"If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for all of Paris is a moveable feast." -Ernest Hemingway

Thursday, January 21, 2010

food, among other things

So some comments on the food here that I forgot to mention earlier: milk comes in these cartons that you don't have to refrigerate and lasts months. And if you buy a ham and cheese baguette, it's most likely going to come with chucks of butter in it.

Today we had a mandatory seminar on the history of Paris, and they showed us a bunch of clips of famous old movies set in Paris. You might get a kick out of this clip, from An American in Paris.
Watch from 1:06 to 2:06:

1 comment:

  1. It's all about the Gene Kelley. Whatta man. Haha. Have you ever watched to the end of this movie? It's this crazy "ballet" sequence that lasts like 20 minutes that's based on the Gershwin score, "An American in Paris". The rest of the movie is an excuse to do that weird/chaotic ballet sequence. Pretty funny! Post some pictures lady! Also- I need your skype info!

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