I am around... it has been ages since I have posted. I have a few pending..just haven't been able to reunite with a little something called... "spare time"!!!
I am looking forward to sharing posts about France in the fall, my trip to the south of Spain, and something no human being enjoys... MOVING!!!
I am currently in the midst of moving out of my apartment and preparing for my trip to SOUTH AFRICA!!!! It will be hard to say goodbye to my neighborhood... Clamart has really treated me well- but life goes on.
Posts to come soon!
Hope you haven't missed me too much ;)
-Farida in chilly 1 degree Celsius Paris!
Thursday 25 November 2010
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Paris in the fall
I must agree with my friend Josie... Paris is a beautiful city in the fall. I took advantage and had a few little outings here and there... here are a few:
Vising the Musee d'Orsay on a Sunday!
Eating a famous croissant at Stohrer bakery for my friend Raj!
MMmmmm.. my second favorite sushi place in Paris (Thanks REGINE!!!!) Planet sushi is fusion deliciosuness!!!
Amongst my favorite... the green roll! It is rolled in fresh herbs! Magically delicious!
For dessert... The banana and nutella roll wrapped in a crepe! Only in France!
I took the time on a Sunday afternoon to visit the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris... I don't there there is a better season.
How symbolic...
Amongst others... Jim Morrison.
Neat!!
This is my favorite Parisian resto ever. If you blink, you will miss it... but it is wonderful. It is a cute little wine cave that supports artisans.
Their fall decor was fabulous!!!!!
This is my favorite salad in the whole world. It is made with fresh lettuce, cherry and sundried tomatoes, thin sliced beef, parisian love, nuts and seets, artichoke hearts, and balsamic glaze. It is eaten with a beautiful French baguette.... I am in heaven just looking at it!
I dragged the crew there one Friday night :)
Well... one of my friends made it to Paris!!! Noriko and her friend Jordan came to Paris for a few days! They met me at my work!!!
We explored my favorite neighborhood together... Montmartre!
Place du Tertre with Noriko!
I am actually posting this on December 4th.. and it is freezing here in Paris. Winter has arrived. Taking a picture of the lights on the Champs Elysees is on my list of things to do... wait for it!!!
Vising the Musee d'Orsay on a Sunday!
Eating a famous croissant at Stohrer bakery for my friend Raj!
MMmmmm.. my second favorite sushi place in Paris (Thanks REGINE!!!!) Planet sushi is fusion deliciosuness!!!
Amongst my favorite... the green roll! It is rolled in fresh herbs! Magically delicious!
For dessert... The banana and nutella roll wrapped in a crepe! Only in France!
I took the time on a Sunday afternoon to visit the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris... I don't there there is a better season.
How symbolic...
Amongst others... Jim Morrison.
Neat!!
This is my favorite Parisian resto ever. If you blink, you will miss it... but it is wonderful. It is a cute little wine cave that supports artisans.
Their fall decor was fabulous!!!!!
This is my favorite salad in the whole world. It is made with fresh lettuce, cherry and sundried tomatoes, thin sliced beef, parisian love, nuts and seets, artichoke hearts, and balsamic glaze. It is eaten with a beautiful French baguette.... I am in heaven just looking at it!
I dragged the crew there one Friday night :)
Well... one of my friends made it to Paris!!! Noriko and her friend Jordan came to Paris for a few days! They met me at my work!!!
We explored my favorite neighborhood together... Montmartre!
Place du Tertre with Noriko!
I am actually posting this on December 4th.. and it is freezing here in Paris. Winter has arrived. Taking a picture of the lights on the Champs Elysees is on my list of things to do... wait for it!!!
Good Brazilian times with good Brazilian (and a french) friends
I have been fortunate enough to make really good friends here in Paris. It's not the number of friends... it's the quality. Isabelle; whom I work with, and Roseni have introduced me to the wonderful world of Brazilian culture- one I am now very intregued by. These are some of my fabulous Brazilian experiences this past fall... and a few random others.
One Saturday night, Isabelle, Roseni, some of their Brazilian friends, and I graced Le Cabaret Sauvage with our presence. What a neat venue... it has this cabaret style roof top over the main stage / dance floor.
The featured sound that night was Brazilian Samba music. About 3-4 groups played the sweet sound of Samba music as the people danced around them- 360 degrees. What an amazing dance that is. I couldn't stop staring at people's feet as they samba'd their way to the music. Now I must say, I normally have rhythm- but this dance was impossible for me to master. One of Roseni's friends tried giving me a little samba lesson... hahaha.. oh man, FAIL. Well, he said I was getting the hang of it, but it is really confusing!!! I highly recommend giving it a shot.. haha.. you will see what I am talking about!!! It was good fun with good people though!
