I have never tried oysters before I arrived in Caen... I did today - they are errrmmmm... slimy and salty! I have also never tried Mussels before, or Gazpacho, or cottage cheese with Sugar... I can also safely say that, whilst none of these offended my senses, I probably wont be adding them to my weekly shoping list and i definitely will NOT be learning to make any of them! Those of you who know my basic pallet will understand why I have told Family B that I ...

The only solution to a day of university that started at 8.30 in the morning and finished at 7 at night ... Beer! And boy do I think I deserve it! Dont worry - it was a group of us, not just me alone - I have not turned into an alcoholic... yet. You see I am on an intensive language course for the first two weeks. An example - we were reading (in french of course) about the invasion of the roman empire by the barbarians and the portrayal of the effect that ...

So on Sunday the family B went to Paris so I had a day all to myself. The picture (and sorry I cant turn it ) is the view from my window when I wake up! It is the Abbey aux Hommes where I went to Mass... brownie points... didn't really understand a word though haha! I then went to a market in the centre of town (shopping on the first day cant be bad!). Then found a boulangerie and ate lunch in the Jardins de Plantes which is like a small, free, not as good...

So arrived in St Malo friday late afternoon to spend a lovely evening with Stuart after major brain freeze caused by frantically trying to finish my work at 3.30 am made me forget that there is in fact a time difference in France...! Those people who question how I became a lawyer - I don't blame you! Managed then to get to the hotel with only one of my two bags... luckily 1) only my gym kit and 2) got it back. One of my two bags that I should add I thought I...