10. By then, it was a little too late to get into the tents, but the beer gardens were still filling up. So, we got into the Hofbräuhaus beer garden. About 8 of us got a table, thanks to Sebastian, who is from Munich and can speak German. :) Thanks, Sebi. Hofbräu beer was delicious. I think I drank about 2-3 liters that morning. Shenanigans and antics were happening everywhere. At one point, a bunch of our guys and I decided to dance on the table with their pants and shirts off. Oh! There was also this lady sitting behind us. She was definitely a cougar and definitely hitting on us. She even gave me a kiss. Eek. She was just decent though, so I didn't want anything to do with that. :)
Even in the beer garden, the atmopshere was amazing. Everyone's singing. People were dancing. Everyone was singing the two most famous Oktoberfest songs, Ein Prosit and Allee. I heard "Prost!" a lot, which is "Cheers" in German. We stayed in the beer garden probably until 2-3 in the afternoon. I got this fucking delicious chicken for lunch. Money spent on the morning: 40 euros. 30 for the 3 liters of beer, 10 for the chicken.
After the beer garden, a bunch of us went to see the city of Munich. This was the time for everyone to sober up. Haha. It's a really beautiful city. It's very modern. Sebastian showed us around for a bit. Then, we went to the Royal Garden and relaxed there until the evening. We then grabbed something quick for dinner (I got kebabs for 5 euros) and we went back to Oktoberfest. This time, 5 of us, Antonia, Josefin, Carlos, Matteo, and I waited in line for the tent, Hofbräuhaus festzelt. We actually got in after waiting for about a half hour. I was absolutely stunned by the sight inside the tent. I thought the beer gardens were insane, but inside the tents, it was epic. It was very decorated, with a lot of plants. It was really nice inside, aside from the masses of broken glasses, liters of beer spilled on the ground, the sweat in the air, and dirt/grim/disgusting on the ground. We got to a table and drank more. I probably had another 3 liters. Once again, trashed. The band was amazing and played real well. They played mostly popular songs. Everyone went insane when they played, "We are the Champions." Between each song, they played, Ein Prosit. It was so much fun. We danced. Sang. Drank our little hearts out. It was truly amazing. After this, things got a little hazy. Thankfully, I was able to find the bus and pass out.
What a day. Oktoberfest! I have to do it again.
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