LAUZERTE.

Even though summer is pretty much a distant memory right now, I still have some final photos to share!

During our time in France we took a morning out to Lauzerte, a medieval town about twenty minutes from where we were staying. It was pretty deserted so we were able to wander the street undisturbed. This was one of the few ventures we made and it was well worth the trip. 

x

FRANCE.

I'm back!

Took a little break there without meaning too but here are a couple of photos from my trip to France at the end of last month. We had a wonderful time doing not very much at all except lying in the sun, eating great food, celebrating a birthday and for me in particular reading, reading, reading but more on that soon. 

France is just gorgeous so expect a lot of pretty buildings and skies, my specialties.

xx

PORTUGAL.

I got back to a slightly chilly and rainy Leeds late on Wednesday after a beautiful five days in a small town called Estoril, half an hour from Lisbon. I managed to squeeze this little trip in around work so this next week is pretty packed but I'm so glad I went. I went with two of my friends, Kate and Faye, and our little holiday was split between the beach and the city and filled with sunbathing, reading, delicious food and a little bit of sight-seeing. This was my first time in Portugal, it was really lovely and I'd happily explore it some more! There was so much to do and just not enough time. Some essentials that made the trip so easy and I'm glad I took with me were the lonely planet pocket guide, my giant sunhat that kept my forehead free from sunburn (a recurrent problem for some reason), my kindle and Birkenstocks.

I've included a few a lot of photos below that I managed to capture. I decided not to take my camera to the beach so most of these pictures are from our days in the city and our evenings. I took some other photos over on instagram see here and had a few more lined up to post until I lost my phone (!) so these will just have to do.

Hope you've had a great week

xx

PASTEL HOUSES IN ESTORIL.

EVENING LIGHT AND BEACH UMBRELLAS.

THESE TWO, THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL TIME!

ADMIRING THE PALM TREES AND SUNSET THE FIRST EVENING.

LISBON, PRAÇA LUÍS DE CAMÕES.

UNDER THE BRIDGE.

 FINDING SOME SHADE IN JARDIM DE SÃO PEDRO DE ALCÂNTARA AFTER CLIMBING A MASSIVE HILL.

THE VIEW FROM THE TOP!

RIDING THE CALÇADA DE GLORIA. ALSO KNOWN AS THE SHORTEST AND MOST EXPENSIVE TRAM RIDE EVER.

RAINBOW CITY.

SOLE PESCA, TINNED FISH TAPAS IN AN OLD FISHING TACKLE SHOP...THEY REALLY WENT TO TOWN ON THE THEME.

 MUCH TASTIER THAN IT SOUNDED.

 OUR LAST EVENING IN THE CITY AT GOLDEN HOUR.

 THE BEST COURTYARD AT SANTO ANTONIO DE ALFAMA.

EXPLORING THE MUSEU COLEÇÂO BERARDO WHICH WAS HUGE AND PACKED FULL OF SCULPTURE, PAINTINGS AND INSTALLATIONS, WISH WE COULD HAVE STAYED LONGER.

 THE WALK HOME FROM THE BEACH.

 REFLECTIONS AND BLURRY BOATS.

 GOODNIGHT PORTUGAL.

LAUSANNE PART TWO.

Here is my last Switzerland post! On my second day in Lausanne we headed down to the Lake to get a better view of the mountains and enjoy the sunshine. We decided to take the day slowly, especially as the next day we left the chalet at 3am so I could make my flight in time!

The day also involved church and getting to sit in on a YWAM teaching session. Jenna helps staff one of their discipleship course so I was lucky to be able to hear a lot of wisdom during my stay. It was such a treat to spend a bit of time out with a friend and have easy and honest conversations about life, future and what it means to follow Jesus alongside dancing in the kitchen and drinking lots of coffee. I feel very thankful to know Jenna. 

Here are a few final photos to round up my trip, compared to the hundreds of photos in my last post I managed to pick just a few. Considering they were all the same shot of the Alps from different angles, it was slightly easier to narrow down! Now to start planning the next adventure...

Have a lovely weekend (and give your Mum a hug if you can, Happy Mother's Day) xx

ONE LAST VIEW OF THE FOREST AS I WOKE UP.

LAKE GENEVA!

THESE MOUNTAINS ARE SERIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL.

THIS WOULD BE OUCHY, ON THE EDGE OF THE LAKE

NOT PRONOUNCED HOW IT LOOKS...IT SOUNDS A LOT BETTER IN A FRENCH ACCENT.