Daily Outfit: Lady Gorilla

I feel like my gorilla fur hasn't got as much wear over here in France as it deserves.

I'll try to work on this...

Wednesday Wrap-up

I've been going, going, going for so long now I feel I might just crash soon.

On with the show!

Remember last time we met I was in Barcelona? Awesome! Good memory. It was a bit of a cray cray trip really, flying in Wednesday afternoon and then back to Bordeaux on Friday morning. Totally worth it though!

Metro Map

• I visited the amazing hotel where my parents were staying.
• Ate a drool-worthy salad (accompanied by slightly disappointing mojito).
• Woke up bright and early for a Gaudi tour with my mom. Parc Güell was looking bello in the sunshine, and I was stunned to see how much Sagrada Familia had developed since I last visited seven years ago.
• Blissed out with a four-course vegetarian lunch frenzy, where I let out not one, not two, but three notches on my belt!
• Strolled through the Gothic Quarter and along the sealine.
• Gaudi immersed ourselves again in Palau Güell - incredible.
• Quick hotel meal (and much better mojito!) before zooming across town to see Gaslight Anthem rock Barcelona with my dad!

Whirlwind! Wonderful! 

Jellyfish lights at my parents' hotel.

Goat's cheese, berries and pinenuts!

Beautiful blues under the blue sky at Parc Güell.

Parc Güell.

Not sure how mom and I managed to squeeze these cakes in (dessert stomach?)

Beautiful ironwork at Palau Güell.

Stuck in thought, listening to my audioguide and wandering (wondering) around at Palau Güell

Gaslight Anthem rocking the Apollo, Barcelona.

And since I've been back on hometurf?

• Homemade tortillas and red wine; Wallace and Gromit at a cosy café; houseparty (apartmentparty) in the city; nightclubbing (!!! It was gross);
• Post-war Impressionism at Galeries des Beaux Arts, a spot of shopping, drinks at a friend's flat (with some incredible dancing), yet another houseparty;
• Deliciously long lunch out in the countryside with dear friends, gymnastics in the tram and a relatively early night with friends;
• A French medical exam. My life is crazy. Japanese for lunch, a stroll and some shopping after, an adieu at the train station, play rehearsal;
• Back to work (sigh), tending to my injuries, wine and cheese and music at the local bistrot du fromage, walking across the bridge in the mist, (finally) rocking out at Two Door Cinema Club, celebrating pub quiz win with friends.

Dreamy paintings of the Northern lights (I have to start organising my trip!)

Happy(!!) language assistants at our medical on Monday morning.

Deliciousness at Fufu

Is it any wonder I'm tired? Hope you've had a great week too!

Happiness at Two Door Cinema Club!

Daily Outfit: The Reddening

These lovely stockings (we love colors!) aren't doing so well over here with constant use. Tomato red seems to have dulled to brick, and they're thinning in the upper leg region. Disappointing!

Daily Outfit: The Magic Position

I was SUPPOSED to see Patrick Wolf on Saturday night in Bordeaux... until they cancelled the concert! This outfit is magical thanks to my grandpa's red bow tie from when he was a professional magician. Pretty cool.

Daily Outfit: Cliché

Walking, (French) talking, real-life cliché! I can't help that this is my normal style, can I?

Pas de fromage?

Yep, blogging is a challenge when you're a whirlwind world traveller. However, no excuses!


I somehow missed the Fromage Friday this week as I flew from Barcelona to Bordeaux. It wasn't such an exciting week, cheese-speaking. Although I did find some Spanish cheese at my hotel buffet... I'll make it a super special next Friday though!

Daily Outfit: Looking forward

Golly. Blogging every day is hard.

Looking... to the future?

In the present: teaching!

Daily Outfit: Keeping in Touch

I feel like I've been making a greater effort than usual lately to stay in touch with friends and family. I am initiating SMS conversations, sending postcards, and replying to long overdue emails. Does anybody else struggle with this stuff?

Daily Outfit: Last breath of spring

Looking at these outfit shots makes me a bit sad, because spring feels well and truly over, and cold, grey, rainy winter seems to have set in. Looking through my private diaries, and even archives of this blog, I do notice a pattern of seasonal blues. I will have to work extra hard this year, as I've gone straight from winter in Australia to winter in France, without any of that delicious warm weather as reward for suffering surviving miserable months of poor weather.

Daily Outfit: A l'école

They thought they'd hired an English teacher and didn't realise they got Minnie Mouse instead.