Opening a French Bank Account

I didn't mention the adventure I had at the bank yesterday. I went to deposit some more money, and to pick up my Carte Bleue ATM/Debit card. The deposit went fine, but they couldn't find my card in the stack they had. Then she came back and said something in French I couldn't understand, and it seemed hopeless until her colleague spoke up and asked if I spoke English (the great universal language!). She then explained that I was missing some documents to prove I actually lived here, which doesn't make sense since I had given them the lease contract to open the account in the first place, and they'd already sent me a check book, my online passcode, and my PIN for the Carte Bleue! So I guess it's back on Monday to try and get it sorted out again with another copy of the rental contract and hopefully the fluent English language person will be there to help get it fixed.

I also accidentally had a tuna pizza for lunch on Thursday. I thought it was beef when I got it, but nope, that first bite told the real truth. It was one of the many very interesting pizza toppings available here. Your "normal" pepporoni, sausage, peppers, etc? Fairly hard to find in the grocery store or restaurant. Instead it's a lot of ham, fish, creams, and mushrooms. Just check out the Domino's menu for an example. The pizza is quite tasty though, and I'm looking forward to visiting Italy again since they truly do have the best pizza ever.

Finally since this weekend is kind of miserable with the rain and cold, we tried our hand at delivery for the first time. We did it all online since ordering over the phone is still far beyond our capabilities, but even though we got a confirmation number on the webpage, we never got a confirmation email or text, and needless to say no food showed up. It's one of those things that make living here so challenging since we can't just call up the place and go "Hey, where's our food?"

Finally since I think I burned myself out on Bueno Bars, I got my first European Snickers today. It's got a much more peanuty taste to it, but worked for Halloween candy!