Oh what a match!! 2 minutes left in EXTRA time and the US had to score to advance - and they did! 1-0 vs. Algeria and they are moving on. We took a brief break from the French world and watched the game at "The Pale," an Irish pub swarming with Americans. And what a fun game it was - tense up until the last minute. So even with the game against Slovenia stolen from us, we managed to win the group. Wow.
This morning, before all the madness, I of course had class, which for the first time today seemed rather boring and I was antsy to get out of there. After talking about food for an hour in class, we managed to build a mighty appetite - Mara, David, Hansky, Jacqueline, and I went out to lunch for a 10-euro lunch/dessert - filet mignon and creme brulee. Nice break from the daily tradition of a ham & cheese baguette (don't get me wrong, those are quite tasty too).
We had to go on individual visits to historic sites in the town today - David and I chose a History of Touraine museum in the old Tours chateau, but it is no longer open? So we went instead to the beautiful Saint-Gatien Cathedral, an amazing church built originally in the 300s, destroyed in several fires, rebuilt in the 1500s and added to every time. There is Roman, Flamboyant, and Renaissance influence. The church has an amazing display of stained glass and is also the final resting place of Anne de Bretagne, the famed woman of the 1400s who we have been following the story of through the past 2 weeks. We also got a mini-tour by nice lady who worked there and LOVED to talk. Great time all around.
After that, we watched the match - quite a sight even though we're not even in the US at the moment. I came home to an exasperated Chris (the other student living in the house), draped in an American flag and freaking out because he thinks he just watched a lady get hit by a car and die. Wow. He was the first to call the police...we'll see how it turns out - she is definitely seriously injured at the least. There were two little kids with her as well. Scary, scary thought.
Tonight, I am catching up on work - I have to write a 2-page paper on my visit to the Saint Gatien Cathedral and do some readings, as well as load pictures.
-Andrew
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