It's the first of May - this means I've just got six weeks left.
Six weeks to enjoy this beautiful weather (well, most of the time) the work experience, and la vie cannoise! It also means I have less than six weeks to finish my Management Case, to look for a job and to start a new chapter of my life.
Wow, it has been going fast. I can't lie though, I'm counting down the days a bit. I'm just really excited to graduate and for summer I guess!
I've had a really quiet week, so not many updates to give you. I am excited about something but I can't tell you yet - it's a surprise, but just for a little while longer.. Curious? I can imagine!
In the next post, you'll know!
Bisous,
Anabel
xoxo
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Cannes Shopping Festival
Yes, an entire post dedicated to this event... No, it's not that I attended every fashion show or cocktail that was in the programme but when you have VIP entrance to the Salvatore Ferragamo boutique AND you have the chance to view the Collection Printemps/Eté 2011 of Azzaro and Ferragamo in the Palais des Festivals you've got to mention it! What a girl's gotta do, a girl's gotta do...The Cannes Shopping Festival started when Le Boyfriend insisted I stand in between the amazingly cool 'shopping bags' in front of the Palais des Festivals.
Then Sofie got hold of invites for drink and the fashion shows, for which I think I'll let the pictures do the talking. All this followed by a bottle of Vin Blanc and tapas at Le Carré d'Or... So fashionably fun!!
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| Azzaro |
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| Ferragamo |
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| Ferragamo² |
Dreaming of the amazing Azzaro dresses, I'm off...
Bisous,
Anabel
xoxo
Friday, April 22, 2011
La Dolce Vita
And again : WOW, how April is flying by. It's nearly the end of the month and I hardly realised it. This is of course due to all the visits I'm getting and the apéro's I'm doing because of the sunny weather. And, not to forget, the schoolwork I'm (trying to be) doing.
A week ago two of my teachers came to visit, to do a halftime-evaluation. I didn't get a day (or hours) off but then I had lunch à la plage the next day with my friends and the teachers, so all was good. It was a lovely lunch and delicious wine. Oh, and my grades : also good! 28/30 - can't complain!
I had to fight for my 4 days off last weekend and Monday / Tuesday, but... I got them! And my amazing boyfriend came over during those days so we had ourselves a decadent mini-holiday. I loved every minute of it, except for maybe when we went shopping - our tastes differ quite a bit. No, I'm kidding, it was great spending time together.
We spent a day on the beach, which lead to Le Boyfriend being quite sunburnt. We visited Monaco; the old town and, of course, the Monte Carlo Casino followed by a glass of rosé at Café de Paris. We spent a day strolling through Cannes, shopping. And on top of that we enjoyed several apéro's and delicious meals and just each other's company!
Now it's the "Cannes Shopping Festival" so I really won't get a chance to be bored in the next few days. In May I have my mum's visit to look forward to (I so hope I get at least one day off) and the Festival de Cannes as well as a visit from two amazing friends. Ah, la vie en rose! And then, it's nearly over...
Now some more MC-Work!
Bisous,
Anabel
xoxo
A week ago two of my teachers came to visit, to do a halftime-evaluation. I didn't get a day (or hours) off but then I had lunch à la plage the next day with my friends and the teachers, so all was good. It was a lovely lunch and delicious wine. Oh, and my grades : also good! 28/30 - can't complain!
I had to fight for my 4 days off last weekend and Monday / Tuesday, but... I got them! And my amazing boyfriend came over during those days so we had ourselves a decadent mini-holiday. I loved every minute of it, except for maybe when we went shopping - our tastes differ quite a bit. No, I'm kidding, it was great spending time together.
We spent a day on the beach, which lead to Le Boyfriend being quite sunburnt. We visited Monaco; the old town and, of course, the Monte Carlo Casino followed by a glass of rosé at Café de Paris. We spent a day strolling through Cannes, shopping. And on top of that we enjoyed several apéro's and delicious meals and just each other's company!
Now it's the "Cannes Shopping Festival" so I really won't get a chance to be bored in the next few days. In May I have my mum's visit to look forward to (I so hope I get at least one day off) and the Festival de Cannes as well as a visit from two amazing friends. Ah, la vie en rose! And then, it's nearly over...
Now some more MC-Work!
Bisous,
Anabel
xoxo
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Halfway!
