I had two classes this evening, Food and Foodways, and Sociologie de la Consommation.  Nothing too exciting…they dragged on, in fact, and I couldn’t wait to be freed so that I could go to sleep upon my return from class at 9:30.

Anyways, so here I am, about to go to sleep.  I figure since I didn’t write much today, I’ll leave you with a popular French music video, “Non non non (Ecouter Barbara)” by Camelia Jordana.  I LOVE IT.

Bon soirée à tous!

Chrissy and I went to Mass at Notre Dame today, which was an incredible experience.  We went to the 8:30am seating, so it was crowded but not overwhelmingly so.

Afterwards, we stopped at the 8 à Huit (surprised that something was open on a Sunday?  An Easter Sunday, at that?  We were, too.) to pick up some food for our planned Easter Brunch.  Chrissy, Kelsey and I thus had a delightful feast of scrambled eggs, a baguette, a fruit salad, and some beautifully sparkling mimosas.

Stuffed to the brim, Chrissy and I headed back out to the Marais.  We were both craving some of the famed falafel from L’As du Falafel, but were disappointed to find the little establishment closed for Passover.  Ready to despair, we walked around the corner and discovered another falafel place called Chez Marianne.  We waited for half an hour and were rewarded with a steaming pita, overflowing with falafel and other goodies.  We both agreed that it was only alright, and decided to return once L’As was open.

We made two other excellent discoveries on the way home.  First, we found Mariage Frères, the famous tea shop in Paris.  I have never SEEN such an expansive collection of tea!  Canisters upon canisters lined the walls, and impeccably dressed men in suits were playing keepers of the tea.  Although I didn’t buy anything today, I’m going to have to go back and pick out a few different kinds to try.  Our second discovery was a cute little bakery named Boulangerie Malineau.  What drew us in were the cute little raspberry sablé.  They were cute little double-layered cookies with a raspberry filling, and on top there were little heart-shaped cutouts to let the raspberry filling show through.  Not only were they cute, but delicious, too!

Bellies full once again, we began the half-hour trek home, stopping to enjoy the melodies strummed and sang by the musician on the bridge by Notre Dame.  He is truly a joy to listen to; his deep, soothing voice belts out American classics, and his fingers effortlessly strum his bass strings as he sways back and forth in the Parisian sunlight, surrounded by tourists and locals alike.

It’s moments like this that I will forever cherish.

There’s nothing much going on in my life today, so I’m just going to post a few good French music videos for you guys to listen to/watch.

I guess that’s it for now! Enjoy!!