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!
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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!
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
Lunch of all lunches in Lyon: Day 2 of 5
After powering through some work in the morning, I popped on a presentable dress to take myself out to the meal I was looking forward to the most: the 1 Michelin star French-Korean fusion restaurant, Le Passe Temps. I’ll jump to the point here: It did not disappoint!! While personally I didn’t see the Korean influences so much, it … Continue reading Lunch of all lunches in Lyon: Day 2 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
Normal week that felt long
Just been feeling tired and drained. The weather has been warming up and rather warm throughout the night affecting sleep. Otherwise, it was fun meeting friends and going out! My friend V made some super yummy kidney bean curry with tomatoes and onions 🙂 Also she made some banana cake - Yum!! We checked out … Continue reading Normal week that felt long
Jab 1 : Done :D
Got my first jab with Pfizer! The staff @ Hall 8 by Ile de Ramier were all very professional, efficient and friendly. And online woooo hoooo Gotta hand it to the French here; Definitely got themselves sufficiently organised: Thumbs up les gens! *so far... just had a bit of a sore arm and a bit … Continue reading Jab 1 : Done 😀
It’s been a week and a half…
We had a lil flatmate dinner on a chilly sunday evening with yummy Canto dinner of steamed egg, marinated mushrooms and garlic stir fry gai lan (Chinese broccoli) and my flatmate from Alsace made a delish tartiflette! Apparently, it can have onions and lardons too but he did this version and it was epic!! Recipe … Continue reading It’s been a week and a half…
What a blur!!
And next thing I know... it's another week and another year around the sun. I had a good week with a day off on Wednesday to chill and get some things done 🙂 I went to Iori with some friends and got some deeeeelish Japanese fried chicken bento box and after a nice walk we … Continue reading What a blur!!
Deep breaths… beaucoup…
what a week! let me tell you in a snapshot: work finally calmed down and I had a breather by the end of the week 🙂 chatted and caught up with some friends 🙂 my friend made some deeelish paneer and served it with some yum yum tomato gravy. She told me a basic Indian … Continue reading Deep breaths… beaucoup…