Wow, I'm already halfway through my work placement in Cannes! How time flies!
I told myself April would be a month that's going to pass by like crazy and I can only confirm. We're the 10th now and I haven't had a single bored moment, not even at work thanks to MIPTV.
I started of the month with repos, followed by the lovely visit from La Meilleure Copine, all the way from La Belgique. It was lovely spending time together, on the beach, discovering Cannes and star-spotting. (We met Bruno Wyndaele, a Belgian Quiz Presentator. He spent the night in L'Hôtel and then we met him in the city too) We were lucky the weather was great (and still is, FYI) and we were able to see each other lots, even though I didn't have any days off.
The day Caroline left we were (I wasn't, but my colleagues were) surprised by a visit from two friends who did their work placement here this time last year. They missed the South so much they popped over for a short trip to Cannes. As they rented a car they picked me up after work and we had a lovely dinner together, catching up and gossiping. Such a great night!
The weather here is superb for the moment, which I'm loving. My days are consisting of La Plage, Apéro's and so on. Although I really really must start working on my Management Case urgently, as the first half has to be sent to our teachers by the 22nd of April. Oh my...
Well, I'm off to La Plage!
Bisous,
Anabel
xoxo
I told myself April would be a month that's going to pass by like crazy and I can only confirm. We're the 10th now and I haven't had a single bored moment, not even at work thanks to MIPTV.
I started of the month with repos, followed by the lovely visit from La Meilleure Copine, all the way from La Belgique. It was lovely spending time together, on the beach, discovering Cannes and star-spotting. (We met Bruno Wyndaele, a Belgian Quiz Presentator. He spent the night in L'Hôtel and then we met him in the city too) We were lucky the weather was great (and still is, FYI) and we were able to see each other lots, even though I didn't have any days off.
The day Caroline left we were (I wasn't, but my colleagues were) surprised by a visit from two friends who did their work placement here this time last year. They missed the South so much they popped over for a short trip to Cannes. As they rented a car they picked me up after work and we had a lovely dinner together, catching up and gossiping. Such a great night!
The weather here is superb for the moment, which I'm loving. My days are consisting of La Plage, Apéro's and so on. Although I really really must start working on my Management Case urgently, as the first half has to be sent to our teachers by the 22nd of April. Oh my...
Well, I'm off to La Plage!
Bisous,
Anabel
xoxo
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Survey
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Merci beaucoup!
Bisous,
Anabel
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Merci beaucoup!
Bisous,
Anabel
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Sortir & Sunburn & Shopping
Here I am, a glass of white wine at hand, a good tune in the background. I'm enjoying my last night all alone. Because tomorrow my roommates start arriving. In a way I think it may be nice, on the other hand I'm a bit sceptical, but let's stay positive! From what I've hear my 2 roommates will be Chinese girls, but of course more updates on this 'hot topic' soon.
I worked Le Matin today, and again tomorrow. Before that I had my repos, which was... sunny! There was sun the entire time and I made the most of it. On Tuesday I started off the day with a bit of shopping, tell me this handbag doesn't spell out "Anabel". I couldn't leave it.
After the shops, it was the sun's turn and I enjoyed a Kir on a terrace, followed by a very delicious Italian lunch with a friend. After lunch we set of to the beach where we placed ourselves on comfy duo-sunbeds. Later I was accompanied by another friend and we started of with some wine and continued to her flat for a home-made tapas meal.
The next day the sun was out early again, so after the necessary grocery shopping I set off to the beach to finish my book. I was there for a bit more than two hours and... I got a slight sunburn. Summer has started, I daresay. Following La Plage, I met two friends and we enjoyed cocktails during Happy Hour and a very giant pizza afterwards.
In the weekend, even though I had to work, I went out to Cannes. As I got there it was a bit rainy, but when we left the Irish Pub the rain had gotten a lot worse. What made it better was the fact that we managed to watch an Oscar-worthy fight on a yacht. The fight included : a half-naked man, drunk people, a violent girl... all in all, a situation I wish I could have filmed to share with you. The night out itself was fun, and I even managed to get the bus driver to drop me off at the door of the hotel. Le Depot is in the street of my hotel.
