Taracon Part II

I went with Alan to drop Auriane off at school and then he dropped me off in the center of town (Tarascon). I began looking at all of the food venders again; I am not sure what it is but I see all of the venders I know they are the same but I need to do a couple of walk throughs. After I got my fill I found a supermarket to get some acceptably priced water.



I then headed to the castle again to get a picture with the Tarascon monster outside of the castle and to pick up a keychain that I could not find anywhere else. I am not sure what it is with this city but I love it. The castle gives me this feeling, it is so old and has so much history, I love it. After I got my key chain and picture I saw there was a wall and went to it, there was a beautiful view of the Rhone, I decided I would have lunch there.



When walking around the market part, I saw all of the normal things, 1,00 spot, mattresses, sunglasses, shoes, clothes, etc. One man with a super French look, curled up mustache and all said something to me. I did not understand and said I spoke little French. We said goodbye. After I got my water I ran into him again and we chatted for a short bit, as long as our lack of language allowed us.



It was early, not time for lunch, but thinking about lunch made me hungry. I got a thin slice of Compte cheese, a baguette and some paella. There were three or four people selling paella but I went to the guy at the end who had the best smelling one. I decided I would get a small and the man asked if I wanted the small, I said no. Not sure what compelled me but I went with the medium. It was huge but I was happy. I headed to my lunch location, very early and got situated. There was such a strong wind today and by the water it did not stop. I scarfed a bunch of paella down as I realized I was trying to eat it before the wind cooled it down. The wind was so strong that I could not put the container down or it would blow away; eating shrimp and mussels with one hand is very tricky but I think I did well.

After I could not take the fast paced food eating I looked at my map and saw a garden nearby. I packed up and headed out. The garden was about 20 feet from the castle and less windy (but still windy) than the place I sat before. It is a beautiful day, it would be even better if the wind died down just a bit.

Ann picked me up soon after and we had three baguettes to choose from for lunch and Alan had a treat of Jujubs that I picked up for him (this is what he stood staring at when we went on our walk in Aramon (or the other city) and I figured he really liked and they are rare). An a okay day by me.