Long, full day in Lyon: Day 3 of 5

The only full I had in Lyon and I enjoyed a sleep in 🙂 I still woke up before 9am and was out the door shortly after. Passed by the Fresco City de Lyonnais and it was cool 🙂 I went straight to the Marché Croix-Rousse and it was massive! It was an outdoor market stretching along much … Continue reading Long, full day in Lyon: Day 3 of 5 →

Loping off to Lyon: Day 1 of 5

Was up early around 5am to get a bit of work done before my TGV train trip started @ 7:43 am. It was a super smooth direct trajectory to Lyon 🙂 It was also my first time working on the train and it was great! I got heaps done and felt really focused. My hotspot dropped out … Continue reading Loping off to Lyon: Day 1 of 5 →

Fromageries in Toulouse: Some food for thought

TL:DR Gold medal: Sena Fromager and Xavier Fromager Affineur (tied!)Silver: Deux Chavanne Fromager AffineurBronze: L'atelier du Fromage Fromageries for rating: Xavier Fromage Affineur Fromagerie BettyDeux Chavanne Fromager AffineurL'atelier du fromagerMassembeaSena FromagerFromage et CréationsLa fromagerie du bonheurFromagerie Lavialle Ratings out of 5 based on: Variety of CheesePricing of CheeseShop Vibe: How nice they are to you … Continue reading Fromageries in Toulouse: Some food for thought →

It’s the petit things in life…

Stumbled upon the awesome fish shop! They are back or rather, I have found out that they are @ marche cristal every Sunday 😀 They are sooo cheap: 16€ for a salmon cutlet!!! Most places sell it for at least 24€ so I was very excited. They aren't particularly a fancy shop nor big but … Continue reading It’s the petit things in life… →

New hobbies & new fromageries

It's been a nice week with many video catch ups with friends 🙂 I'm still enjoying watching old episodes of Poirot on youtube 🙂 Still doing lotsa yoga with Yoga with Adrienne (also on YouTube). It's been a pretty good week! 🙂 I've also taken up abstract art! I just sketch whatever I feel like … Continue reading New hobbies & new fromageries →

2021… finally

While I can't speak for all people, I have a niggling feeling most people are ready to hit that "reset" button. Even if family life and couple life was ok in 2020, it seems like many people missed the freedoms they had, the options to go out, hugs with friends, sitting along in a coffee … Continue reading 2021… finally →

1st week in confinement

So much time so much cooking!! After settling in with the idea that one is more or less housebound for the next 5 weeks, I have tried my hand at at a few recipes: Greek-style stuffed capsicums (re-make): classic tried and true. Definitely a permanent fixture in my repertoire. Frittatas (re-make): another classic tried and … Continue reading 1st week in confinement →

Countryside pour le weekend

3rd weekend of Oct just before the lockdown and I had a day off. Though there were already restrictions in place with a curfew that didn't deter me from... ADVENTURE! :D. After a glorious sleep-in, M + I were off to our first stop in Albi for a beautiful menu formule 3 course lunch at … Continue reading Countryside pour le weekend →

Quelle Journée Ordinaire… et Fantastique!

I just had a great day! I was finally feeling better and had my energy back! 😀 Thanks to always waking up early like around 630am for work, a “sleep-in” for me, even without an alarm, was 7am haha My natural body clock got me up and I was abundant with energy. I still lazed … Continue reading Quelle Journée Ordinaire… et Fantastique! →

Amalfi, Pompeii + Rome: The classics tour / Part 2

Wow, you know when you watch a movie or TV show and you think, there is NO WAY IN HECK that a place is actually that beautiful… that it’s ACTUALLY LIKE THAT in real life. Well, New York was like that for me and now, the Amalfi coast. It is seriously mind-glowingly gorgeous. The … Continue reading Amalfi, Pompeii + Rome: The classics tour / Part 2 →