Old Town and Park

 So my plans for the weekend didn't exactly go to plan but I still had a good time.
On Saturday morning, I headed to the market and did a little shopping before meeting Gerry for some dinner, which was really good. There was a big bowl of cous-cous, a leg of lamb and a bowl of veggies in a sauce. We also got some hot sweet mint tea, which is delicious.
After that, I headed down to Opera Vieilli-Ville again to have a better look around. There is a park there with some fountains, though unfortunately the fountains weren't on.

Fountains in the park

bridge up to the end of the park

bell tower

Arch ways in the park

There is also a statue to Andrea Massena, who was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Statue of Andrea Massena

on the side/base of the statue

 Then I headed to the beach and sat with my first French pastry watching the sea.
On Saturday evening, I went out for a meal with a few girls from Montebello, where I am staying. 2 are American, one Italian, and one Canadian. After that, we headed out for drinks. The first bar was a little pricey but very nice. Until "le gipe" (no idea on the spelling of that!) turned up. This is a group of guys from the halls. They are nice guys but were rather drunk and loud. We got kicked out of the bar! After that we went to a nightclub, but due to my knee I couldn't really dance. I managed to get the last tram back with one of the girls.
Sunday was a bit dull so I ended up working and getting an early night.
And I was sleeping peacefully, until the fire alarm started at 6am this morning. I had forgotten that little bit about student halls. And can't say I have missed it. (Though as only 5 people in a building of ~200 left their rooms, one being me, I hope there is never a real fire!)
C'est la vie!