grenoble!

Ausgar (Mannheim), Gary (Strathclyde) and me on the train















In a cave up on a hill just outside grenoble - lots of steps and things that looked like bats!















Just ouside said cave...















The cable car! They were like wee bubbles...















Having some vino with the girls in a cafe at dusk.















Jill and Morvyn in the bubble!















Sitting eating lunch - Ausgar, Gary, me, Amy (Manchester), Jill and Morvyn.














The whole gang on top of the hill - Ausgar, Gary, Me, Jill, Amy, Morvyn and Vicki.

















Me and Morvyn looking out over the outskirts of Grenoble.

Yes, so we went to Grenoble for the day - 1 1/2 hours on the train from Lyon. It was a really nice place - much smaller and more glasgow sized - made it seem a bit more friendly in a way. We went up on a cable car and got amazing views over to the alpes - think we saw a bit of snow!

Anyways, hope you're all well!

Mairi
xxxx

soiree international

Yet another classic evening organised by the International office of Universite Jean Moulin Lyon 3...! This time it involved around 600 people and took place in some sort of sports club... Dancing on badminton courts! Always fun! Hope you're all well :) xxxx














Jill and Clay (the first time i met him i asked 'oh, as in pigeon?!)















Jill getting the first morning tram home. A proud moment for all concerned.















Throwing some shapes on the dance floor. Parallelograms and rhombuses were among the shapes.















Silke (Brussels) Phil, Me, Morvyn, Clay (Montana), Jill and Bella (Manchester).















The Glasgow girls yet again!

when the clan came to visit....

All the best people descended on Lyon for a week of cafe-ing, sightseeing and general merriment...

Granny and Robert aka 'the white shirt brigade'.
Donalds arty standing on the steps shot

Iain and i looking religious in 'Notre Dame de Fourviere'.
Cheers!

The three kids reunited for a night of fun and frolics Lyon style!

On a bridge across the Saone.

Evening meal with the Radlows plus assorted hungry hanger-ons...!

In Annecy on the way back to Geneva.

In a cafe in Bellecour, waiting for Dad and Calum to arrive.

The grandparents enjoying some fine cuisine!

Yep, so a good time was had by all! Thankyou all very much for coming - it was really nice to have you here and to show you a bit of what i've been up to!

a plus!

mairi
xxxxx

allez les autres bleus!!

the scots!

me and morvyn practising for rubbing our glorious victory in frenchies faces. literally.

les filles ecossaise in 'the wallace' after the game

poor bastard - not only was he wearing an england t-shirt but he was french - 2 disasters in one night!

waiting for the pub to open, like true scots...

the final whistle!

singing flower of scotland - standing up and being stared at!

morvyn, me and jill.

some of team ecosse - scots and honorary scots from around the world!!

As im sure you can see, we made the most of basking in the reflected glory of scotlands historic victory! thanks very much for the flags dad and uncle ally - as you can see they were much appreciated!

see you all soon!

mairi
xxxxx

photos i've nabbed from other people...

A few photos which i've pinched from other people!

Me and Rita looking mock sad when it started to rain in Marseille... "its the south of france goddamit - wheres the sun and sailors?!"















me standing on a rock just ouside marseille. as you do.














me and jill bearing the 'bracing' (maw and paw!) weather at the cathedral in marseille - it was almost like being at home!












Phil = vulgar, me = shocked.

















me and a velov! bikes you can use in Lyon - take them from one stop and park them at another one - gratuit!
















Liz (manchester) me and jill at dan's garden partay!














dan, amy, liz, me, jill, morvyn and phil at dans garden partay.













living it up in the worst hotel room in the world in marseille.















me, morvyn and jill in the metro station on our way out.












me on the train to marseille.

marseille - drinking!

rita from helsinki and i in a club called 'trolleybus'. it was tres bon!



















cider and blackcurrant through straws - mmmm! we were in an irish pub....














morvyn and jill in trolleybus

















spot the foreigners!!!

Marseille! (nice cultural holidayish photos...)

We spent a weekend 'at the yacht' in marseille. These are the family friendly happy pictures of said weekend :)


dinner at a fish restaurant in marseille! morvyn (strathclyde), catherine (quebec), moi, jill (strathclyde), rita (helsinki) and phil (glasvegas)!














la plage!















My starter... thought dad would be proud...


















les iles d'if! funny name!












Mariano (argentinian) and Joaqin (spanish) on the rocks!





















moi!












Morvyn and Phil soaking up the rays while munching baguettes - our staple diet for the past month...














sur la plage - les filles et phil.














in the tiniest and grubbiest hotel room ever. It was manky. and smelt of chips. and curry. but for £9 each in the centre of town we couldnt turn it down...!












marseille from the beach.