well, yesterday was JUST lovely. we (when i say we, i mean emily, sarah and i) decided to stay in the burbs for the day and explore st. germain. it is an absolutely beautiful town with an amazing chateau. in all honesty, you can't go anywhere in this country without seeing something beautiful. as an american i think i take for granted how mundane things like strip malls and walmarts are. not to say that the us can't be absolutely breathtaking...
so we went to this antiquities museum and then walked through the garden/park below it. the view from this park is incredible. you can see paris and every stop on the train ride into paris (like chatou which houses one of my favorite churches in all of france). and it is all complimented by the seine. it's just so wonderful.
we stopped and had gelato (my first taste of it since arriving). i couldn't resist - i got a "géant" and felt horrible for the rest of the day (lactose intolerant...among other intolerances). i came to france with the mindset that i would eat whatever i felt like eating and suffer the consequences later but i may have to change that mindset because you can't really enjoy anything in the fetal position on the bathroom floor.
after dinner, the three of us played cranium with mama betsy and tamara (her daughter). it was pretty hilarious. i have to admit that the game is never as fun without andrea, nate and larson. however, i think we managed to get in some good laughs.
today is sunday so emily and i are going to get some recordings of the church bells up the street. and in order to do that, i need to get out of bed. therefore, a bientôt.
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