Today on the bus ride to Amboise, Hailey and I saw a garbage truck and she was amazed with how skinny and cute it was. Once we got to Amboise, we walked to a bridge over the Loire and took some pictures. During our tour, we learned that instead of water, the castle moats had two lions. We also learned that they built a tower with a ramp for carriages to go up and down so that guests didn’t have to walk up a bunch of stairs.
After lunch we walked around to shop. We went into many interesting stores, and I bought quite a few things. I negotiated the prices of a bracelet with a shop keeper and then that bracelet broke an hour later… It was also interesting to see all the French books and French manga. Afterwards we learned about chocolate and got to try many different versions. My favorite was the raspberry one that was made of cocoa butter and not chocolate itself. It’s most like white chocolate but has a very strong raspberry taste. We learned that the chemical formula of chocolate is similar to that of dopamine and that if you eat enough, you can feel the same feeling as being in love.
Once we got back, I met up with Emma and we headed to the cat café, I looked it up and we learned that it closes on Thursdays so instead we went to Starbucks. There were many different food options including pancakes and donuts. I got a Frappuccino and a pain au chocolat. Emma got three pancakes and they gave us a plate and tray for our snack. With her pancakes, she got maple syrup which was packaged in a metal container instead of plastic. With all of the sugars and sweeteners, there was also salt and pepper. We both got cold drinks but neither of them was in clear plastic cups. Afterwards, we went back and ordered Bchef burgers. They messed up our order, but the meal was still good. Again, there was no plastic. Her drink came in a completely paper cup, with only a piece of tape over it to stop it from spilling. I didn’t finish my burger, but I’d definitely get food from there again.
