PHOTO POST: From Felix With Love

Right after the end of my successful yet exhausting 3. semester at uni, I jumped onto the plane to go visit my good friend MATHILDE who is studying at the Sorbonne and invited me to stay with her in her lovely apartment for a weekend! Having been there, I didn’t expect the world from the city of love.

However, I was taken by complete surprise at the sheer amount of wonderful sites and places and cafes that the city provides! I wanted to see everything all at once and found the time there quite too short! :)

Highlights were the gorgeous Parc des Buttes-Chaumont including the highest point of the city, as well as the quiet, pieceful 7^th arrondissement. Further, the popular Quartier Latin and Boulevard St. Germain were a sheer pleasure of course! My feelings towards the city were so different than the last time I had been there! I have rarely experienced a conglomeration of lifestyle/architecture/fashion/independence to such an extent.

Mathilde and me didn’t quite mind the weather at all, even though it was FROSTY and rainy! Enjoy my cloudy yet happy impressions from a wonderful weekend mid-February thanks to my dear friend who I had tons of fun with! :D
Of course, I documented my journey on instagram under the name of koala_republic! Don't forget to follow me for bits'n'pieces of Viennese life! ;)

it was super-cold but that kinda provided an interesting atmosphere!

the stunning Palais de Luxembourg with the pretty pond inmidst the Jardins de Luxembourg!

MACARONNNSS

Crêpe time! in front of the Notre-Dame!

super-yummy and horribly expensive Parisian snacks <3 love 'em!

the Hotel de Ville!

Eiffel Tower posing at the Palais de Tokyo!

a HUGE temporary Dalí exhibition that I adored!

Le Louvre, le louvre, le louvre! I've never ever been inside! :D

the poshy Hotel Costes with beauitful window displays!

Place de la Concorde! + blue sky :)

Pyramid & me.

the sparkling Opera Garnier!

blessings! ;)

La Sacré-Coeur at the Montmartre

Invalides.

PHOTO POST: french vacation

You have probably already seen the photos from Felix's amazing trip to America - if not you can catch up on it here!

And now it's time for me to share my summer travelling experience which has been in Northern France this year. I just came back yesterday and the memories are still fresh and overwhelming! I was extremely lucky to actually get so many sunny shots, as usually summer in the Bretagne is pretty much non-existent.

I stayed at a hotel in Roscoff and travelled by train to discover some cities nearby. 

Roscoff itself was extremely charming, with beautiful views of the sea, and the restaurants were to die for!!! Fresh sea food and fish made every lunch or dinner a huge & delicious feast!! :D

St. Pol de Leon, Morlaix and Dinan - such cute and antique looking cities, typical examples of the architecture of the region. Most of the houses there are built out of stones and with wooden details.

And of course Rennes, the capital of the Bretagne, serves as the perfect combination of antique elements in the city centre, and a more modern part - definitely worth a visit as well!!!

Have any of you ever been to that part of France? Or maybe even visited the same cities? I'd love to hear about your experiences :)

discovering Roscoff and the harbor on the first day of the trip

cute little streets of Roscoff, creperies on each and every corner luring you inside with all the delicious smells!! ^^

a navy-like outfit with stripes :) to fit in with the surroundings of the sea ^^

 first city trip to St. Pol de Leon with its famous church in the background

the next trip was to Morlaix - "hotel de ville" 

view over the city centre in Morlaix and the famous rail-road-bridge in the background

delicious dinner with fresh fish back in Roscoff

another trip the next day - to antique and medieval looking Dinan

visiting Rennes - typical wooden houses in the city centre

the contrasting sides of Rennes - classical architecture in the city centre & skyscrapers in the background

the next trip was to an island near Roscoff - Ile de Batz

view over the houses on the island

just spent hours & hours walking around there and enjoying the incredible scenery!!

and this is what the incredible sunrises looked like I woke up to every morning thanks to the seaview right outside the hotel room window