Just in case you had forgotten what La Rochelle looked like already… I’m sharing some more of my findings! Even during the wintry cold snap that has finally hit, there are plenty of corners to be explored, beautiful historical places, cosy cafes, and an astounding frequency of sunny afternoons!
The first two images are from this little cloister, right in the town centre, but tucked into a side-street. I find something inexplicably beautiful about cloisters. Perhaps it’s the calm. I would so love to design my own house, inspired by a cloister. Wow, wouldn’t that be quite amazing?!
These are rather quirky. I think they hold the shutters open on some windows, so they’re actually really tiny, but caught my eye. What strange and forgotten characters, watching the world go by every day!
I walk past this lake every time I go into town, and I love how calm it is. Something draws humans to water, but I’m never quite sure what it is. On this particular day, the light was that low winter sun you get at this time of year only, and the reflections were perfect and still.
A rather odd thing that happened this week was…
… being invaded by a cat! It turned up and decided to spend the evening with me. It was very pretty and everything but just… not a dog. A random companion for the evening was still welcomed however!
Finally, I have eaten out quite a few times recently, still in the habit of avoiding the kitchen I have rather sadly been assigned this year. My friend Kelly & I tried out a restaurant called the “Couscousserie” which I have been wanting to eat at for ages! Its a sweet little Moroccan place, with seating in the basement downstairs. Definitely not going to be a one-off visit. Very glad to have a couple of days to relax by myself right now, and planning a little more cooking this week – including a very exciting “English”-themed 3 course meal a French friend & I are planning to surprise her husband!
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.........my messy girlfriend
i have never been to la rochelle but i remember some of my friends(i am french) really loved it.. So cute!!!!… the cat that stayed the evening with you, he looks quite at home in your room:)x
Charlie
it's a great place, i think it's about the perfect size, it has beaches, markets, shops, a port, historical towers, everything you could want really ! 🙂 Which part of France are you from? (ps. the cat has caused quite a hoo-hah with the family, as we are all dog-people really !tehe):)
.........my messy girlfriend
it seems very cool,i have to go visit it someday:)…. Im from Lyon, i lived for 10years in London and a few months ago i moved to Milan,italy:)… have you ever been to Lyon?…. ohh i understand about the cat then haha,my boyfriend family are dog-people as well and they look at cats a bit like aliens hahah.. i always had cats and dogs growing up..so i really like both:)..x