First Night Out on the Town

SO! Tonight was our first night out on the town.  We went out to eat at a creperie, whose name I have already forgotton! I had a Croque Monsieur Maison, which, as I found out, was a thick slice of bread with ham on top and then gruyere cheese on top of that.  I don't like ham, but they don't eat turkey in cold-cut form here. So it was okay.  I had a buerre sucre crepe for dessert- which was really good, especially with the framboise glace (strawberry ice cream) that I kept dipping it in (the girl next to me got it).  We went out in a large group of girls, most of whom were very loud and typically "American," so that was embarrassing.  They were also dressed really...um...American...as well... which was also embarrassing.  So my new friend Jennifer and I tagged along a few steps behind, and we all ended up at this place called the London Pub near the Notre Dame tram stop (which, I heard, is an awesome museum that I must go to next week!)  It was SO crowded and we were really taken aback by the Europeans dancing on these foot-wide counter-like things that bordered the entire club.  We took up a few tables in the back and met up with other people from our program.  Jennifer and I each had a Stella beer (HI FAMILY - REMEMBER WHEN TANTE SORAYA OFFERED MARY SOME STELLA WHEN SHE WAS LIKE 4 WITH HER DINNER...IN EGYPT?!?!) and later, the bartender came back (they take your order like a restaurant instead of you going up to the bar) and brought us a complimentary huge bottle of lemon drop liquor and everyone did a shot together which = bonding.  This is the end of my quick update though because I have to get up at 8 a.m. tomorrow because we are going to Vercors, a mountain that has a lot of history with la Resistance. 

P.S. If anyone wants to iChat/Skype (MOM/NATHAN/JULEZ) - tomorrow night around anywhere from 5-7 your time would be IDEAL.  I'm supposed to be home around 6 my time (12 noon your time, so we can do it then too! I just have dinner an hour and a half later).