Sorry for not writing for so long! In the two weeks after my trip to Edinburgh I didn't travel as much so I was waiting to have things to write and then I just got lazy^^
So I'll try to summarize the last month!
I explored some areas of London where I had never been before, like the Portobello Road Market, which is all the more famous since the movie "Notting Hill" where Hugh Grant explained his love for the little market that sells antiques, clothes, jewellery, food, and all sorts of useless crap^^ For the fans of the afore-mentioned movie who are wondering if I saw The Blue Door of The Bookshop, well... It doesn't exist anymore. I guess people got fed up of the crowds of tourists who came just to take a picture of themselves in front of Hugh Grant's bookshop :-/
I also went to the National Portait Gallery--for the second time in a month. It was worth a second visit because there was a new exhibition, plus this time I payed 9 pounds to go and see Anne Leibowitz's exhibition, which was quite intriguing. The choice of mixing personal photographs of the artist, her family and friends with photos of celebrities was a bit unsettling... All in all I think it's worth giving it a look :)
On the 14th of November we had our housewarming party, which was quite a success!
Warming up the house
My beloved housemates :-)
Apart from that, I made my students listen to a song (again I know!) but this time they had to put the lyrics in order before we could discuss the meaning of it. I chose a song called 'J'aurais bien voulu' by Babylon Circus, a ska/reggae French band from Lyon. They are quite famous in France and they're even touring internationally: I saw them at a festival in Queensland last year! The kids loved it, they said it was quite funky and funny :-p
I also went to London in the weekend with my housemate E to see a concert (The Notwist, a German band who sings in English) It was kind of pop-electro-rock, I really liked it. Plus the venue was in a very studenty area. We then went to have a drink with some Italian friends of my housemates. Overall a good night except when we had to go back home… We had to wait for an hour at the station, so we had a nap sitting down on some flat lamps to keep us warm :-D
Admiring London by night...
Waiting for the Notwist concert to begin... This photo is for my sister xxxx
The week after I showed my students an article about Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni that had been written a year ago when they had just started going out. I was reassured to see that all my students except one knew who Sarkozy and Bruni were. We were able to talk about the 'gossipy' side of British culture and the fact that politics are more and more linked to fame and celebrity, in England and in France...
On the Thursday 27th of November it was my birthday, so before I went to bed on the Wednesday night at midnight my housemates knocked on my door and gave me a chocolate cake and a card!! How nice! I felt very lucky at that moment and went to bed with a smile on my face :-)
Yummm cake!
The next day I went to have some cocktails with my housemate K in Windsor, and then E and her cooked a delicious veggie gratin for me and even sticked a candle in it!
Cocktail time!
How cool are those hats hey?
And on the Fri night, we had a big 80s birthday party, it was a lot of fun!
Those vintage bubblegum machines are fascinating
All in 80s mode... ahahaha
The following Sunday night I went to London to go a Thanksgiving dinner organized by an American friend. There were quite a lot of people: Australians, Americans, Canadians, Lituanians, Swedish… And two British people. For a lot of us it was the first time we were celebrating Thanksgiving. Everyone had brought one thing, such as cornbread, cranberry sauce, salad, apple sauce, rice, stuffing, etc. We ate all of these as side dishes with the turkey that our friend had spent the afternoon cooking. Even I ate some and as a vegetarian I loved it! It was a lovely evening and I was glad to be part of it.
I went home quite early because the next morning I had to get up at 5am to leave for a school trip to… Paris! More in the next article... ;-)
3 comments:
LOVING THE TITLE <3
and hehehehehe you made a dédicaaace to meeee :D i am so jealous of your boots and dress. awwww in february we'll go to vintage shops in Ldn, won't we ?
can't wait to see you !
xoxo
That's a great photo of London Helene! xx
Merci pour les infos que j'ai pu obtenir grâce à Delph. Je n'ose pas écrire en anglais, n'étant pas "lettreux". Par contre je fais les tirages pour Violette puisqu'elle connaît bien cette langue. Je me demande quand même si ton anglais est toujours bien correct (je suis de la vieille école et j'ai suivi les cours de "Langues et entreprises"). Je connaissais bien les termes d'acoustique. Un jour Rose a assisté à l'un de mes entretiens professionnels au Danemark. Elle a été horrifiée par mon anglais et se demandait comment on pouvait se comprendre! Bon baisers du Grand Tonton.
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