Yummy homestyle cooking :D

Delicious homemade lunch on wed for Indian food 😀 My friend is SUCH an amazing cook 😀 😀 😀 She made paneer from scratch (Read that again) and then used that to make palak paneer, one of my MOST favourite Indian dishes. She also made some daal and it was more soupy and so tasty!! … Continue reading Yummy homestyle cooking 😀 →

Another fine dining lunch!

Went to Hedone and had the rapide lunch menu, 6 courses lol I really really wanted the full lunch but thought I should be a bit more prudent and damn which I wasn't haha Gorgeous small space, 5 tables probably for 20 people in total. Lots of polished wood, cool painting dripping paint for landscape. … Continue reading Another fine dining lunch! →

Best & Most Expensive Lunch in my life (so far!) :D

Epic 3.25 hour lunch!!!!! Ooo made it to Py-r for a super fancy lunch! Gorgeous modern space with stunning crockery Most expensive lunch of my life lol There were 2 options: a shorter, "express" (haha express in France is like a 4 course lunch lol) or a full degustation menu. Of course I had the … Continue reading Best & Most Expensive Lunch in my life (so far!) 😀 →

Moseying over to Montpellier

Day 1: Went by train from Toulouse to Montpellier and it was seamless 🙂 Got to Carnon beach via the T3 tram line and the navette (free shuttle) - Very easy and good connections. It is set up very similarly to Toulouse so that made it simple to understand. Cheap pricing too: 1,60€ each way. … Continue reading Moseying over to Montpellier →

Footy, Friends & Bar Champagne

Went to catch up w/ my friends E+P and I noticed that I could follow our chat in French! She has a stronger accent for me so I was quite pleased that we had a pretty seamless flow of dialogues 🙂 They were happy with the gifts I gave them and we enjoyed some good … Continue reading Footy, Friends & Bar Champagne →

Another very social week!

My friend I tried to look around for some Fete de la Musique (annual music festival throughout France) fun but not much was happening 😦 It was on a Monday and the spontaneous street concerts were apparently cancelled and no many shops open for snacks I went back to my friend's place and she made … Continue reading Another very social week! →

Social extroverted week!

Been a busy, busy week before and after Lyon... while I was a bit lonely in Lyon, I made up for it with social things before and after eeps! Finally got to Cécile restaurant in Marché Carmes and mmmmm it met my expectations! Super delicious food and wine and very reasonable! Their lunch formule that … Continue reading Social extroverted week! →

Leaving Lyon – Day 5 of 5

Packed up early at 6:30am and then walked off to the Parc de Tete d’Or. Gorgeous, massive park super close to the city. You really do feel like you’re away from the city with lots of greenery around you and there’s a zoo too! It reminded me of Stanley park 🙂 After that, I walked home … Continue reading Leaving Lyon – Day 5 of 5 →

Gallivanting off to Grenoble – Day 4 of 5

After a nice catch up with my sis in the morning over video call, I went to Marché Saint Antoine on the river banks. On the west side, it’s all art and stuff. They were pretty but not for me. I was disappointed and crossed the bridge to get ready to walk to the bus station when … Continue reading Gallivanting off to Grenoble – Day 4 of 5 →

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 →