Making the most of the Provence sunshine!
We've been hit by some b e a utiful sunny weather this week so I've been able to truly appreciate life in Provence. Ally came to Avignon on Saturday and we went for tartines at Ginette et Marcel, the cutest little French bistro just 2 mins from my apartment, and we made the most of the sunshine by eating al-fresco. We spent the afternoon walking over to l'Isle de la Barthelasse, which is just over the bridge from Avignon and has great views of the Pont d'Avignon. Later we stopped by my fave bakery on Rue de la Republique, Edgar's, for Speculoos and Double Choc cheesecakes. We realised pretty quickly that one slice between two would definitely have been sufficient and now I feel like I've eaten my share of cheesecake for the year!
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| Death by cheesecake |
That evening Chelsea and Kate hosted a cocktail party, which was the perfect opportunity to dress up for once - the French like to keep things causal. Ally and I made a vodka jelly (not quite a real cocktail, I know, but still pretty cool) which we actually managed to set properly so was a success! We all then headed for a night out out on the town at our favourite Avignon haunt, Red Zone.
Ally headed back home to Nîmes on Sunday and I met up with Annie and Megan in the afternoon at the most adorable little tea room, La pendule parasseuse, where they make Angelina hot chocolates! Photos stolen from Anushka's Instagram, my Insta game is clearly not that strong.
Monday was another gorgeous sunny day so Kate, Annie and I met up to walk over to Villeneuve-les-Avignon, a really pretty town just across the bridge. We walked all the way up to the medieval fortress, Fort Saint-André (free entry for students, #winning), and enjoyed taking in the views and wandering round the fort. It was seriously windy at the top!
As it's been my last week of school before Feb half term - yes, we're already back on school holidays - I've mainly been doing revision sessions and games covering everything I've taught them so far. We've been playing Charades, or Le jeu de mime, which has been far too entertaining watching children crawling around the classroom pretending to be sheep/pigs/Father Christmas.
My evenings have been pretty busy too - tartines with the British gals on Tuesday and a soirée chez nous last night with the French girls which involved lots of crêpes and dancing to some absolute classics, as well as the odd French tune. Believe it or not there are actually some quite catchy tunes that aren't in the English language!
I've finally managed to get myself organised for half term - off to Barcelona on Monday then going skiing with Niamh the following week. Tough life.
Ciao,
Katie x
As it's been my last week of school before Feb half term - yes, we're already back on school holidays - I've mainly been doing revision sessions and games covering everything I've taught them so far. We've been playing Charades, or Le jeu de mime, which has been far too entertaining watching children crawling around the classroom pretending to be sheep/pigs/Father Christmas.
My evenings have been pretty busy too - tartines with the British gals on Tuesday and a soirée chez nous last night with the French girls which involved lots of crêpes and dancing to some absolute classics, as well as the odd French tune. Believe it or not there are actually some quite catchy tunes that aren't in the English language!
I've finally managed to get myself organised for half term - off to Barcelona on Monday then going skiing with Niamh the following week. Tough life.
Ciao,
Katie x
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