| | ok so when we last left off, Yasmine and I were headed into Bern for some shopping and groceries. We stopped at a trendy cafe that used to be an old school gym. We grocery shopped and headed back for naps. On the way back I explained to Yasmine what groceries were - its kinda a weird word when you think about it because of its time dependency. Groceries are things bought in a food store on their way to your fridge. Yeah English.
So after a nap where neither of us slept, we headed into town to try to get into the fan zone. The fan zone is the plaza in Bern, which at the time contained a huge tv with beer and food stands. It was insanely crowded, with Swiss fans decked out in as much red and white as humanly possible. There were also Dutch fans, who were even more ridiculous in their neon orange. Yasmine, Patrick (her roommate), and I all got Swiss flags tattooed on our faces. We were also the last people to get into the zone (like literally they tried to keep Yasmine out till they realized she was with me and patrick) so we watched the game (Switzerland lost) and seeing the rituals and hearing the fans was really cool.
Afterwards we met up with Yasmine's cousin, Simone, Patrick's boyfriend Mark, and Miro's girlfriend Balla (I think thats how you spell it-thats what it sounds like anyway. Werner said its a version of Barbara) and we went to Nordsud, a bar Yasmine and I went to the night before. Yasmine took me home around midnight, where I showered and slept.
Sunday I was pretty lazy. Yasmine, Miro, and Balla came over for a smokes salmon brunch, and dad got back from hiking. Miro made us dinner and I cooked enormous white asparagus on the side.
Up early on Monday for my train. I realized I still had 70 Swiss francs left, so I bought 2 new books and enough food for the rest of the day. Upon arrive in Paris I went straight to my hotel. I was staying in another private home, this one closer to the city, but it was bigger. I had the whole first floor to myself. It wasn't clean yet, so I droped my bags off and went to see the Eiffel tower and Musee du l'Oragnirie, which housed the 8 enormous panels of Monet's Water Lillies. Then I went back to my hotel and had dinner. I went to bed early, I was tired from the traveling.
The next (and only full) day in Paris I went to Musee Rodin, and I saw The Thinker, The Age Of Bronze, and The Gates of Hell. Keep in mind these were all bronze works, most of which many copies were made, often by Rodin himself. The Thinker that I saw previously was the original, and The Gates of Hell, Rodin did not feel was complete before he died, although it is still a masterpeice, and two of them exist (the other is in Philadelphia)
Next I spent time walking through the streets of Paris stping at a few stores, and personally hunting down some my guidebook recommended. Dinner was at a cafe on the Siene River, where I could see the Notre-dame cathedral. I found Internet and checked up on email, and then went back to my room, stopping on the way for a delicious crepe with nutella.
So now I'm in new York, and it is hard to beleive my trip is over. I was very sad to leave, even though I'm very excited about starting my new life in Houston.
Thanks for reading, I may post some more about things in Houston and I will def post pictures within a week! |
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