Life's an adventure

So Saturday was an interesting day. It was one of those days where everything that happened was the opposite of what I'd planned. Friday night, I decided to go away for the weekend. I thought i would visit Umelette in Bordeaux and generally have a good ol' time. So I was well behaved Friday night, slept early and everything. I got up at the appointed time. Set out for the station in time too! (this never happens normally). I reach the centre of the world (according to Dali) half an hour before time. With my bags packed, my biggest smile on, I approach the counter and I say confidently "train to Bordeaux please!" (in french of course :D) She looks up and says "I'm sorry, There's a storm up in Bordeaux. Trains are going upto Toulouse and not further." My face fell first and then my bag (I'm clumsy with the damn thing). I felt like an idiot: all dressed to go, with my destination just getting blown away by the winds (literally). 

So I think, Hey! I know people in Toulouse! Maybe I can go there. So I call my friends there. They say "Woohoo! let's get drunk!". I get my self all dizzy with excitement. Buy my ticket to Toulouse( which I payed full price for because I forgot my discount card). I get on the train. I keep thinking, it's such a pretty day. What storm ARE they talking about? When I get to Narbonne (which is about an hour away from Perpignan). They keep us waiting for a while and announce that it has been delayed for an indetermined amount of time. For some reason, I don't expect delays and cancellations in Europe! So it's not just India! 

I get off, thinking this trip is JUST not meant to be. So I get on the next train back. This one stops midway too! Announcement: there's going to be a slight delay as a truck has fallen onto the tracks!. I half hoped they were kidding! But they got it cleared quite quick and I reach Perpignan where the winds had picked up a bit. I've gotten used to the winds in this region. So this was nothing new. I decide not to waste the day and catch a movie in the afternoon. I've been dying to watch slumdog millionaire. 

So I meet some people and get comfortable in the cinema hall. 20 mins into the movie, everything comes to a standstill. No electricity. Sigh. When we get out of the cinema, the winds have reached incredible speeds. Walking against the wind was like climbing up hill! I thought to myself, this is just not my day! Nothings gone my way! 

It continued. Nothing went my way, yet I had a great day and a silly little train adventureto go with it! My friend Mariel and I, walked dark streets. I tried tartiflette(slurpy good french food) for the first time! We sang french songs karaoke! We ate dessert, wore crowns, had a potato peeling contest! We chatted with people about everything and nothing. It was one of those days where everything going wrong was just about the best thing to happen!