Back to normal

Well, since getting back from Dakar it's been back to normal here in Aix: ie. going to classes again. I actually have a fair amount of work to do now as most of my classes are done by June 10, so I only have a few weeks in which to do, effectively, a semester's-worth of school work.

Oh, and La Fac? They and 19 other French universities are still on strike—which makes this the 14th week they've gone without classes.

For some reason Thursday there was an exposition des Ferraris on the Cours Mirabeau. And they had Ferraris of all types: new ones like the F430 and 612, as well as older F355s and Testarossas. It's hard to tell which there were more of: Ferraris or people staring and taking pictures.

Friday was a national holiday to commemorate the Allies liberating Provence from the Nazis in WWII, so there was no school and I went to the beach in Marseille. However, it wasn't really all that sunny so we left early and went to eat near the Vieux Port.

This morning I went to the markets which Mme G and we bought three intriguing items: more steaks de cheval (horse steaks), as well as saucissons d'ane and saucissons de sanglier—donkey and wild boar sausages. Believe it or not, all three are actually quite tasty.

I eat some strange things here in France!