Yes that is Isabelle almost falling asleep in the background- she pretty much did sleep for a few hours of the night... She had a long day!
This group was my favorite... I will be putting up mini videos on youtube and will post the links soon.
Me :)
It is always me suggesting the restaurants we go to - for our Friday night ritual - but for once... it was Roseni's turn. Of course, she picked a Brazilian restaurant. So we went to Gabriella's. It was delicious food with a superb decor.
I don't know if you can tell, but he's wearing headphones :)
This is the wall behind the toilet in the bathroom!!!! Neat!!!! The wall you face while you're on the toilet is even more interesting.... but this blog is rated PG- so I won't post the other picture... unless there is a high demand for it.
Another one of our evenings with with Miss Flavia! She had a flight Brazil to Paris and then took the train back to London where she is currently living. We went to the Frog and the Princess that night for a fun little evening! Group picture in the street!
Another Brazilian experience was this one: Roseni making us Brazilian style hamburgers!!! Woahhhh.. calories galore...but boy were they good! On theirs they had mayo, mustard, meat, cheese, fried egg, ham, bacon, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, and lettuce!!! On mine they substituted the bacon and ham for turkey... how sweet :)
And I made the yam and potato fries!!!!
Diogo was diggin them!
MMmmmmmm.. the mater pieces.
For Diogo's going away party... we decided to go BOWLING!!!!!!!!! Or "booling" as the french would pronounce it!
As you can see on Isabelle's face...she was not impressed that Diogo and I were goofing off around her as she was aiming for a strike. hehe
Just pure randomness
And good times :)
Loving this picture
And the final score... yeah... I suck!
All in all... I have had such a wonderful time here in Paris. These are a snippit of the experiences I have had and will treasure!
One Saturday night, Isabelle, Roseni, some of their Brazilian friends, and I graced Le Cabaret Sauvage with our presence. What a neat venue... it has this cabaret style roof top over the main stage / dance floor.
The featured sound that night was Brazilian Samba music. About 3-4 groups played the sweet sound of Samba music as the people danced around them- 360 degrees. What an amazing dance that is. I couldn't stop staring at people's feet as they samba'd their way to the music. Now I must say, I normally have rhythm- but this dance was impossible for me to master. One of Roseni's friends tried giving me a little samba lesson... hahaha.. oh man, FAIL. Well, he said I was getting the hang of it, but it is really confusing!!! I highly recommend giving it a shot.. haha.. you will see what I am talking about!!! It was good fun with good people though!
Yes that is Isabelle almost falling asleep in the background- she pretty much did sleep for a few hours of the night... She had a long day!
This group was my favorite... I will be putting up mini videos on youtube and will post the links soon.
Me :)
It is always me suggesting the restaurants we go to - for our Friday night ritual - but for once... it was Roseni's turn. Of course, she picked a Brazilian restaurant. So we went to Gabriella's. It was delicious food with a superb decor.
I don't know if you can tell, but he's wearing headphones :)
This is the wall behind the toilet in the bathroom!!!! Neat!!!! The wall you face while you're on the toilet is even more interesting.... but this blog is rated PG- so I won't post the other picture... unless there is a high demand for it.
Another one of our evenings with with Miss Flavia! She had a flight Brazil to Paris and then took the train back to London where she is currently living. We went to the Frog and the Princess that night for a fun little evening! Group picture in the street! 
Another Brazilian experience was this one: Roseni making us Brazilian style hamburgers!!! Woahhhh.. calories galore...but boy were they good! On theirs they had mayo, mustard, meat, cheese, fried egg, ham, bacon, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, and lettuce!!! On mine they substituted the bacon and ham for turkey... how sweet :)And I made the yam and potato fries!!!!
Diogo was diggin them!
MMmmmmmm.. the mater pieces.
For Diogo's going away party... we decided to go BOWLING!!!!!!!!! Or "booling" as the french would pronounce it!
As you can see on Isabelle's face...she was not impressed that Diogo and I were goofing off around her as she was aiming for a strike. hehe
Just pure randomness
And good times :)
Loving this picture
And the final score... yeah... I suck!
All in all... I have had such a wonderful time here in Paris. These are a snippit of the experiences I have had and will treasure!
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