On Saturday I woke up late and that afternoon we went to the Musee des Beaux Arts in Dijon's city center. It was much larger than I thought it would be and I really enjoyed it. I didn't even get through it all because we got there with only 1 1/2 hours til closing. I very much liked the religious them through out the whole place. Obviously, France has a very catholic heritage, so there were Jesus statues and paintings everywhere. It does make me sad that people here look at them like artistic depictions of an old fairy tale. I got pretty emotional looking at this AMAZING diorama of the Passion of the Christ. It was so beautifully done and it portrayed Jesus carrying his cross, the crucifixion, His mourners, and His burial. It was quite beautiful and I imagine it took someone hundreds of years ago QUITE some time to make. I just stared at it for like 5 minutes. It didn't feel long enough.
After the museum, we had dinner at a little Italian restaurant and let me tell you, it was amazing. I had taglioni a la creme blanche and tiramisu. The tiramisu was so much better than any I have ever had in America. So amazing.
After dinner, we all came back and hung out in one room and watched "An American Horror Story" on the internet. Why I agreed to this, I have no idea because I was terrified last night. However, I want to keep watching it just because the plot is so good. We tried to order pizza at 10:30 pm but apparently that isn't French because no one was open. Boo.
This morning we went to the market because they were having a special even called "Bienvenue a la ferme" (Welcome to the Farm). It was fun, but we didn't spend a lot of time there because it was pretty crowded. There was a very spirited little instrumental band playing. They played "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", we were confused.
For lunch we went to another little cafe and we got PIZZA because we were still craving it from the night before. On our way home we ran across a little flea market in the streets and let me tell you, French flea markets are WAY better. They didn't have junk, they had cool things! I bought an old poster for my walls of an old perfume advertisement. It's really pretty.
We continued home and then ran into a candy shop. We stood outside of it for awhile deciding whether it was an awful idea to go in or not. It probably was, but we did it anyway. Now I have this amazing sucker to show for it. I swear it is an everlasting gobstopper. I have been sucking on this sucker for over and hour and it hasn't shrunk any. At all. I think they have Willy Wonka locked up there.
Anyways, now I am in my dorm for the day. I need to do laundry and homework. I guess life happens even when you are in France.
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