Showing posts with label wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wine. Show all posts

Thursday, 9 June 2011

Last Day in Scandinavia!

Dining and shopping with Michelle on the other side (Elsinore) in Denmark!
Early flight to catch! Big night tomorrow back in Dundee!
Night Night
Photographical evidence for those of you who can tell the difference in Scandinavian backdrop:




Monday, 28 February 2011

Sunday's Sweet Fruits

The gig went well. Ace bands! Tightest band ever played in Dundee.
We were lounging in the VIP area, Chris tagged along and stole some of the appetisers (he ate loads of sandwiches and so did we). The tiniest band (particularly small without Annuka) on the largest stage in Dundee. Babyshambles have played here. Okay so maybe that's not your favourite band but there were others I don't remember. Fat Sam's has great sound!

Their stage is massive...
Docs 4 lyfe
Waiting for the soundcheck in library (Chesterfield) couches
At last, I'm sitting on a throne
We were the opening acoustic act, all others were fullband
So... I brought my tambourine to fill some gaps...
Up by the changing rooms kissing posters (here Babyshambles)
Hippies lounging amongst old mature people.

Then for a stop at Iain's on the way back home for some wine


Sunday, 23 January 2011

Weekend Luxe

This weekend was very enjoyable, a great kick start to the Dundee term.
Studies are going well and it's more exciting to go out when you save it for the weekend!

Friday night was the night of Ken's 20th birthday party and Sub Focus Bass Orgy
Started off at Kirsty's serenading the wine.

Annuka brought us along to a gig at Duke's
The man of 'Edward Shallow' joined in
and so we danced to the band Stanley Odd:
We left for Ken's Party, turns out it was in full gear

Ended the night by sneaking into Bass Orgy, bumpy dancing

Thursday, 13 January 2011

M.I.A, having so much fun in Geneva!

Will update more when I get back to Dundee tomorrow for yet another ramapant thumpingly happy evening!
I arrived in Geneva on Monday, Annuka showed me the ropes of the town, we bought awesome pistachio macaroons from Manor, my favorite ginormous compartment store ever!
Things aren't expensive here compared to Sweden because the Swiss franc is rather low, but it is compared to the Scotland.
Then later that evening we went to Café du commerce and had cheese fondue with Flo, one of Annuka's awesome pink friends. Later on others joined, they were ace! Momo is probably one of my favorites. Daniel is rad too! The language barrier is a slight problem because there is an overload of French language that otherwise wouldn't be a problem to understand, but it's just a lot, and I've been ill, my sinuses are swollen and nasty, my body has had a hot sweaty feverish glow. So, with some I speak to through translation. Quentin speaks as little English as I speak French, or probably less.

On Tuesday, Flo drove us to Verbier, we were joined by two friendly blokes (skiers) so I wasn't alone on skiis. Annuka and Flo Snowboarded. Need I say it was amazing? I have missed skiing so much! And the snow was far better than when I visited Verbier last year. When we went home we went to Café du commerce again, and probably had the best night ever, a lot of "brilliant" expressions were coined.

On Wednesday we had amazing sushi with one of Annuka's smartest close friends. Annuka values peoples intelligence according to how many points they got in the IB. I bought pistachio milkshake at McDonald's! Then we met up with Momo and Sarah to go to Mamco, the modern art museum, bumbed into Zito (who's in the Postmen). It was good fun but mainly because they were acting silly. After this we bought macaroons, Sangria, white wine, and raclette cheese at Manor to prepare for the party!
At the party yesterday evening I met most of Annuka's good friends and had some great conversations and endured lively festivities. It ended rather late, everyone but us had to get up early the next morning, so Annuka and myself felt raher lucky.

Today, we've just walked the dog, freshened up, and now were ready to hit the town for dinner and a Postmen's concert, how awesome!!

I'll post the millions of pictures when I'm back tomorrow
Cheerio!

Sunday, 26 December 2010

I am the Angel of Cakes!

It's really cool when your step-mom's parents adore you!
Bake you cakes and call you Angel!
This stay at our country house isn't too bad after all, very overindulgent in terms of meat, whisky, wine and schnapps. I don't like schapps.
But I like having lunch from 2.30-6, having glögg (mulled wine) and Roquefort on gingerbread as an appetiser, have intermissions between the meals and then two mains and finally dessert in the couch with great Swedish coffee and home made gingerbread cake, saffron buns and all that jazz!
Now I am off to watch Chaplin in The Great Dictator, shazam!

But not gonna lie, I miss the spontaneity of Dundee and the lovely grazable people!!
I miss...

going out in Dundee with Ken (yeah we're in Kings and Cowards together, me and this master of music) and Andy (womanizer, you need to treat your women better)
because you meet loads of people that you love (Kirsty)!!!!!
.. and some really funny chaps (Aled)
.. chilling at Lindsay, Annuka and Mandi's (here with Paul)
...Dan and Annuka of Dizzuka!


See you soon - I come bearing more Christmas-y spirit!

Monday, 24 May 2010

Back from Gig at Dexter's!

Back from the gig supporting Arcadian Kicks who didn't 'support' us.
Weren't there for our show so embarrassingly enough one of the girls from the band complimented me for my dress, said she had seen me earlier that day and thought so, and "what a coincidence" to see me here. I responded with shouting "singer of Kings and Cowards!!!!!" Man embarrassing (!!!) since the crowd had just seen us on stage.....
But in the end they were nice peeps, they apologised and we ended up friendly-chatting.

Then Paul walked me home I grabbed Dirty Dancing and snoozed through the whole thing at Emily's flat in Kirsty's lap.

Wearing a hat from New Look and Dress from Topshop, bought in Perth today!
Had a lovely day in Perth city today, Kirsty has my camera at the moment, so I'll try to post them tomorrow.

Going to St. Andrews tomorrow and having a jam at Stage 2000 with drummer Ken!
Goodnight Goodnight

Monday, 12 April 2010

Goodbye Helsingborg and Hello Dundee

Sunday 6 pm: drive down from the shopping centre where I repair my shoes. Go to my favourite café lounge, Grand Coffee:









7:30 pm, outside mom's house, Frigg is adorable!

9:30pm, Soup, then wine and crackers, with Nina!

11:40 pm, at Utposten, stayed until closing (1 am on a Sunday!)




Monday 07:15 am, bye bye Copenhagen

Monday 10:30 am, in Dundee, outside Seabraes.

This is not the last of my photomania! xx