The Last Time I Saw Paris..

Listening to: Hits From The Blitz

♫ The last time I saw Paris, her heart was warm and gay,

I heard the laughter of her heart in every street café ♪

Well, I have just arrived back in Besançon, after a few days in Paris with my sisters Nina and Luisa, and of course dearest Emily!

After all the doom and gloom about strikes, protests and no petrol, it actually all turned out fine! No Problems getting there and back at all.

tsk

 So, Emily and I set off bright and early and got the train to Gare de Lyon with our American chums, who were going to London for the week. We were able to meet my sisters there, lots of hugs all round. Once we got to the hostel, Nina and Lu emptied their bags to present the vast amount of goodies they'd brought for us from home! (My room is now full of chocolate, custard, veggie gravy and trashy magazines lol)

Over the next few days we went everywhere, and I mean everywhere! I hadn't been to Paris for about 10 years now, and had forgotten how much I love it. Along the streets with fancy shops, under the Arc de Triomphe, over to the Sacré-Coeur, inside the Notre Dame and I was even brave enough to go up the Eiffel Tower!

... when I say up, I mean to the 2nd floor... but still very brave for me!

Well, now that I'm home and resting... eating English food, reading English newspapers and looking around my room FULL of tacky souvenirs. I can safely say, I am a happy bunny.

x

  

Life in France so far

Listening to: The Stone Roses

Well, here we are.

The start of week 5 here in Besançon!

So far, so good.

Emily and I travelled down with our parents (joy) in the car, and got the ferry across from Dover.

With a couple of stops at our favourite places, we managed to get to Besançon in just 3 days.

The city itself is beautiful, and we know our way around town pretty well.

Last week, Emily and trekked up to the Citadel. Absolutely knackering, but well worth it for the view!

Up until this past week, we've had beautiful weather. Its felt a little bit like we're in limbo, not really sure what time of the year it is. While the rest of Europe plummeted into winter, we went back to summer!

But finally Autumn has caught up with us, making the landscape all the more beautiful.

  

We've made a few good friends here and at the Uni, especially with the American girls on our floor - our new best friends!

(sorry Andrea!)

Uni work is going okay, if a little slowly. But nothing we can do about that until all the classes start.

I've taken up Photography, Engraving and Bookbinding. I'm hoping to pick up as many skills as possible, to really push what I can do with my designs. 

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Until next week then

x