Salut!<\/p>\n
I\u00b4ve been rather unmotivated to write something on my blog, apologize for that, however since the semester is coming to an end soon (SAY WHAT?), I feel like it\u00b4s time to make a little summary of the last weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n Barcelona<\/strong><\/p>\n Those of you who read my last post, who had I was on Winter \u00a0break. After going to Paris, I went to Barcelona, with a short stop in Toulouse. Barcelona was great, definitively a place that you should visit. I stayed at a friends place who\u00b4s currently on exchange in Barcelona. I haven\u00b4t seen her for a while so it was great to catch-up and just be able to explore the city together. Since, I\u00b4m a hardcore tourist, she had to show me the highlights of Barcelona: Sagrada Familia, lots of other Gaudi buildings, the beach and the Monet museum. All the Gaudi things are insanely overpriced, but you absolutely have to go inside the Sagrada Familia. It is simply breathtaking! All the other things are kinda optional, dependent on your budget. A must is going to the Pintxos street, where there are only pintxos (tapas ) bars.For me Barcelona is a city to “live”, since it has a fantastic location (mountains and beach) and offers lots of great opportunities to have fun; whilst Paris is a city for culture and beauty. It was a coincidence that another friend of mine from Malm\u00f6 was in Barcelona at the same time, we met in the evening. That was really nice. One day I met up with a friend from my exchange in Korea. She studies in Barcelona so introduced us to some very cool non-touristy places. It was great to see her again and also met her friends.<\/p>\n I went to Barcelona by bus, always via Toulouse. I met another friend in Toulouse, she\u00b4s on Erasmus there. It is amazing how many of my friends I managed to see in such a short time. Toulouse is a nice city, lots of cool tiny streets and some interesting spots (Bordeaux is way better though!).<\/p>\n After the awesome vacation it was back to uni.<\/p>\n Bordeaux<\/strong><\/p>\n Spring has arrived in Bordeaux, making the city even more beautiful! Since it is warmer and doesn\u00b4t rain all the time I\u00b4ve been outside way more than the last months.<\/p>\n I\u00b4ve been to Cafe Darwin several times, it\u00b4s a hipster cafe in a former factory. Always a highlight. We have at least one picnic a week. Both the lake and the Jardin Public are great spots to have a picnic. Everyone brings wine and snacks and then we just chill and enjoy ourselves.<\/p>\n The fun faire was also in town for a month. I love roller coasters, so I was super excited. I did two rides with my friends. One was really extreme and very long ( the last few seconds were rather painful), with a great view over the city.<\/p>\n I\u00b4ve also visited St. Emillion. It is mostly famous for it\u00b4s wine and pittoresque center. It is very very small, so I advise you to go there around lunch time, eat something and then walk around. We went with ESN. We first visited a Chateau and saw how the wine was produced and later on walked around the city. It was a very beautiful warm day. If you\u00b4re in the area it\u00b4s a nice place to visit.<\/p>\n Since the weather is nice it\u00b4s way more fun to go to the markets in Bordeaux. There\u00b4re so many different ones, you can go to a market everyday. My favorite is the one along the river, which is mostly a food market (ready to eat). Marche de Quais is amazing. Especially the seafood is rather cheap and of a very good quality. Oyster lovers will be amazed. It is kinda touristy but so nice and lots of locals go there as well.<\/p>\n Over ERASMIX (Erasmus association) I got a really cheap ticket for a concert. It was at 11 in the morning and only for an hour. I liked it a lot since it was short and they played pieces from three different composers. I still haven\u00b4t managed to go to the Opera, which I definitively have to go before I leave. Just being in this beautiful building must be amazing.<\/p>\n Easter<\/strong><\/p>\n Easter this year was very different to what I\u00b4m used to. It as the first Easter t hat I wasn\u00b4t home to celebrate it with my family. In France Easter isn\u00b4t really a big thing, the stores are mostly open like usual and I even had to go to university on Friday (never done that in my life). Most of my friends stayed in Bordeaux over Easter. We had picnics and did a lot together. On Easter Sunday I made an Easter egg hunt with my friends, that was so much fun and they really liked the German chocolate. With great company and fantastic weather, I wasn\u00b4t that sad that I didn\u00b4t spend my Easter at home.<\/p>\n Wine<\/strong><\/p>\n I still go to the wine tastings every week (they know my name!). With my french class we went to a wine museum. It was interesting but by now I know where the Merlot and the Carbarnet Savignon grows and all of that. One night we were invited to a museum to celebrate the entry of Spain and Portugal to the EU, we obviously had wine from these two countries. It was nice, free wine and food. We had to dress-up and everyone looked super fancy. At first we were all disappointed since the speakers talked so much and we thought we would have a real dinner (sitting at tables, Buffet etc.). But the wine and finger food were really good so that your mood changed quickly.<\/p>\n Sorry that this post is kinda all over the place. I\u00b4ll write some more posts which are focused on specific topics, since I\u00b4m nearly at the end of my Exchange. I\u00b4ll reflect a bit on the university, the city itself and France in general. Hope you like this post anyway and will keep on reading my stuff.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lena<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Salut! I\u00b4ve been rather unmotivated to write something on my blog, apologize for that, however since the semester is coming to an end soon (SAY WHAT?), I feel like it\u00b4s time to make a little summary of the last weeks. … Continue reading