Christmas Day
Christmas Day looked like pretty much every other day in France: gray. We got ourselves out of bed and made French toast from the leftover eggnog, then went on to gift-opening. After, we decided we needed to do something to burn off some of those eggs, so we went bike-riding through Blois...through the town, to the Loire, over to l'eglise Saint Nicolas (where we went inside...it's an amazingly beautiful and eerie interior, dark and empty, but with candles and music). Then we went to the Hotel de Ville, where we roamed around the courtyard and enjoyed the nice view of Blois. Back home to make dinner, which consisted of quail in red wine/mushroom/onion sauce, peas, and real mashed potatoes! YUM. The quails definitely came in whole form, with heads still attached. You sure know what you're eating around here. After dinner, we made mulled wine and listened to This American Life Holiday Spectacular off the internet. Then on to a French movie, Voyages. Finally, it was a late enough hour to respectably fall asleep.
Today, Natalie and I ran into town to run errands...aka go to the library for books, DVDs, and music. Also bought more yarn and got bread, cheese, and wine to go with the soup we'd made for dinner. Met up with Steve for a holiday beer, then back to the house for dinner. We watched Dracula, which was really just terrible despite its amazing cast! It made me realize how far away the 1990s are, when I see the effects and realize that they're really outdated-looking. Well, after that, we needed to get out, so we headed into town for drinks at the Singe Vert and l'Hendrix. L'Hendrix was great...I really like the neighborhoody feel it has. The bartender recognizes us, and one of the locals came up and started chatting...turns out he studied in Newcastle and was lookin to practice his English on some native speakers. He bought us a round and we talked politics. He was rather argumentative...I think he was expecting all sorts of resistance from us when he talked about Bush or Iraq, and when we tended to agree with him, I think it kinda spoiled his fun.
Tours tomorrow, or today technically, which means it's definitely time to get some shut-eye!
Today, Natalie and I ran into town to run errands...aka go to the library for books, DVDs, and music. Also bought more yarn and got bread, cheese, and wine to go with the soup we'd made for dinner. Met up with Steve for a holiday beer, then back to the house for dinner. We watched Dracula, which was really just terrible despite its amazing cast! It made me realize how far away the 1990s are, when I see the effects and realize that they're really outdated-looking. Well, after that, we needed to get out, so we headed into town for drinks at the Singe Vert and l'Hendrix. L'Hendrix was great...I really like the neighborhoody feel it has. The bartender recognizes us, and one of the locals came up and started chatting...turns out he studied in Newcastle and was lookin to practice his English on some native speakers. He bought us a round and we talked politics. He was rather argumentative...I think he was expecting all sorts of resistance from us when he talked about Bush or Iraq, and when we tended to agree with him, I think it kinda spoiled his fun.
Tours tomorrow, or today technically, which means it's definitely time to get some shut-eye!
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