~ Summer So Far ~

I noticed I haven't blogged in a while. Which is frustrating because I really wanted to get back into it. Unfortunately, life has the tendency to get in the way. Thankfully however, life has been pretty good lately. So without further ado, I present a selection of my favourite summer snaps so far - excuse my dramatic introduction, I thought it might make up for the lack of blogging recently haha ;)

 

Summer BBQ at mine. We went for the 'Midsummer Nights Dream' look

 



Oxford Book-Store Trip

 

 

 



~Weekend Trip to Bath~

Hello readers!

It's been a very long time since I've blogged, but, with the New Year upon us, and that 'I'm gonna make this the best year ever' attitude everyone seems to adopt, I've got a good feeling I can finally get down and tick off some things I've always wanted to do...

It just so happens, that my top priority this year is to travel more. Not expensive getaways (saying that, if you can provide me with the means to go for an expensive holiday, I will...duh!) but quick city breaks or long weekends away. Short and Sweet.

Two of the places I wanted to tick off the list this year was Bath, and Cornwall. All of which I would have done in the space of the first two weeks of Jan. I mean come onnn, isn't that a great start to my
2015 checklist?!

So first of all, let's talk about Bath. A - because I haven't actually been to Cornwall yet. B (for Bath hehe get me?) because I've always wanted to go and have never been, and it just so happens one of my best friends absolutely loves it and offered to take me. Here follows my rather excitable review of an Incredible City. WARNING: I love history, so sorry for anyone who isn't so eager on it - but it's still a beautiful city and you have to go do the old bits first to fully appreciate it.

Can we just for a second appreciate the name of this City. The more you say it the stranger it sounds don't you think? Anyway as soon as we got to our travel lodge we walked to the Roman Baths. This place is Incredible. That's my word for this City break - everything was 'Incredible'. I tried the water from the spring, which is meant to have healing properties - to be honest it just tasted of metal but its nice it's there to try I suppose? After taking a vast amount of pictures, and selfies, (the best of which was deleted by accident *grumpy face*) we were ready for a real 'Bath Bun'.

So off we went down a quiet little lane to Sally Lunn Bun's,  Do not be fooled by the dainty looking building - this place has queues of people waiting to try the famous bun and it is well worth going to - this Tearoom is well known for its famous recipe that was found in the wall over the fireplace - which is still top secret today.

Now we were down to the 'Nitty Gritty exploring Bath City' (so sooo proud of that line!), and here follows the places, pictures, links and selfies (yes, more) to Bath's best and most beautiful MUST SEE places. 


Places to Visit:
1. Roman Baths
2. The Assembly Rooms and Fashion Museum
3. Jane Austen Centre
4.The Circus, The Royal Crescent and The Pulteney Bridge
5. Sally Lunn Bun's
6. The Pump Room Tearoom's
7. The Holburne Museum

 

 

Most of these museum's not only allow you to take photos (don't always have this privilege in London) but they actively encourage you too and to use social media to bring them to attention!

So this Friday I'm heading off to Cornwall, and yes, you will all be inundated with lots of pictures, I promise ;)

xxx Lucy xxx

La Lavandou Diaries Part Deux.

Monday 8th September

 

St Tropez. The most beautiful drive through the hills (thought we were going over the edge a few times) into St Tropez - which, though it sounds rather suave, it's not actually the most exciting place if your a peasant like me, actually it's like torture. I cried walking past Louis Vuitton (not before getting a good look at a beautiful pair of black suede heels in the window), stopped and stared at the door of Dolce & Gabbana and pointed towards a bag I blogged about a few weeks ago -I thought if I pointed and stared long enough some billionaire would take pity on me and buy it - didn't happen :(.

 

The closest I came to the bag was my Granddad taking a picture for me. I mean, it's a good picture, but it's not quite the same is it? And then my Pa made me close my eyes, led me across the road and planted me in front of the entrance to a Dior restaurant. DIOR RESTAURANT.

Any normal Father would at this moment BUY something from Dior for his daughter right? Yeah, well, not this one ;) JOKE. But seriously, if anyone has a few coins spare please give to me and I'll add it to my 'never in a million years but you can try' Dior fund.

 

I spent the majority of our trip to St Tropez picking out what posh yacht I'd have if I was rich, hunting for single Billionaires to marry (or rob if they're too old haha), laughing at a few of the botched up Botox and plastic surgery jobs and coveting anything of a designer brand.

 

I could however, afford a cute little box of Lauderee Macaron's (I was mostly drawn to them because of the pretty packaging) and tasting them became a bit of a laugh with Sophie (pictured below ).

 

Tuesday 9th September

 

Wednesday 10th September



Fig, Parma Ham, Lettuce - SOOO good!

Thursday 11th September

 

 Fin

 

And now I'm back at home, drinking tea, looking for a job, and wishing I was back in France! But a quick trip to Kew Gardens to see the sweet smelling roses and getting some good photo's wasn't too bad I suppose!