So staying in a hotel was always greatly appreciated because A.C. was always a luxury to have. Having grown accustomed to a schedule I was ready to go at 7am. Our hotel breakfast was absolutely amazing. Baguettes, bacon, croissantes, nutella, cereal; it was an absolute feast! After breakfast, which I took full advantage of, our group reconvened in order to view a natural ice cave and the Alpes. It truly was breathtaking but not completely new to this spoiled Alaskan. To someone who'd never seen mountains before this was absolutely amazing but I kind of felt like this wasn't quite as good as going to Denali Park but the ice cave provided me with a natural kind of air conditioning that I had been longing for this entire trip.
So after our nature excursion we were free to explore the town of Chamonix the rest of the day until our bus was to leave at 3:30. When we first came into town I expressed that I wanted to eat at a stereotypical french café and Byron (a fellow API participant) decided to join me. We had a very nice lunch that was extremely mellow, then we caught up with a few other APIers and went to a candy store. It was truly the most gorgeous candy store that I have ever seen. As I checked out I told the propriétaire how impressed I was, she then complemented me on my speaking (which makes any situation better), and then led me to believe that this was normal for candy stores to be like this in France.
So as time went by my desire to spend money was dwindling however the flame was still slightly burning and I found that it was still possible for me to shop like a champion. I then told Josh (another API classmate) not to let me buy anything else. He actually stuck by this challenge. At 3:30 we all boarded the bus and once we arrived home it was time to fais le devoirs (do homework)!