Sunday 27 January 2013

Only In France

Only in France...

- Would the guy from the takeout pay for my Monoprix shopping (think i eat there too much)
- Could i find a pint of wine for 2euro!

Joyeux 21 Anniversaire à moi!!!

Spent my birthday in a foreign country.. check! And it certainly didn't disappoint.

Definitely thinking my 21st was my best birthday yet.
Pre birthday consisted of meeting Gareth (http://pleasedopardonmyfrench.blogspot.co.uk/) for coffee at 2pm and not getting in til 3am the next day. The following 12 hours consisted of alot of beer, meeting some cool americans, acquiring myself a gay boyfriend to escape yet another french creep and my personal highlight being serenaded happy birthday by a frenchie on the saxophone.3 hours in and the day wasnt disappointing!.



Aix/Marseille and Provence in general is the European Culture Capital for 2013 and what a lucky coincidence for the opening ceremony to fall on my birthday! The mentioned saxophonist was part of the band that accompanied an amazing trapeze artist, before they released hundreds of red balloons into the crowd. 



Spent the rest of the day doing some more cultural shizz and drinking before heading out for a birthday/leaving tapas meal. Aussies, Geordies and Rosanna all leaving for home or Spain. Gonna miss them loads but its an ace excuse to go to Espange for a bit :D My cake this year came in the shape of an epic footlong chocolate eclair! YUMMY! 



After the most amazing tapas meal we headed to a class house party for a pre-skiing celebration and mass birthday celebrations. Lets just say i wish i lived in such a cool apartement. Lots of champagne we headed into town and me and Lauren ended the night by finally getting in the Rotonde... thinking i should of kept this til the Summer.

Sounds a cliche to say but i really couldn't have had a better 21st :D


Thursday 17 January 2013

Home for Christmas/I HATE FLYING

Forgot to blog for ages so here comes a quick christmas update and consequent flying complaints, considering it appears Marseille/Manchester is the worst route ever!

So after an eventful few last days in Aix before christmas with the usual christmas meals, parties, drinks and of course no night would be complete without me getting followed home after I set off home for Christmas :D

Christmas itself was spent at my sisters new house which was lovely to finally see and catch up with all the family, followed by my weirdest new years yet, joining my sister at a 'twin peaks' party (never heard of it, neither have i?) where we managed to miss midnight before spending the rest of the night talking to a random 60year old bloke, these things only seem to happen to me in good old yorkshire. I also experienced an interesting night out where I was sober due to antiobiotics, which was quite an eye opening experience.  

Now onto why i hate flying...

1. Flying home to surprise my grandma for her 80th birthday, i experienced France's version of a bomb scare (complete over-reaction), then had to leg it across munich airport to make my plane that was subsequently delayed by snow.

2. Upon returning from this birthday weekend, (Ace surprising my family and seeing Mumford) i found myself delayed in Brussels airport due to fog in London :/ Eventually took off at midnight which proved to be a problem considering the buses to Aix stop at 00.15. Spent a lovely middle of the night 4 hours in Marseille airport :(

3. Coming home for christmas it seems Marseille security staff are the slowest ever! plane meant to take off at 12.10, dont get through security til 12.15 :S #onlyinfrance luckily the british airways staff decided to wait for us.

4. Finally getting back to Marseille. more fog in london and a fire alarm later meant i missed my flight to France, resulting in spending a night in an airport hotel in london! joyyyyy

At least i had my birthday to look forward to!

Photo: Happy New Year!!!ace christmas pressie :)