General Update

Well I guess by now you have all heard about the devastating defeat in the World cup. It really was a shame. We went to parc des princes, a huge stadium just outside of Paris, to watch the game. We couldn't actually get into the main stadium as it was packed so went to a smaller next to it. It was a fun afternoon, we got there early and brought a picnic, and the atmosphere was great until the end.

Apart the world cup, I have been visited quite a few galleries lately. I went to the museum of modern art, which is my favorite gallery in Paris so far. It has a section for contemporary art as well as heaps of really amazing modern art works from artists like Picasso, Matisse, Gris, Braques, Klien, and tons of others. I really loved it. I spent hours there and didn't finish it. I have also been to the Palais de tokyo which is a contempory art space which was OK but I wasnt that into the current exhibition, and also the Rodin Museum which was great. It has a huge park with lots of his statues spread through out the gardens and a gallery for the rest of his work.



On saturday I meet up with May-Lin, an half aussie, half french girl I met here and we had afternoon tea at Laduree, which is a famous Salon de Thé. It is famous for it's macaroons so we ordered a plate with several different flavours like dark chocolate, raspberry, lime and ginger, rose, licorice etc. They really were amazingly good. And they also have fabulous hot chocolate made from melted chocolate and cream! We stayed for a couple of hours chatting and eating. It is a great way to spend an afternoon.

Apart from that I have mostly been hanging out with my Irish friend, Alison, who is not working either. We have mostly been having coffee, going to bars and just hanging out. On friday night we drank a bottle of wine on Pont des Arts, a bridge overlooking ile de la cite, and pont neuf. I really love sitting there looking down the Seine, it is really gorgeous.



I am still not working. I have found a job in a shop but unfortunately due to problems with my visa I have been unable to start. Apparently the type of contract I have is not allowed with my kind of visa, and I have been going back and forth between my boss, who has now left for summer holidays, and the department of employment, trying to sort it all. It has been very frustrating but I am hoping that it will be resolved soon