Happy Bastille Weekend

So this weekend has been great because Friday the 14th was Bastille Day so we didn’t have class.  My day started with a mojito at this boat restaurant called “Strasbourg sur la plage…sans la plage”, which is Strasbourg on the beach, without the beach.  It’s a restaurant on the river, and it was a very nice way to start the day.  Then my friend Eric and I went to a beach about 15 minutes away, and laid out for a while, then came back to partake in the Bastille Day festivities.  It doesn’t seem that the French really care about Bastille day at all.  We went to the “Ball” in one of the city squares, expecting a party, but there were maybe 100 or so people, a BAD band that sang a lot of songs frome the 80’s.  The best thing about it is that the French can’t dance and that provided at least an hour worth of entertainment.

I’ve been exploring the bars in Strasbourg….last night we went in search of a gay kareoke bar only to find it was closed, and then found a spanish bar called “La Mosquito”, that serves Delerium Tremens so we hung out there a bit, then went to a bar pretty close to the dorm called Jimmy’s.  On the weekends they have a DJ who plays 90’s rap, so it’s pretty much a good time.  I requested Regulators by Warren G and got to dance to it.  Can you say you danced to Warren G in France? Probably not.

Today we went back to the beach, I’m determined to come home with a fantastic tan.  Which for me really just means not ghostly white.

I am going to leave you with interesting French facts:

-the toilet paper is colored and scented.  Mine is lavendar and smells like baby powder and I’m afraid it’s going to give me some sort of rash.

-some of the men here all wear capri pants and carry little purses that they can sling over their shoulder.

ok, really, that’s all I can think of right now. And I’ve got good news and bad news about the food:

Thursday I ate broccoli and french fries for lunch, then green beans and french fries for dinner, and decided I will never ever eat and that dining hall again.

BUT there is an awesome vegetarian restaurant around the corner that’s perfect and delicious.

ok, that’s all I got. love jamie