Today, February 2nd, is La Chandeleur or National Crêpe Day here in France! I did a little wikipediaing on it.... and from my research it appears to be the French version of Groundhog's Day, with some religious undertones. In France we celebrate with crêpes, which must be eaten onl after eight p.m. If the cook can flip a crêpe while holding a coin in the other hand the family is assured prosperity throughout the coming year. The roundness and goldness of crêpes is supposed to signify the sunshine of spring. We didn't know about the 8 p.m. thing so Katherine and Nora and I celebreated this afternoon. My chocolate and raspeberry ice cream avec banana, chocolate, and whipped cream was nauseatingly good. I probably won't be able to eat for awhile.
In other news - I'm going to Barcelona tomorrow! Must pack now but expect a longer update next week.
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Clara
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