Hello, bonjour, hola Last weekend my lovely pal Laura, who is also on her year abroad, came across from Lille (via Valencia, where she visited another friend!) for the day and I thought it would be nice to share what we did. On the Sunday night we went to Pizza Hut for dinner and then met with some friends from York, who were also...
Hello, bonjour, hola Its the end of week five at La Sorbonne and my sixth week in Paris and I am VERY ready for this week off I now have! Since this is sort of a milestone in my year abroad, I thought I'd share some things I've learned about Paris since I first arrived... 1. The French stereotype I'm sure that anyone reading...
Hello, bonjour, hola! Last weekend I had my first visitor in Paris - my gran! We had such a lovely weekend, so I thought I'd share what we did. Gran arrived on Friday afternoon, around 4pm, I found her at a little café just outside Gare du Nord with a glass of wine (watch out for the recurring theme) after having a bit of...
Hello, bonjour, hola! First month in Paris? Completed it mate. Today marks the end of my first month in Paris. Four whole weeks done and I'm still around to tell the tale! Pretty pleased with that. To celebrate, I missed a three hour seminar because of metro issues (thank you metro) and went to the park, read some of the play I'm supposed to...
