On Saturday I had a big lunch with my host mom, her son, and my host cousin. We started off with carrots and radishes with a vinaigrette, then we ate baked turkey with tomatoes, green beans, and baked potatoes. The next course was a light salad with cheese and bread, and we finished the meal off with le fromage blanc (my new favorite thing; it tastes like yogurt mixed with cream cheese) mixed with honey. It's strange taking an hour and a half to eat lunch, but I like it a lot.
After lunch my host brother gave me a ride downtown where I met up with these two crazy people:
We went to a delicious creperie by the castle and ate crepes and drank chocolat chaud, which seriously tasted like they melted chocolate into a cup and added a bit of milk; it was so heavenly:
After that we walked over to la Musée des Beaux Arts; it was a much bigger museum than I would have expected for a town like Pau. There was an exhibit dedicated to the rock 'n' roll hippie bands of the 60's and 70's, and then there was the main museum. We spent about an hour and a half there until I had to head out to catch my bus. These were a few of my favorite paintings:
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| Au Jardin d'acclimatation les éléphants - Paul Michel Dupuy |
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| Chemins sauniers - Pierre Fournel |
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| La Lettre - Henri LeRolle |
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| Porte du Silence - Remi Trotereau |
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| Vue du Chateau de Pau - Alexandre Millin du Perreux |
Just another day exploring the town and its history. Au revoir!
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