Roland Garros 2008 - Day 4

Today was a day of rest.  That means no morning run.  I woke up and was glad of it.  I've managed to tweak my right hamstring/hip relatively well and it doesn't feel very healthy.  I still couldn't sleep in, mostly because the room decided the air conditioning really wasn't working anyway and it was stuffier than I had expected.

Rain started the day and it didn't look too promising.  I got to the metro station just as it started raining and by the time I got to my stop, it was raining hard enough to require the umbrella.  That means play started late.  It actually wound up there was only 90 minutes of play all day. :-(

I worked the early shift, so I took the opportunity to leave early.  It meant I'd be going to dinner alone, as everyone else had to stay, but I wasn't about to pass up the chance anyway.  I got back to the room, shed my venue tee shirt and headed out looking for something to eat.  I found a French restaurant that said it specialized in French Wine and had English menus.  I had a red while I looked over the menu and then switched to white for my goat's cheese and cucumber appetizer and salmon on a bed of pureed what I still swear was lima beans.  It could have been like mushy peas, but not nearly as salty.  I ended the meal with a very good dessert wine.  I don't care for port, but I do like fortified white wines.

From there I wandered back to a place I saw on my first day.  It caught my eye mostly because the bar had a Guinness sign hanging in front.  How bad can any bar be that sells good Irish beer?  I was not disappointed.  The bar was full of nothing but Americans either expatriates, or people studying abroad or just tourists.  I saw Kilkenny on tap and I was in heaven.  Of course, that means my fourth alcohol, which likely means I'll be in trouble the next morning.  Three (four) pints there and I was cooked.  I staggered back to the hotel (thankfully very close) and collapsed into bed.  I considered calling Colleen, but I managed to get back only by closing one eye so I didn't have double vision, so I figured it would be better to just pass out.  I miss her, and I know calling would have been nice, but I just couldn't do it.

Cheers!