Here are some photos from the second day at Nantes. from the weekend before. We went on a walk fairly early in the morning to look for breakfast and it was already warm and the chateaux was gleaming in the sunlight! Then we had another look around the shops before having lunch at a Moroccan restaurant that was really great, the portions were huge, which we really didn't expect and the staff was really kind. We also found the Sunday market, which was madness! People rubbing shoulders going every way possible, vendors trying to promote their exotic fruits, fish stalls, shoe stalls, everything you could dream of! And with a few more hours to kill, we went to the botanical park that is just across the train station. I have not yet seen an ugly botanical park in France and this one didn't change that! When we finally got on the train, I took a good long nap. I was so tired, after all the days spent inside studying I really lost my habit of walking around. But hopefully I will regain it this summer!
Remember me telling you how I wanted to go to Paris last weekend but I couldn't? Well, I went somewhere else instead: to Nantes. Two hours on the train and there I was, closer to the ocean. The first day is also the story of how my crooked legs got to be on show when they weren't intended. Since me whining constantly about the rain and cold seems to have paid off (I think the gods were tired of hearing me and decided to give me a sunny day), by the time I got off the train and to the hotel, my feet were cooking in the black tights I had on. So off they went. Needless to say, long walk + no socks + closed shoes = omfg I have a huge sore blister on my pinky toe! Aaaand I pulled a Marilyn Monroe moment when I passed over a street vent. Whoops! Not many people around, thankfully!
Now back to the serious stuff, Nantes is a lovely city. Really big! I've said that I might move there after I finish university. Extra points for also being where HellFest is held. And there are so many places to see! My top favorites were the botanical park right across the street from the train station, Le Passage Pommeraye, which is this gorgeous shopping gallery with classical decor, huge columns and lots of victorian detail and finally, La Cigale, that you can not pass by without going in for a café gourmand or ice cream and to admire the breathtaking Art Nouveau decoration, it's truly as if you stepped back in time to the 1890s.
LaChatterie peplum top, Romwe crimson velvet skirt, H&M scarf, New Look bag, vintage velvet blazer
It's been another couple of crazy months, with going to Vienna for my cousin's wedding, having to arm myself with a stock of EU regulations and laws to fight against discrimination based on nationality to get accepted into university in France (but that's a story I'll tell you another time if you are curious - all in all, I was victorious and will be studying Pharmacy starting this September), then shooting off to Romania for some event photography work and for holiday. And when I thought I could finally relax, another wisdom tooth decided to start coming out and give me quite the infernal pain for a week. And now I'm getting ready for a forest escapade and my first time sleeping in a tent. Oh and not to forget, I also started a new blog called The New Culinary Journey, check it out sometime!
In Vienna, right after my cousin's wedding. More photos from the city soon!
In Bucharest at Rock the City concert, waiting for Rammstein to come on stage. Only got to see them and the last 2 songs of Bullet for my Valentine, as my train was late (11 hours journey turned in 14 hours), followed by a quick run to the emergency hospital because of my wisdom tooth. Explains my weird face, no? But it was all worth it!
Not too long ago, I took advantage of a free weekend before the exams and went along with my parents to La Baule, on the eastern coast of France. We stayed in a lovely hotel (not even sure how many stars it had, but plenty anyway), had some amazing food and bathed in the ocean water. It was really nice as the weather was just good. We also took a trip around and saw how salt is being extracted from the ocean. It was quite a dreamy weekend!