After landing in Paris, Vincent came and picked me up and we drove back to Reims together. We made it to the apartment, which is literally 50 feet from the central Cathedral in town. I had a chance to relax and unpack my bag before lunch. I wasn't feeling all that great, probably a combination of lack of sleep, airplane food, and being in a new place. We had a delicious lunch: salad, salmon, rice, and fresh market strawberries for dessert. I felt much better after eating. Vincent then took me out for a quick loop around part of the town so I could being to now my way around. We passed the Cathedral several times, along with plenty of cute cafés I'll surely do some relaxing/writing at, and of course lots of french bakeries!
We came back and almost immediately after I left with Anne (host mom) and we took another tour around town. We did a couple of errands and found some places to go running. I was definitely feeling the jetlag but knew it was best that I was out and about rather than sitting down, otherwise I would fall asleep. As it happened before, right when we returned Vincent and I left the house again, this time to see a parade that was going through town. It turns out that the town's soccer team did really well in their league and get to move up to the next level next season. This hasn't happened in 33 years, the last time they were really good. So of course there was lots of celebrating and we watched the team go by on a double decker bus.
The parade, along with some cute french soccer players ;)
We came back and had a relaxing evening and a casual dinner. I headed to bed around 10PM (yay for staying awake all day) and slept 11 hours... it felt wonderful. Today I feel much better! Little bouts of being tired, but I'm keeping going. This morning Vincent, Camille and I went for a walk down to the canal and Camille and I went for a run while Vincent stopped by the market. We had another fabulous meal at lunch today (cucumbers and goat cheese, lamb and potatoes, and then strawberries for dessert), and then Olivier and I went to the museum that's right near the Cathedral. We saw lots of old tapestries, sculptures from the Cathedral, bejeweled crowns and mantles that the kings used to wear.
I'm resting now and thinking about all my friends who are about to have a blast at Bay to Breakers. Just wanted to give a shout-out to Team Lele, hope you guys have a super fun morning!! Love you all and sending big hugs.
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