After much deliberation about where to visit today, it was finally decided that a few of us should go to Marseille for the day (the others thought a day wasn't enough to see it so they went to Arles). The day started off pretty well with the usual hot chocolate and croissants on the train (only 1h30). As soon as we stepped out of the station we were afforded a great view of Notre Dame de la Garde across the city, putting us in high spirits. We wandered down to th...

Between 27th October and 1st November we had a 'holiday' (6 bloody days) for Toussaint, so my parents decided to visit me. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to put pictures of them up, so just another picture of me I guess. This was their breakfast room; it was MENTAL. The man who owned it is a collector of everything so there would be a toy frog next to a zebra hide next to a massive fern. One of the best places I've ever seen. Unfortunately the weather was pre...

The day that every self respecting Frenchman had been waiting for (well, for a week) had arrived: the rugby World Cup Final between France and New Zealand. As a proud Englishwoman, I was wholeheartedly cheering for New Zealand as the scum had knocked us out in the quarter finals. As hard as it was to wake up at 9 on a Sunday morning I did it and managed to get into town just after the match started. All the cafes and bars were open with screens precariously propp...

After my lectures Monday we decided to eat at uni then go into town for a wander. However, on the tram TO started feeling ill; so we went to Antigone (the picture) and he ended up laying down in the sun shivering and aching while I went to the nearest pharmacy to get some medicaments. After about an hour we decided to go home so he could have a nap while I did some work, as we'd planned to go out with a few friends in the evening for dinner. Luckily it seemed to ...

Between Saturday and Wednesday TO has come to visit from England. I spent many minutes making sure I had enough provisions to accommodate him (pasta, cheese, crisps) and to create a welcoming atmosphere in my room (created an AWESOME fruit bowl). He told me his flight was getting in at 9h30, so I set my alarm for 9h, giving me enough time to get dressed and meet him off the bus in the centre. Or not. I texted him just after I woke up to tell him to text me when h...