I got to Paris yesterday afternoon, and hooked up with Claire, her cousins and two of her friends from Bloomington -- Alexa and Ira -- to go to a movie near the Opera Garnier. We saw a comedy, "Nos jours heureux" and it felt really good to laugh out loud and unwind from the last few weeks of fieldwork and academic conferences. After the evening, we decided to meet again today to walk through Montmartre. I met Alexa and Ira in the 5e arrondissement this morning and they showed me around the neighborhood a bit. We had mint tea and pastries on a terrace right by the Mosquée de Paris, walked around and took the Métro to join the others by Montmartre.
The city is filled up with excitement in preparation for tonight's final game of the soccer tournament in Germany. People are wearing the #10 t-shirt for Zidane, cars are drving by honking and cheering "allez les Bleus!", there are signs everywhere. It's crazy! I decided to stay in tonight to avoid fire crackers and drunk crowds; I'll watch the whole thing on TV and will undoubtedly stay up first because of the game, then because of the noise outside. Today was a great day: Allez les Bleus!
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