To start the vacances off with a bang, some other assistants and I took a weekend trip to Le Mans to watch a basketball match with David Noel playing! Yay for some Tar Heel love! Even though his team lost, it was still a great atmosphere, lots of loud, French cheering, and a reminder of how wonderful basketball is. Le Mans is a lovely city, with an old quarter that was super charming and full of delicious looking restaurants. The shopping was also fantastic, and all of us found some good deals at the sales.
We continued the sport weekend by going to Paris to watch the Superbowl at Le Players- a huge sports bar in Paris. One of the assistants is from Louisiana, so needless to say, we were all supporting the Saints. Yes, it started at 12:30am here, yes it was in English, no they did not show the commercials (lame!), yes they had "cheerleaders" to pump up the crowd, and no, we did not go to sleep until the next morning, catching the early train back home. The atmosphere really reminded me of being back home for any other big sporting event. The most painful part, however, was the ESPN America commercials for their next big event- UNC vs. Dook on Wednesday night. Emma and I cheered real loud for those commercials every time Ramses showed up! Go Saints, Go Heels, and happy vacationing!
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