The longest (good) day....(July 16, 2008)
Today was good, but long. The "Edith Piaf" impersonator's concert was scheduled for 8:30 tonight, so we knew we would be staying on the Stendahl side of campus rather than coming back to Berlioz. After our morning classes I went with Mary (Alaska) over to IKEA to look around. That required a short bus ride and 20 minute walk. We ate a light lunch there. I had a hotdog, salad, and IKEA "light" cola. We walked all the way back rather than wait on the bus. Then it was time for our 2-hour class. That class is extremely interesting, but it was also extremely hard to stay focused for that long at the end of the day. We had all decided to attend the French Chanson (song) workshop from 5:30-7, which we did. It was very good. Then we trekked over to the dining hall, which we have affectionately named Chez Diderot, for dinner (stuffed tomatoes, pasta, salad, bread, cheese, etc.). Then we trekked back over to Stendhal for the concert.
Now the concert was excellent. It would have been better if we hadn't been so tired, but I still tried to soak it all in since I am such an Edith Piaf fan! The accordionist was the best accordionist I have ever heard. OK, so I haven't heard too many accordionists, but he still has to be one of the best, because he is the official accordionist of the Tour de France!. (I'm not sure how an accordionists fits in with the Tour de France, but he really was very good, and I have decided that the accordion is a very "sexy" musical instrument! (I've experimented with posting a video below....)
Rather than wait for the tram, I convinced William and Melissa that we should walk back to Berlioz. So here I am, signing off and going to bed!
Today was good, but long. The "Edith Piaf" impersonator's concert was scheduled for 8:30 tonight, so we knew we would be staying on the Stendahl side of campus rather than coming back to Berlioz. After our morning classes I went with Mary (Alaska) over to IKEA to look around. That required a short bus ride and 20 minute walk. We ate a light lunch there. I had a hotdog, salad, and IKEA "light" cola. We walked all the way back rather than wait on the bus. Then it was time for our 2-hour class. That class is extremely interesting, but it was also extremely hard to stay focused for that long at the end of the day. We had all decided to attend the French Chanson (song) workshop from 5:30-7, which we did. It was very good. Then we trekked over to the dining hall, which we have affectionately named Chez Diderot, for dinner (stuffed tomatoes, pasta, salad, bread, cheese, etc.). Then we trekked back over to Stendhal for the concert.
Now the concert was excellent. It would have been better if we hadn't been so tired, but I still tried to soak it all in since I am such an Edith Piaf fan! The accordionist was the best accordionist I have ever heard. OK, so I haven't heard too many accordionists, but he still has to be one of the best, because he is the official accordionist of the Tour de France!. (I'm not sure how an accordionists fits in with the Tour de France, but he really was very good, and I have decided that the accordion is a very "sexy" musical instrument! (I've experimented with posting a video below....)
Rather than wait for the tram, I convinced William and Melissa that we should walk back to Berlioz. So here I am, signing off and going to bed!
2 comments:
Seeing EP's little black dress is still one of the coolest things I've ever done.
I can only imagine!
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