A new app for cyclists in Nantes – Vigilo
I’ve recently enough started to cycle to work. It has had its ups and downs … but that’s mostly due to the little hills around Nantes. One thing however that does bug me is the blatant disregard for cycle paths at times by motorised vehicles. Hey,...
The SuperU Birthday Box
Didn’t I only just post one of these last year? In the post the other day I again received a happy birthday message with a voucher. This time around I knew what I had to do … so over to the info desk yesterday at SuperU Dalby I went and hey presto the...
The Autumn Sun Pizza
I was just taken out for lunch to celebrate … and the question is … where do I want to go? I felt like someplace cosy .. so it was either going to be Beckett’s Canteen or Pinocchio’s Pizzeria I’ll give you two guesses which one I went for...
La faute de l’orthographe
Woahhhhhh false advertising the blog says a blog in English about life in France … well what the hell is this it’s all in French. A friend just shared this it and I really enjoyed it so … if your French is up to it I think it’s well worth a...
Manif / Protests 14th September 2019
That’s right the protests are starting up again. If you’re new to the city … you’re in for a treat. The Tan lines in the city centre will be cut between 1pm and 8pm so be sure to check the tan.fr website if you need to be somewhere in a hurry....
School Holidays 2019 – 2020
One week of school down already. If you’re trying to organise your school year a little bit better though it pays to know when the holidays are. The government has released the holiday timetable already so if you’re in one of the public schools this should...
La Folie des Plantes 2019
Late notice but I’ve been busy this week … it’s the Folie des Plantes this weekend. What is it? For those new to Nantes it’s 2 days of plants plants plants! Things for the kids to do. Things for the adults to do. Buy plants / talk / pick up...
Where is Brian?
Brian is not in the Kitchen … At least if this screengrab is anything to go by … The English Prime Minister Brian Johnson 😀 Link: https://www.facebook.com/ouestfrance/posts/10157456246650295
Love is Love Nantes
I’d planned on taking a few shots of these stairs this morning … only to see it was blocked off this morning … as … it had been defaced again. Where is it? It’s at Place du Cirque .. leading up to the Tour Bretagne which is where my new...
Ryanair Strike August 2019
Ryanair strikes are coming … I shared on the Facebook page last week but Irish Pilots will decide to day if they’ll be striking as well. 1 Week of notice is required so we should know by the end of the day if Ryanair will give in to the pilot demands but...
Jimmy’s Lentil and Chorizo Stew
If you wanted with this dish you could actually go vegetarian and leave the chorizo out. I’m not sure what you could substitute for the chorizo yet but it’d be nice without it. I’d just add in a good pinch of chilli to make up for the missing chorizo / fat / oil /...
So was July 2019 hot in France?
This is pretty mind blowing from the Copernicus Climate Change ProgrammeFirst up we’ve got France in mid May 2019 … Next we’ve got France at the end of July 2019 For comparison we’ve also got France end of July 2018 … but it’s...
Oven Roast Cherry Tomatoes with Lentils
So my glut of cherry tomatoes comes to an end for a bit. I’m going vegetarian for tonight’s dinner. I took a look around at a few different recipes and opted to go with some oven roast balsamic glaze cherry tomatoes with red onion. Served up with some Puy...
Oven Roast Sausage, Tomato, and White Beans
For some reason, this feels like it should be a stew but it isn’t. I’ve got cherry tomatoes to use up. I’ve raided my freezer and I have got a thick Henaff sausage to use that I picked up on special. With a short shelf like but 30% off I’ll buy...
