Summer Bucket List 2014 - A Day in Paris

Last Wednesday, my mum, sister and I dragged ourselves out of bed incredibly early and headed into London to grab the 7:01 Eurostar to Paris.That time of the morning was incredibly early and it was a little fuzzy but we jumped on the train and 2hrs later we arrived!!!

We started off the day by getting the Metro over to the Louvre, it was incredibly busy so we didn't bother heading in but walking around was great.  We wandered down towards the Musée de l'Orangerie where we saw Water lilies by Monet, this was a phenomenal 

experience to see an amazing piece, it was so peaceful and calm to just sit and contemplate. It

was an incredibly hot day so it was also so nice to sit in the cool for a bit.

After the Musee de L'Orangerie we walked back through the gardens to head for our tour bus. 

Mum has booked the tickets so we could just hop on and off as much as we wanted, but we

decided to stay on for a full lap around the city. We saw the Pont des Arts (Love Lock Bridge), 

Notre Dam, Musee d'Orsay, Champs-Elysees, Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower among 

other things. We sat upstairs in the sun and listened to the guided tour, mum chose the kid 

version!

One thing I really wanted to do was check out Sephora, so we hopped off the bus at Champs-Elysees 

and headed to the store there. I don't know what I expected but I was in beauty heaven. 

We all wandered around picking up bits and trying out the Sephora brand. 

With full baskets we headed to checkout and left clutching our little bags. It was nearly time to head

back to the train station so we hopped back on a different bus and went past

the Moulin Rouge before arriving at Gard de Nor. After a little wait we were back on the Eurostar

and heading back to England. 

Visiting Paris was one thing I've always wanted to do, so to see the main sights in a day was great however

I want to head back for longer next time.

What places should I visit next time? xx

A day out in St Albans

Jeans - New Look

Shirt - River Island

Jacket - Topshop

Advent Door 16 - Lincoln Xmas Market

So last weekend (7th - 8th) me and the boy jumped in the car and headed back up to Lincoln for the Xmas market. I love being back at home for this, my parents look after me, plus the area is so pretty!

We bundled ourselves up and headed off for the walk up Steep Hill; it’s not called Steep Hill for nothing. A quick stop off at the Gluhwein stand for refreshments, we then headed into the Castle grounds for a wander around the stands. The men headed off to the pub, whilst we picked up bits from the different homemade craft stands - I nearly bought a sheepskin hat but felt really silly in it!

We collected the men again and wandered around the rest of the stands, eating our way around, sampling mince pies, fudge, spiced nuts and not forgetting the Bratwurst (excuse my dad!)

We then wandered around the Cathedral and the Big Wheel before wandering back down the hill to head home. I love a good Xmas market, although Lincoln is my favourite but then I might be biased!

Have you been to a Xmas market this year? Xx

A Day Out ~ Spitalfields City Farm

On Saturday we got bundled up in coats and gloves and headed out into London. I'm working through a list of places to visit in London that are free or low cost. One place that I wanted to go was to a City Farm, and fancied Spitalfields as its near to the market and the massive vintage clothing market as well!

We hopped on the train from Watford, then tubed to it Liverpool Street Station and 2mins later we were walking through Spitalfields. After a quick google, we headed down Brick lane and literally 2mins after that we were walking through the gates of the City Farm. It was very odd as you have the financial capital in the background, yet there are donkeys and cows moments away. I loved wandering round, we saw this gorgeous donkey who was very friendly as well as other animals. 

We then wandered back to Spitalfields Market and had a late lunch at The Diner, we both had burgers and milkshakes. After that we were stuffed, but I could still squeeze in a Costa Hot Chocolate. We headed back to Watford and crashed out on the sofa when we got back, both tuckered out from all the fresh air. 

I'm already planning another day out in London, I love finding the hidden gems like this, if you have any recommendations then please let me know! What's your favourite farmyard animal? xx

Off we went to Brighton!

A couple of Sundays ago, myself and the boy headed off to make the most of our weekend with a little trip to Brighton. I love heading down there, its so nice to get away as well as wandering around seeing all the people. 

We headed to the Aquarium as I had a voucher for us both, I love seeing all the fish, makes me want to be a mermaid swimming under the sea. We saw lots of fish, star fish, the smiley rays, two GIANT Sea Turtles and the sharks. It was awesome, wandering about, making silly faces.

Next we headed to the pier to play on the 2p machines and eat ice cream. Whilst there we had one of those You've Been Framed moments, standing on the pier each with a '99 when this Birdzilla of a Seagull swooped in and pulled out only the flake from the boys Ice Cream!! I've never seen anything so funny, I literally had to sit down I was laughing so much, however karma is a bugger and 5mins later another Seagull swooped in and stole a chunk from my Ice Cream!!

We played on the pier, won lots of tickets and traded them in for a few lollies and the odd pencil, oh well! We sat on the beach for a bit until our tummies began to rumble so there was only one place to head and that was for fish and chips at Harry Ramsden.

I had fish, chips and beans whilst the boy had mushy peas - yuck!

We hopped back on the bus and jumped in the car, zoomed up the M25 back home and straight to bed, all that sea air had tuckered us both out.

These are just a few snaps from the day, next time I want to  explore more of Brighton, where else would you recommend to go? xx