It has unfortunately been a while since I’ve updated. Hopefully I’ll make up for that today.
On Sunday the 4th, Brian (another UNBSJ student) and I went to a museum here in Poitiers. Mr. Gervis (our landlord) had told me that the museum is free on the first Sunday of each month, and that the 4th would be their last day for a type of exhibit. Some of the artwork and French sculptures were interesting, particularly an illustration of Poitiers several decades ago showing the old wall around the city, and other landmarks. After the museum, we walked around Poitiers a bit, where I got some more photos for my gallery.
A nice shot in the park beside the river. If you’ve seen my Rockwood Park photos, you would know I love to compose pictures with sunlight, pathways, and such.
Entrance to the Cordeliers mall, with the Monoprix grocery store visible. This mall has a strange blue mascot which you can see above the entrance.
The pink toilet paper at Monoprix. One of the great mysteries of French culture.
A house located right on the river. Not far from here, some people have farm fields next the river, all visible from the crowded city centre.
Cars park pretty much anywhere here, even on sidewalks making it somewhat dangerous to go walking if traffic is heavy.
One of the many crowded streets. Most streets are one-way in Poitiers, with one lane of most two-lane streets being used for parking.
On Friday the 9th, I went with some French and international students to see a movie “à la Recherche du Bonheur” (The Pursuit of Happiness) with Will Smith. It wasn’t a bad movie. After that, we went to a Tunisian restaurant, which has cheap sandwiches. I had “Kebab Frites” (Kebab with fries), and it was pretty good. I brought my phone out, and everyone had fun taking pictures with it (despite the fact nearly everyone had their own camera phone capable of taking better pictures than mine).
After the restaurant, we went to the flat of Julien and his girlfriend, where we just sat and talked for a few hours. I spent most of the time speaking in French, and so I am getting good practice with that at least!
That’s all for now. I have more to tell soon in another post about today’s adventures.