So this visit has been short but sweet. I walked downtown some more on Friday and was searching for the Passage Pommeraye, this 19th century shopping arcade I had seen pictures of. It took me quite some time to locate it. It was really neat though. It has a glass roof over it but basically you feel like you are still outside because it is cold inside. It had a lot of style because all the store front were old fashion looking and there were lots of statue along the walkway. The stores were cool too. I didn't purchase much but I had fun looking around.
I ran into some problem with my French skills though. Sale-people kept coming over to me and asking me questions which I didn't comprehend. It was pretty aggravating. It should be real interesting when I get to country where I don't know the language at all! EEK I guess that is part of the fun though!
The streets were decorated for Christmas and I heard some familiar Christmas songs play which made me very happy. They had a Christmas Market set up which basically was all this little houses they brought in where people sell different good. There were lots of scarves, lotions, jewelry, and different food items.
I also went for another run in the jardin des plantes and was quite excited to catch a glimpse of a reindeer! There was a pen with many deer and one reindeer in it in one of the corners. I'm not sure why they have some in this park and I'm not sure if the deer like being there but they didn't seem like they looked too unhappy. And seeing the reindeer made me think of Santa and his reindeer so I was glad they were there!
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