Comme il vous plaira

Sunday was an intense day! As I intended it to be. Woke up, bright and early (not as brightly or early as I could have, but fairly early for a Sunday) and headed for the Clingoncourt Market. It takes a long time to get to and if you wanted to, you could spend HOURS there. You have to walk through really annoying venders who try to sell you fake Louis bags and Prada sunglasses; but then you hit this beautiful place. The antique markets. There are rows and rows of tiny shops that hold tiny things. I went with a friend and he made fun of me as we walked, I wouldn't take much notice in the GIANT antique armoirs that were for sale, I would stop and look at small buttons, or the tinest charms that I could find. While the horrible market bustled outside, the antique markets remained calm, cool, and collected; with the ability to block out all that bustle on the street. We walked around for a few hours, then headed back into the city. Then my friend and I decided to go to the Louvre. If the people are feeling particularly nice (which is occasional in Paris) they will let you in for free with just your Sorbonne student card and an ask of your age. We had luck! We wandered around the 2nd floor, which is full of the paintings; which also holds my favorite "The Lacemaker" by Vermeer. Got to see that: check. Then we casually walked the entire 2nd floor, looking for things we knew, reading about things we didn't. Down to the sculptures for a quick peak, then headed to where else.. but the Apple Store! That's right. We used the Apple Store in the Carousel de Louvre. We wanted to look up directions for another museum, so it was really a useful situation. Bryce and I then headed to the Musee Marmottan; which holds a giant collection of Monet, Manet, and other impressionist painters.

Set in the 16th Arrondissment, The Musee Marmottan is held in a giant old house, which the art kind of sticks out in honestly. Despite the fact that there are giant windows so that you can see outside into a garden, which also looks oddly like an impressionist painting; the art doesn't look at home on the walls. There was a bonus exhibit of Monet's art set up side by side with newer, more modern artists. I didn't really think I would like it, but was I wrong! It was SO INTERESTING! Almost like "modern day" impressionism; I'm sure there's some artsy word for that, but that's what I'm going to call it. I really enjoyed that. Sadly, I couldn't take pictures. But a bonus was that "A rainy day in Paris" was at this museum! I didn't know that going in, and I saw it proudly hanging on the wall! So happy!

I was the first person to give my "expose" in my French class. We were given the assignment to talk for 15 minutes, about whatever we wanted. This may sound like an easy task, however when you have such a broad selection, it gets a little difficult. So I decided to talk about my experience in London. The London theatre. Mainly working at the Globe. "Comme il vous plaira" is how you say "As You Like it" in French! Fun fact. Apparently everyone really loved my topic because I had a lot of questions, and ended up talking for more than 20 minutes. It was so strange taking a trip down memory lane to London, in France, in French. Re-living my walk to class in the morning, Flat 8 (Of course), the Globe, classes, and theatre in general. The new girl (Yes, 6 weeks in...?) asked me to do a sonnet. I said that I would love to, but somehow doing a sonnet, on the spot, in FRENCH really didn't seem possible. Needless to say, I felt pretty good after that class.

Bisous,
Amy