Sunny Park Days

As I said in my last post I have finished Erasmus but we wanted to have one last adventure before we left so with that we decided to head to a park for the day. The weather was gorgeous and we had been talking about going to this park Parc des Gayeulles since September so…

Time for a coffee break

I don’t actually drink coffee so this was more of a hot chocolate and muffin break with some gossip thrown in as well of course. It can be hard in France I have found to find a nice coffee shop with a sort of Starbucks or Costa feel that does good hot drinks, food and…

A little slice of home

It can be quite hard to find a nice little coffee shop in Rennes that you can spend you afternoon in and maybe have a snack as most restaurants are only open 12-2pm for lunch and then the bars only do drinks. We found a little gem with this salon de thé called ‘Apple Pie’….

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

So the festive season is well and truly upon us and I love it. Christmas is probably my favourite time of year and I just love it when all the lights and decorations begin to go up in the shop windows and on the street. It’s just puts me in such a happy and festive…

Remembrance Day 2014

November 11, 1918 saw the end of the hostilities of World War 1 and it is on this date every year that people commemorate the day and think about all those who lost their lives in the war. Remembrance day November 11th also commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France,…