http://www.neoasie.com/jooree I'm the exception to every rule... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:46:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I'm in a hotel room on a business trip. Everything in Germany is salty. UNBELIEVABLY SALTY. I'm consuming as much water as I can but it's not helping. The roof of my mouth feels peeled. The Germans have an obsession with bubbly water. I've been drinking it for the past ... http://www.neoasie.com/jooree/archives/342 Montpellier is quite possibly one of the prettiest cities I have ever seen in France. It's a good mix of modern and old. On the way there, Alex had some disgusting doner kebab for 8 euro! (Normally they cost 3 euro on the street) T he next day, we strolled around the ... http://www.neoasie.com/jooree/archives/341 Alex and I, one fine Sunday, rented bikes and headed to the ocean (a mere 20 mins away) We had cafe Then watched skateboarded And how adorable is this.....!! Another weekend we headed to  Gobi Monastery near Manosque And of course, I saw SHEEP at his parent's house! It's bit distracting  to have a flock staring ... http://www.neoasie.com/jooree/archives/340 Ok Sarah I quite didn't make the weekned mark, it turns out there are no shortage of beautiful sunny days in the South of France where the only thing I feel like doing is having a chilled glass of rose on the Vieux Port... But enfin we have had some monstrous ... http://www.neoasie.com/jooree/archives/339 Been on vacation for the last week and a half (sorry did not post earlier was catching up on Conan, who btw is hilarious without his writers! ) And finally revealing my plans as I leave in 15 hours..... I'm heading out on a 20 euros flight from Ryanair to the former ... http://www.neoasie.com/jooree/archives/337 New Years Eve was low key. We ate boeuf bourguignonne which the French ALWAYS eat with potato chips. Then we counted down to the new year with confetti and these blowdart ball things that all the men got HEAVILY involded in. And finished with the MOST delicious macaron, chocolate cake. Happy (late I ... http://www.neoasie.com/jooree/archives/336 SO, for Christmas and New Years Eve, we spent it with the boyfriend's sister up in Orleans. (PSST, jooree where is Orleans?) View Larger Map THERE. His sister, her husband, and their adorable-bratty-at-the-same-time son live in this old ENORMOUS house which they redid all by themselves. A couple of pictures on the road there.. OH ... http://www.neoasie.com/jooree/archives/335 Just a couple of pictures to show that yes, Marseille is beautiful. Even more than Paris. There, I said it. (Sorry Ben and Jullie) This is the prefecture (or town hall) Near my apartment.... And the most adorable thing ever at the Christmas Marche near the Vieux Port Children writing Christmas letters to Pere ... http://www.neoasie.com/jooree/archives/334 SO, I failed miserably in finding a whole turkey for Thanksgiving. I went to a boucherie (butcher) and was quoted a price of 80 euros. SO I settled for turkey legs, which cost me a mere 2 euros per leg. I brined the legs overnight and cooked them in the oven. Then ... http://www.neoasie.com/jooree/archives/333 SO OVERDUE, but so worth posting. Bloc Party , quite possibly one of my most favorite bands played a set at Dock des Suds While waiting for them, the most pretentious "we're going to play crappy music because you will not understand it" band came out and played. They initially looked cool, but ... http://www.neoasie.com/jooree/archives/332