Opera Quarter

After yesterday’s event I was rather tired to say the least.  However, I did manage to make it into town to check out the Opera Quarter and the Paris Opera House.  It is a very impressive building fitting of impressive operas.  The area also has quite a bit of shopping, and I managed to find what is the closest thing I’ve found to a department store, although it was really a collection of many stores in one building without the walls of a mall.  Very posh stuff: Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Tiffany’s, etc.

Normal stuff as well, but they certainly like to promote the fancy stuff up front.  I also checked out a church dedicated to Madeleine, or Mary Magdalene.  It really looked more like a government building than a church.

Tonight we went to dinner with Blake and Andrea to an adorable restaurant in neighboring Serris.  We all enjoyed our dinners.  All, that is, except for Jason.  He ordered what he thought was andouille sausage, but it turned out to be andouillette, which is a bit different.  The main ingredients are colon and pig stomach, and it is known for its feces aroma.  Faaaaaantastic.  I was getting ill just looking at it.  If you’d like to know more about this mouth-watering dish, check out this link.  After, Jason and Blake had a karaoke jam with Jason’s portable karaoke machine, while we all enjoyed some delicious mint chip ice cream.

No plans yet for tomorrow.  Perhaps the Rodin Museum?

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