Y'all, where's the loo?

Yay yay yay!!

I had to make this post immediately because I had such a wonderful night! As where I left off last time, Carly and I went to a restaurant she was very excited about called Chez Janou. It was this really neat cafe nestled behind a neighborhood, and it was so worth the confusing taxi ride! Within 5 minutes of getting there and ordering our first glass of wine**, we met a Californian law student who was on his first night of backpacking through Europe. Super cool right?

**Side note, I'm just going to stop listing the number of glasses of wine I've had just so I feel better about myself and don't worry anyone. But drinking and eating your way through Paris is one of the best ways to go, and I highly recommend it!

Alors, the bartender was really nice, we had a fun conversation in English with a stranger for the first time in a while, and we were feeling very good. We were finally seated for our reservation, and immediately were set at ease. Our waitress was really casual and cool, and treated us pretty well after Carly apologized from the bottom of her Texas sized heart that she could not speak French. More wine was served and our dishes were placed in front of us, and before we knew it, we were in conversation with the people at the table next to us. We soon learned that though their French was impeccable, they were actually Canadiennes who had attended French schools for a very long time in Canada. We started sharing travel horror stories and laughing throughout the whole night. They found our "y'alls" and tales of "the Sugar Land" very endearing, and we were thrilled with their kindness. One of their favorite stories was when Carly revealed that when she got nervous about not being able to speak French, she would randomly switch to a British accent. We decided to share a dessert that the two women had seen on their way in called le grand mousse chocolat. WOW. The name did not even begin to describe the real thing! They literally place a small cauldron of chocolate mousse with four spoons and a "Bon Chance!". After more laughs, we couldn't even make a dent in the monstrosity no matter how rich/decadent/amazing it was. By then, the four of us had made friends with the waiters as they were trying to close, and they poured two rounds of an almond liqueur for us all.  We then finally introduced ourselves, and we finally got to know Teddy and Cynzi (??? I'm definitely going to have to come back and fix that one!).

We decided to find another place that was still open to hang out for a bit more so we could all chat. With us all feeling the wonderful effects of the wine and liqueur, we started trying out our best accents. Carly and I tested our proper Brit accents, while Teddy and her sister gave "y'all" a try. Pretty soon, we just combined them all and stumbled through the streets saying, "Oy there, y'all!"and "Y'all, where's the loo?" We eventually found a place to hang out for one more drink longer just to keep chatting. And I am so glad we did! By the end of the night, we exchanged info, and I may now have friends to hang out with for the infamous Bastille Day (French Independence day). I can't wait!

That is all I have to report for now, but it has been a very very fun night.

Bon swaar, y'all :)