Around town with Carrie

I went back to Marion's house in the afternoon to pick up Carrie. They had me for lunch, which they claimed was "nothing special." Apparently a  giant meal does not constitute for very much..

Carrie and I met up with Dunc at the top of the Champs-Elysees, starting at the Arc de Triomphe. We went down the avenue just window-shopping for the most part. We thought it was really interesting that there are so many more stores for men only here; that many would never last very long stateside! We made our way to my university, Sciences-Po, just for her to have a look. We walked around a bit more and got pizza at a really good Italian restaurant I've been to 3 times now. I got the "Ovidio" with ham, peppers, and breaded eggplant. Granted, it's not as good as my dad's homemade pizza, but it was definitely delicious. We continued walking around and Carrie bought herself a new scarf to add to her already over-packed suitcases.

After stopping at home, we made our way to the Coppermann's where I babysit. It was the dad's birthday party and they invited all of their friends and said I could come along. No kids! It was a lot of fun to see all the adults socializing, especially in the place where I'm usually watching the kids. Music was blasting and everyone was having a great time. We finally left around 4 in the morning with a large group that invited us to their house for pasta. We ultimately decided that it would be too weird and started home. Unfortunately, all of the public transport in the area was closed. Thank the Lord for the Velib stations that have bikes to rent! We made it home perfectly safe and I made us a pasta/potato snack before going to sleep.

Of course we slept into the afternoon; after that we headed to an area called Le Marais to eat its renowned "falafel," an Israeli vegetarian dish. Delicious. We walked around the area which was very much alive at the moment due to all of the boutiques and stores still being open. After walking through and past Notre Dame, we went into the Great Canadian Pub to get ready to watch the Bears-Packers game. After eating, Dunc and his new "host-cousin" met up with us, as well as Aaron, Oscar, Ethan, Brian, and Andrea. It quickly filled up with Bears and Packers fans alike. We were 'lucky' enough to be near a giant group of Packers. They were incredibly obnoxious as well. I'm glad Carrie was stuck in between people at the booth, otherwise her rage may have been unleashed! It was a good time despite the stress and loss. And if nothing else we found our destination for future American sporting events.

Carrie heads to Grenoble tomorrow, and it's gonna be a grand time trying to get her luggage from my room to the train..