Bisous,
Anabel
xoxo
I worked Le Matin today, and again tomorrow. Before that I had my repos, which was... sunny! There was sun the entire time and I made the most of it. On Tuesday I started off the day with a bit of shopping, tell me this handbag doesn't spell out "Anabel". I couldn't leave it.
The next day the sun was out early again, so after the necessary grocery shopping I set off to the beach to finish my book. I was there for a bit more than two hours and... I got a slight sunburn. Summer has started, I daresay. Following La Plage, I met two friends and we enjoyed cocktails during Happy Hour and a very giant pizza afterwards.
In the weekend, even though I had to work, I went out to Cannes. As I got there it was a bit rainy, but when we left the Irish Pub the rain had gotten a lot worse. What made it better was the fact that we managed to watch an Oscar-worthy fight on a yacht. The fight included : a half-naked man, drunk people, a violent girl... all in all, a situation I wish I could have filmed to share with you. The night out itself was fun, and I even managed to get the bus driver to drop me off at the door of the hotel. Le Depot is in the street of my hotel.
Bisous,
Anabel
xoxo
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Perfume, Cocktails, Laundry and Lunch
As promised, here is my next post. Not at all such a long time after my previous one, so I'm pleased.
So yes, I played 'tourist' on Monday. I went to Grasse, where we had a lovely lunch in a very special restaurant. It was so delicious, it almost made me forget the (usually) bad food I get in L'hôtel. After a lovely, long lunch we set off to the MIP, Musée International de la Parfumerie. It was a modern museum where we learned more about how perfume is made. Following the MIP, we visited a Parfumerie, where they actually still make soap and perfume. Grasse, the city, is not special so apart from the perfume houses there is nothing much to see. I am glad I went there though.
To close of a nice day we went to Au Bureau in Cannes, it's a cosy pub where Happy Hour is between 5pm and 7pm. The four of us all had a yummy cocktail and bitings. Definitely going back there, and not just because the waiter asked us : "so you will come back... for me?" Um, suuuure, whatever you say!
My second day off was... rainy, really rainy. I got up and did some room-cleaning. This consisted of doing laundry, hoovering, changing the sheets on my bed. As well as separating the beds as I'm getting a roommate next week. This has me feeling curious and also hoping I will get along with her, because we are going to have to live together for 2,5 months... Gosh, I'm getting to old for this boarding school stuff. Been there, done that! But anyway, not judging nor complaining - we'll just have to wait and see.
Following the cleaning session, I went to Cannes (despite the rain). I had a lovely lunch with my friend and because the rain got worse, I went back to my room for a quiet evening filled with noisy skype-sessions. I can't complain about my 'repos'.
And now, just an hour before I go back to work. My shift this week is 12 till 20h45, lovely... NOT.
Till next time,
Bisous,
Anabel
xoxo
So yes, I played 'tourist' on Monday. I went to Grasse, where we had a lovely lunch in a very special restaurant. It was so delicious, it almost made me forget the (usually) bad food I get in L'hôtel. After a lovely, long lunch we set off to the MIP, Musée International de la Parfumerie. It was a modern museum where we learned more about how perfume is made. Following the MIP, we visited a Parfumerie, where they actually still make soap and perfume. Grasse, the city, is not special so apart from the perfume houses there is nothing much to see. I am glad I went there though.
To close of a nice day we went to Au Bureau in Cannes, it's a cosy pub where Happy Hour is between 5pm and 7pm. The four of us all had a yummy cocktail and bitings. Definitely going back there, and not just because the waiter asked us : "so you will come back... for me?" Um, suuuure, whatever you say!
My second day off was... rainy, really rainy. I got up and did some room-cleaning. This consisted of doing laundry, hoovering, changing the sheets on my bed. As well as separating the beds as I'm getting a roommate next week. This has me feeling curious and also hoping I will get along with her, because we are going to have to live together for 2,5 months... Gosh, I'm getting to old for this boarding school stuff. Been there, done that! But anyway, not judging nor complaining - we'll just have to wait and see.
Following the cleaning session, I went to Cannes (despite the rain). I had a lovely lunch with my friend and because the rain got worse, I went back to my room for a quiet evening filled with noisy skype-sessions. I can't complain about my 'repos'.
And now, just an hour before I go back to work. My shift this week is 12 till 20h45, lovely... NOT.
Till next time,
Bisous,
Anabel
xoxo
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