spring tag

This was an excellent tag from Famapa over at My Funny Eye.

What is your current obsession?

Practising with my new flash for a job next week. I want to make a professional job of it!
I've never got the hang of flash before.

What are you wearing right now?

Yellow 'viaduc du millau' t-shirt, jeans and grey converse.

Do you nap a lot?

Only after a big lunch in the summer.

Who was the last person you hugged?

My husband.

If you were a tree, what tree would you be?

A gingko tree.

What's for dinner?

We're going to eat out tonight before the movies.

What was the last thing you bought?

My first speedlite flash.

What are you listening to right now?

BBC 4 on my computer.

What is your favourite weather?

Bright sun in every season.

What's on your beside table?

Piles of books, a photo of a New Zealand landscape and a kaj franck glass of water.

Say something to the person/s who tagged you.

Famapa: Yes please to some mango sticky rice pudd!

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you want it to be?

It would be a bach beside the beach but also close to the New Zealand bush.

Favourite vacation spot?

Stomboli, an island off the Sicilian coast.

Name the things you can't live without.

Fruit, my husband, family & friends, my canon, my mac book pro and travel plans.

What would you like to have in your hands right now?

Plane tickets to Japan.

What is your favourite tea flavour?

Earl Grey.

What would you like to get rid of?

Parking attendants.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?

To New Zealand to have lunch with a friend I'm missing at the moment.

Who would you like to get stuck in a lift with?

Katherine Mansfield. I'd love to find see what she was like in real life.

I tag natsumi.

la caravelle

We spent the weekend in Marseille and after an afternoon of walking around part of the old centre, we stopped for a late afternoon pot of tea in La Caravelle. This is quite literally the best café-cocktail tapas bar in the centre, around the Vieux Port. It's on the first floor of the Hotel Bellevue and has fantastic views out over the old port. Fading, nautical French chic - it's extremely charming.

le carré d'art

The Carré d'Art in Nîmes is a cultural centre designed by Norman Foster. Last week I made a visit there to see an exhibition by the photographer Jean-Luc Moulene.
The building is an excellent place to experiment with reflections and try out new lenses!
Plus, the café terrace must be a contender for my favourite café view. At the moment it's still closed for the winter but I'll post some pictures from it when it gets warmer.