Kevin
I was just reading, not so much about perennial care, but that agro-scientists are beginning to engineer plants that are both perennial and develop seeds (so we can use the seeds for food, unlike the plants that we can't eat). That's about all I can speak to for that.
I didn't make it to the top of the Tour Eiffel. To be honest, it was so metallic and industrial--up close, it wasn't nearly as pretty as I imagined it would be; I think that seeing it from a distance, or at least in the night with the lights on, is probably nicer than spending all of that time up close and personal with it. That being said, I walked across the entire park, and I've also found a few good places to see the city that don't require 10 million stairs or a $50 elevator pass, like the entrance to le basilique de sacre-coeur.
I definitely loved Versailles. To be honest, though, what worried me was that, after all of the art, I was beginning to feel nearly desensitized to it; it was just another set of brilliantly painted portraits and walls across another castle/mansion/fortress. I think having major jet-lag was probably a key part of that, though. I really loved the gardens, though. I got the full-ticket option, so I got to walk across all of the gardens, including those of le demain de marie antoinette--another 3 km2 of space.
I didn't actually go to Rive Gauche. I thought I would, since that's what my train ticket was for, but I really much rathered eat dinner in Versailles (the city) and walk my way back to the main versailles train station. Asking everyone for directions in French was also very helpful.
Dinner with Maelys TOTALLY changed my view that everyone at Haverford is super weird. She's neither a Pokemon trainer nor a Magic: The Gathering fanatic, and she seems really cool. We'd planned only to meet from 21h30 to 22h15, but we ended up staying until close to 22h45! She's super friendly, amiable, and funny, and we had a lot to talk about. I told her that, after working in the bakery [at the farm], I can supply her baguettes at Haverford. Speaking of which, they are amazing, and I DEFINITELY plan to learn to make them a la ferme, donc I can do some baking at HC. I can no longer imagine life without baguettes; it'd be like life without Pandora or hard-cover books.
And, I'd say that I prefer wine to beer, but I had a lot of different wines and beers today at Fete de la Musique; I'm not really convinced I know what I like just yet. I'll probably just need to try a lot of styles to get a good sense of my tastes.
Speaking of which, today was Fete de la Musique. Last night, Inti returned at about 2;30, and we both slept late, since nothing's open on Sunday morning. Then, we went to a small store, and we had a lunch of a baguette and goat cheese, red wine, a mix of tomatoes, onions, ham, and pesto, and beans. Afterwards, he took me to a park near Gare de L'est, where we had a picnic with 10 or so of his friends. There were musicians in a few places at the beginning of the afternoon, but from about 19h on, there were bands and guitarists and singers everywhere! I saw a lot, and I took a few photos and videos. I even saw a free concert for one of France's biggest up-and-coming bands, Skip the Youth. There, I met several French teens my own age, so we talked for a long while. Afterwards, I took the metro to Pont Neuf, where Inti and his friends and I played guitar with several other people, all just gathered around throughout the park to continue the night with a lot of music and drinking (After I realized I couldn't walk as easily as before, I stopped drinking probably close to 20h. And, now, Inti's with his friends (the one's I'd met and befriended), and I'm staying in his apartment, just so I can get some good sleep before tomorrow--possibly the day for musee d'orsay or some other really cool thing downtown.
For coffee and tea, I've had a few coffees here and there, and one of the French teens told me about Frere Mariage tea; I'll need to check it out--they said it was France's best.
Do you have any other recommendations for Paris? I'll have tomorrow, Tuesday, and very little of Wednesday, and that'll be all of my time here. Otherwise, I'll just continue using the guidebook and getting advice here and there. I may also go to Luxembourg. I LOVED that neighborhood. And, I met some really nice teens there, too! Maybe, I just might see them, or other ones, again!
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