Il était une fois un vigneron qui avait 7 filles...

Today my literature class had a field trip to the galleries and passageways of Paris. Unfortunately, as soon as we headed out, it started snowing. Luckily it didn't stick around very long, but it was pretty chilly. However, it was incredibly interesting and some of them were absolutely gorgeous. You really could see how people would have been drawn to them (and to commercialism!) in the 1800s.



I bought an interesting Cabernet Sauvignon today for about 3€. For the price, it tasted pretty excellent, but what really was interesting was the label/marketing idea. The company, "Les 7 Soeurs", apparently makes seven different types of wine, which are each named after the supposed seven daughters of the winemaker. For example, the Cabernet Sauvignon I bought was named Madeleine, who apparently is "generous" and "well-balanced", two adjectives that I assume are supposed to describe the wine as well, although I don't really know how one would judge that. I'm really terrible at degustering. Guess it's a good thing I'm going to a wine museum on Friday!

In case you haven't noticed from my entries, I've been on a crazy jazz kick. Thanks to this sweet website, ruckus.com, I have legally (what?! craziness!) downloaded approximately a million wonderful songs and have compiled a "Paris" playlist of piano solos, Gershwin medleys and old French artists. Did you know that "My Way" and "Beyond the Sea", made popular by Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin, respectively, were both originally French songs? I highly recommend downloading "Comme d'habitude" ("My Way") par Claude Francois. C'est vachement mieux en francais! Je l'adore!