So we ate Italian food...in France. We were lured by the convenience of the tourist trap. Driving our sprinter through tiny european streets has proven to be quiet difficult, and parking is much worse. Though the downtown (or as the signs read, "city centre") was beautiful, made of stone and looked like the stuff of dreams, the poor little (well, large) Sprinter waddled tightly through the roads. Annnd we definitely did drive up into a walkway unknowingly. I mean really, if the streets are going to be cobble stone, just as the walking areas, someone should consider some signage. I'm just saying...Anyway! That crazy episode, paired with short spurts in the wrong direction down one way streets led to our forfeit and retreat to the tourist snarls.
Horrible. I'm talking personal pizzas at the equivalent of $13! But it was good. We split a bottle of wine and a basket of bread and had a nice time, with Nicole serving as our talented French translator. Afterward, we went back to our boat hotel. I call it such because the rooms were tiny. Three beds (with one top bunk), a bookshelf and a bathroom stuffed in a tight space. There was about 1 foot between the edge of the beds and the wall. yeah. That, plus the little circular mirror on the bathroom door that looked like the round windows on a cruise ship made us feel like we were in Camp Balmorhea at Sea. Pretty fun though. We capped off the night by watching the cheesiest episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark. It's only slightly disappointing that that show isn't as frightening as I remember.
I think it's safe to say that we all feel like we've seen so many incredible things already. It's so hard to believe that we've only been gone for a week. So many more days to gooooo.
Anyway, until next time,
au revoir!
Takin notes and keepin tabs on the road with Balmorhea from 2008-2013. Check out the archive for Aisha's previous European and American tours.
1 comment:
which episode of are you afraid of the dark? was it in french? they're all cheesy.
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