The Simeral family and I started the day off with a little shopping at the local (huge) grocery store; this was a TEASE. Why? Because I can't wait to cook up these kids an awesome gumbo. Especially since it's in the 60's here; I'm so glad I'm not sweating my skin off in Thibodaux. :)
After coming back from the grocery store, we had a very good lunch, and it was beautiful outside!
Also, I got some really good news. My roommate called to tell me that we are meeting with the landlord tomorrow to get the keys and move in! Yay! We get the apartment sooner than expected. WooHoo!
With the good news, I courageously decided to take a ride into Paris and go shopping by myself (of course with lots of help from Mr. and Mrs. Simeral, local maps, google maps, etc.). With all this help, you would think I would have made it around quite easily, but think again...
After finding shelter in an apple store from the POURING rain (for about 4 minutes), another English woman and I found our way to H&M :) This was the runner-up for HIGHLIGHT of my day. Although I only bought 3 things, I am still excited about it.
After leaving H&M, the goal was to try to shop at the Galleries Lafayette. BIG MISTAKE. There were so many people that I couldn't move. It was like I was in a can of sardines. Dangling a Louis Vuitton bag in front of me in my angst only made the situation worse. So I got out of there ASAP! However, it was BEAUTIFUL, and I managed to capture a cool sight: a man working at the Clinique counter!!
Woops, I think he spotted me catching his picture... "BONJOUR!"
Allergy Tested. 100% Fragrance Free.
So after I left, I got lost for about 2 and a half hours. Pretty much walked in circles. I started to become frustrated with myself. Then I stumbled upon a little treasure, the HIGHLIGHT of my day: OYSTERS ON THE HALFSHELL. It reminded me of home, and the oyster man was super sweet, but I passed, because I wanted to find my way home THAT BADLY. I thought to myself, "Ok, Cheer up, silly. You're in PARIS."
So I stopped at a Starbuck's patio table and recomposed myself. I then managed to find my way back to the right RER station (after a very long, long, LONG walk and asking "Parlez-vous Anglais?" to about 25 people).
Also, on the RER ride home, there was this nasty couple who couldn't stop sucking each other's face off. If I would have eaten something, I probably would have thrown it up. You see, PDA is widespread in Paris. And it's gross. Just saying.
So after a 30 minute RER ride back to St. Germain-en-Laye, I was exhausted. It was nice and chilly outside, and I had a great view while waiting for my ride. It totally made up for the mishaps of today :)
Chateau St. Germain-en-Laye all lit up at night
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