Du Vin

Last night was quite an enjoyable evening. Piper, Kate, Aric, Emma and I got together; we went to the monoprix and bought some things to eat and two bottles on wine. One white, one red. We went to the Place du Ralliement, which is almost the center of downtown; sat and ate our food. Shared the bottles of wine and just enjoyed ourselves. It was fun to just relax (in the cold) and get to know each other a bit more.

We decided to try a few places that Piper had learned about by recommendation. We first went to Le Cercle Rouge, which is a wine bar. It was small and quaint, and quite fun. We shared a bottle of wine, with the agreement that we would only speak French while in the there. That agreement was only met about half the time. After that we went to another place not to far off that was filled with French men and woman as well. Overall, it was nice to get away from the american populated bars, and try something French. Thats the whole point of the trip, right?

I'm slowly learning to enjoy wine. At the moment I like whites, the Riesling we had last night was pretty good. Its a tad bit sweeter and not as dry. But the red we had at le Cercle Rouge was really good too! By the time I leave France, I should have (fingers crossed) have a good idea of which wines I like and don't like. I am most definetly keeping the cork from the very first bottle I bought (also the first legal drink I bought). It'll be weird to return to the U.S. and not be able to buy alcohol or drink freely and not have people question my age.

loves to all