what i did

during my holidays in France

 

persons i saw:

-my parents of course

-my sister who joined us on monday

-my grandmother who is gonna be 85 in january

-Steph -who is now a primary teacher- and Cat -who is still studying to work in comunication in the music industry- my friends from high school who were also in Clermont Fd with me but not at the same university

-Justine who was in Cork with me as an erasmus student and who is now living in Switzerland and organising festivals

-Emilie who was at university with me and is now living in Paris and studying journalism at La Sorbonne

-my auntie and one of my cousin who are living in Moulins

 

food:

salmon+ fresh pasta+ nice white wine-herbs salsa+ nice french pastry 

blanquette de veau

tartiflette (well without the nice reblochon though)

seafood: salmon, prawns, mussels and oysters with cheese grilled in the oven

pears+ blue cheese+ chestnuts

foie gras

duck+ nice sauce with apricots, grapes, onions, armagnac

linguine allo scoglio (pasta+seafood)

raclette

mousse aux deux chocolats (dark and white chocolate)

 

movies:

indigenes

l'auberge espagnole

gad elmaleh

jamel

radiohead gig

 

cities:

Roissy

Moulins

Saint Hilaire

Clermont-Fd

 

landscapes:

frozen nature

white, green grass and blue sky

rivers and ponds

quiet countryside

lights of the city

 

houses:

my childhood house

a new house that my father is building

i saw my last house in Moulins as my aunt lives next to it

i passed by my sister's last flat in Clermont Fd

and my uncle's flat in Clermont Fd

 

cafes:

cafe du commerce: we went inside and i smoked too much

cafe Pascal: we stayed outside and i smoked less, i went inside for a few minutes and i realised it is not the odour that is horrible as i am a smoker but the smoke itself! we couldn't see a thing inside. fortunately the law already existing in Ireland, England, Italy etc is gonna be applied in France on the 1st of january. your clothes are not gonna smell cigarette anymore, you're gonna smoke less and you can even meet people while having a smoke outside.

 

france:

even for holidays, i find it really hard to adapt myself, speak french all the time; i was getting bored because i'm not learning anything, and struggling when surrounded by most of french people in the streets bumping into you and not saying sorry, judging the way you dress/ look/ behave, and not looking like they are open minded and eager to discover different people with way of life/ jobs/ look/ culture/ language etc. (i said most of them, not all of them!!!). but it was nice to see there is still some french culture and identity present, and france inter is really a good radio.

i am back home!

and here is what i'm gonna talk about later

persons

food

movies

cities

landscapes

houses

cafes

 

merry xmas!

i am flying today to france, coming back on the 28th to dublin fair city.

i will try to continue with the posts but you know what it is... family time and relaxing time.

 

enjoy your days off!

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le Grand Ecran

ou quelques mots sur ce que j'ai ete voir recemment

 

American Gangster: story of Frank Lucas, major drug dealer in the seventies and eighties, really good mafia movie with Denzel Washington, show some sides of the United States, based on a true story but loads of unconfirmed facts are there (frank lucas was not supposed to be a killer) and they don't show what happened to Frank Lucas after going out of prison.

Earth/ Un Jour Sur Terre: fantastic documentary with funny animals, wonderful nature and good message.

The Darjeeling Limited: i didn't like it at all, i was really surprised that it wasn't funny as it was made by a good director with good actors.

We Own The Night/ La Nuit Nous Appartient: action, mafia, conflict between brothers, good and bad, a good american film, and joaquin phoenix is definitely one of the sexiest man on earth.

??? i am surprised...

Carla Bruni+Nicolas Sarkozy?

http://fr.news.yahoo.com/ap/20071216/tfr-sarkozy-bruni-ph...

 

help us find the best of the french music

for 2007, leave your comment here: http://www.cluas.com/indie-music/Blogs/French_Letter/tabi... 

 

my top ten, in no particular order though:

Cocoon (new generation),

Dionysos (solo work, book, movie),

Mickey Tout Seul (solo career),

Anais (full of humour),

Camille (innovation),

Kaolin (future of the french rock?),

Mon Cote Punk (french energy in Dublin for la fete de la musique),

Les Rita Mitsouko (for their gig in Dublin and tribute to Fred Chichin),

Daft Punk/Justice/Vitalic (the french electro touch),

Plastiscines/Naast/The Teenagers (the french indie rock).

then there's Miossec, Dominique A, Manu Chao, Indochine still talented after so many years.

i suppose i am forgetting loads of artists but i am not living in france so i have an excuse ;-0

dreams

for once i remember one of my dreams from last night

i was in a bakery in france and i was well, unable to say two correct words of french, wrong accent or wrong word...

lol it's gonna be fun to be back! hahaha

 

pour une fois je me souviens d'un de mes reves la nuit derniere

j'etais dans une boulangerie en france et j'etais incapable de dire deux mots corrects a la suite en francais, mauvais accent ou mauvais mot...

lol ca va etre drole de rentrer! ;-)

i'd love to see

Razorlight again, but they are supporting bon jovi :-( and i am not a big fan of bon jovi, i can even say i'd like to hit their singer, dunno when he is an actor he is ok, but as soon as he starts singing, i want to throw things at him...

Razorlight have been confirmed as special guests to Bon Jovi.  Razorlight make a welcome return to Punchestown Racecourse following their acclaimed set at this year's Oxegen festival.

Bon Jovi with special guests Razorlight will play Punchestown Racecourse on Saturday 07 June, 2008, subject to license.  Tickets priced from 76.50 including booking fee are on sale now from Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide.  

Artist	Date	Venue	Price	Tickets
Bon Jovi	Sat 07 Jun 08	Punchestown Racecourse,	from €76.50	Book Now

je me ferais bien un chateau

a defaut d'un concert ou d'une activite culturelle decente... (il se passe rien a noel en bourbonnais!!!), pourquoi ne pas visiter la region?

bon j'ai deja prevu des promenades aux alentours mais les alentours, je les connais deja! et l'abbaye de Cluny, Souvigny, l'eglise, Bourbon, le chateau, Saint Pourcain, les vignes etc. j'ai deja vu!

 

CHATEAU DE BOSTZ Site et monument historiques

Visite guidée sur rendez-vous - Le château de Bostz est au coeur du territoire d'origine du premier des Bourbons (Aymard VIIIème-IXème siècle) - En cours de restauration, il accueillera le musée historique du Bourbonnais

 

CHÂTEAU DE LA MATRAY Site et monument historiques

Visite libre des extérieurs comprenant de larges douves qui entourent un ensemble de bâtiments des XVème et XVIIIème siècles, disposés en fer à cheval et dominés par une tour - Un pont de pierre permet l'accès à la cour intérieure du château - Exceptionnellement visite intérieure pour les particuliers sur demande préalable

 

 

p.s j'ai aussi prevu de me reposer mais je suis un peu hyperactive, ca va m'enerver de rester sur le canape a rien faire! preuve, en ce moment je bosse maximum 8 heures par jour... et c'est tellement peu que je tourne en rond! j'ai besoin de me depenser! soulever des lumieres, installer des lumieres, programmer... etre sous pression!!! :-)