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le 10 mai 2008
Another interesting day in Strasbourg. Unfortunately, I still have not been able to find a camera store, so I may have to have my parents send my charger from home (which probably will be a pain and very expensive). I’ll see on Tuesday. Today we went to an open-air market. There were lots of loud Moroccans selling their wares along with other quieter Alsatians. I bought a nice blueberry muffin-cake-pastry for breakfast. We watched a guy filet a fish. It was pretty interesting. Tons of fresh bakery items, flowers, vegetables, clothing, 1990s videotapes, you name it. We had lunch at this nice, little sandwicherie (sandwich shop). I had a sandwich au jambon et au gruyère (ham and gruyere cheese sandwich). They spread butter on the bread for the sandwiches, and I must admit – it’s much better than mayo or mustard.
We went to the area of Strasbourg that’s known as “la Petite France” today. It was really neat looking – lots of small, old-world houses. The river Ill runs through this part of town and splits into about four parts, so it makes 3 small islands that are long and thin, along which there are small pedestrian malls and old houses and restaurants. We went into a Protestant church which was first built about 1000 years ago. Tons of old frescos and inscriptions in Latin that I tried to decipher. I actually could read a few of them (since French comes from Latin, after all). Everything here and all throughout Strasbourg is in bloom, so it’s really pretty.
It’s fun to hang around the city, but every time I get back to my room, I find myself missing everyone from home. I really hope I can get in contact with them soon. You don’t know how much importance people hold in your life until they’re not there. I don’t mean to end on a sad note; I’m just learning a lot more about myself on this trip than I bargained for. À bientôt!
1 comments:
I highly doubt that the yellow flowers are really used in the perfume industry. All indications tell us that, in fact, these titillatingly colored buds are actually grown in order to produce various fuels, and their seeming popularity is owed to generous subsidies from the French government and the European Union.
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