Day 18

A "huh?" kind of day. For class, we met in a cafe across the street. I understand it happens from time to time when they run out of rooms. Anyway, fun cafe/bar, but the a/c was on, and it was freezing. A bonus is that we get to order drinks on the house. During the break, I showed Pranali my photos of Fountainebleau, and everyone seemed excited to find out about it.

After class, I headed back to the apartment to drop off my school folder, and get a bite to eat. Then, I was off to the Musee Carnavalet. Passed by the jewelry shop to try on the neckace, but it was closed. It's Monday, so I shouldn't have been surprised. It also should have served as a foreshadowing element, since the Museum was also closed. Urgh. Anyway, on my way back, I stopped at the Franprix, and got some of the large shopping bags, to make into a mat to use when I take a nap in the sunshine at a large chateau. It happened at Fontainebleau. It could happen again. Right? Also stopped by the Monoprix on the way, and bought some of the small jars of mustard a l'ancienne (which are the really grainy ones), and some more creme du marrone in tubes.

Back to the apartment again, to drop stuff off. Headed out to the Bibliotec Francois Mitterand. Interesting architecture. Four buildings set up like four corners, with a plaza between, and a deep recessed garden area on the middle. Maybe it's a nice place to soak up  some rays on a sunny day, but it also looked like the space wasn't well utilized. Thought a out going over to the nearby park, and checking out the Simone de Beauvoir bridge. But then I remembered the English open mike night out to the east. On a whim, I headed out there. Found it easily enough, but I was early, and I couldn't see anything that resembled wha t I'd hoped to find. I walked around the block. And then again. I saw a McDonalds, and toyed with the idea of buying something just to use the wifi, but I felt restless and cagey, so I walked around the block again. It was getting close to 9:30, so I hung around across the street, watching the Euro cup game  between Spain and ? through the window of a bar. Kept checking back at the Au Chat Noir, but it seemed to be dying down, and the people who were staying, were watching the game as well. Finally, tired of breathing smoky air, I headed home. Lesson learned. Mondays are for going to the park or gardens!