Hockey and Tonsils

So Friday night I went to a hockey game! It was the Grenoble team, les Bruleurs des loups, against Caen, and Grenoble won 6-1!! It was actually really fun--I found I kind of enjoy watching hockey, or at least more than most other sports I've seen. Plus, the snacks they had were way classier--crepes with Nutella. Yum.

This Saturday I went out with some of the other students to explore the city a bit. We went to two market places, one where you could buy absolutely anything from watches to bras to veggies, and one that was mainly food. It was fun to see, but is probably much more fun  in the summer, when there is more variety and vendors. I also tried vin chaud for the first time, which is like mulled wine, and is delicious! It's a local treat and great to warm oneself up on a cold Grenoble afternoon. We went shopping a little to take advantage of the sales this time of year and I got a pair of gloves for about 1/3 of the original price. We also went to this really cute place for lunch and I had some AMAZING chocolat chaud which made me a very happy Miriam.

Sunday was a more quiet day, as I was really feeling quite ill from a cold I'd been starting to develop really the whole week. I did however meet a friend out for dinner, which was nice, but then the fun really started late that night when I woke up with the worst sore throat I'd had--more than that, it hurt to swallow and even just looking in the mirror I could see it was swollen. Luckily, I don't have classes Mondays so I spent today recuperating/ waiting for the pharmacy to open. When it did, I went and it was really easy!  I just told the pharmacist that my throat was swollen and hurt and she gave me anti-inflammatories and throat-soothing pastilles and so hopefully that will help and the story will be done here. But it was cool to see how different the French pharmacies are from back home, as most anything is behind the counter. Hopefully I won't have to go again, but if it persists I'll go to a doctor and see what they think.

Love,
Miriam