Continuing Love Affair with Falafel and Fnac

While Sunday was the second day of the “Journés du Patrimoine” Abbey, Brad and I were all feeling a little less ambitious after our rather full Saturday. We decided on going to Victor Hugo’s house at the much more reasonable hour of 10am and then perhaps another sight in the area. Victor Hugo’s house was a nice change of pace after the Elysée the day before. No line! There were people there, but it was much more manageable. I wasn’t really sure who Victor Hugo was before Saturday night when I read in a quick Google search that he had written “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” upon getting to his house I also discovered that he wrote “Les Miserables.” I have fond memories of watching the musical movie version during many of the summers I spend at my Aunt Therese and Uncle Peter’s house.

A bookcase in Victor Hugo's house.

A cool chandelier.

Victor Hugo's desk.

After Victor Hugo’s house we decided to go check out the Picasso Museum, but unfortunately when we got there we discovered that it is closed for renovations until the 24th of October!! Slightly disgruntled we decided to give up on more sightseeing and head for the delicious falafel place only a couple of block away. With our craving fulfilled, we all headed home for a quiet relaxing afternoon. I spend the afternoon in bed: reading, watching Something’s Gotta Give in French, and doing a tad bit of my homework.

Today (Monday), I had my first day of real classes. I started with my France/US comparative politics course. I really like the professor; he seems genial and interesting. I hope the class continues in that direction! After that I had my Architecture of Paris class. I think I can really learn a lot in this class, not only about architecture, but also Parisian history. I was really happy to discover that I don’t have to buy any books for either class! Both teachers put together a course reading packet with photocopies of all of our assignments. This afternoon I did the rest of my French homework and went and bought a USB hub at Fnac, my favorite 2 in 1 combo of Border’s and Best Buy! Tomorrow I have my other three classes (the first one starts at 9am and the last one ends at 5:30pm) so it’s going to be a long day. I’m off to bed now.