Last week I had an extra long weekend, since I followed the genius French tradition of taking an extra day off when there’s a national holiday close to a weekend. We took a spontaneous trip to Maintenon, a town about an hour away from Paris. It was my boyfriend’s birthday so we booked a stay […]Read Post ›
While my parents were visiting Paris last week, we took them for a walk in Montmartre to see the Sacré Cœur and the area around Abbesses. I think the little side streets in Montmartre are so charming and once you get away from the crowds directly around the basilica it can be really peaceful. The […]Read Post ›
Last week my parents came to visit me here for the first time (!), and we spent a few days in Paris and then a long weekend in Bordeaux. This is the second time I’ve been to Bordeaux, and after each time I’ve wanted to pack up our apartment and immediately move there. Why? I […]Read Post ›
Hello, long time no see! The past month I got swept away with work, and also started a hunt for new work, which has been surprisingly fun and interesting! This weekend included 100% relaxation – it was cold and snowy so I got coffee with a friend and did some admin tasks at home that […]Read Post ›
This week has been a bit of a change from the usual rainy Paris winter… it snowed! I love how it looks and had so much fun taking pictures today. It’s the first snow I’ve seen in 4 winters here and I definitely prefer it to the rain. However, it’s made getting around the city […]Read Post ›
Hello! Hope you had a lovely weekend and a nice start to your week. It is a bit grey and grim (and flooded!) in Paris but I managed to dodge the rain and have a nice weekend anyways. On Friday afternoon (can we still count this as the weekend?) I went to the Musée Yves […]Read Post ›
The weather lately in Paris has been SO DEPRESSING lately, so as soon as the sun came out on Friday I ran outside and went for a walk. Parc Monceau is one of my favourite parks in Paris, it’s not very big but it’s a great place to relax, or have a picnic in the […]Read Post ›
