Beer
A movie festival, absinthe and on a boat–again
Saturday, May 21st, 2011 at 20:25 | categories: Antibes, Beer, Cannes, Juan-les-Pins, People
This time it was one of my hometown friend’s time to visit me in the Riviera, and the timing couldn’t have been much better. The weather was great and with the Cannes film festival going on, all the other towns close by weren’t so packed with tourists–just how I like it.
We strolled around Antibes and Juan-les-Pins as well as visited Cannes to see what the fuzz was all about. We also went to one of my favorite places here, Villefranche, to chillax and see the sun go down. The days have been pretty warm here for a couple of months now, but the nights are turning pretty warm as well and you can see couples and groups hanging out on the beach well after sunset.
I finally got to visit the famous absinthe bar in Antibes, where they have a wide selection of different kinds of the traditional artsy people’s liquor. The owner is happy to tell you everything about the drink in question, but he’ll require you to wear a silly hat.
We also rented a boat for 4 hours and drove around the coast. This time I knew better and left my valuables at home instead of dipping them in the ocean. Our oceanic picnic consisted of some champagne, foie gras and baguettes. Not a bad way to spend the last weeks here, eh?
The red carpet. No celebs at that point.
So you buy a yacht for 20M euros and choose Comic Sans for the logo? My soul is crying.
Absinthe bar. Apparently my silly hat is in the background.
Partay
Saturday, April 16th, 2011 at 11:07 | categories: Beer
I don’t think us exchange students are that clever. We try to collect all the memories possible now that everything’s ending, and what do we do? We get drunk and remember nothing.
Last night we had a house party at the so called Tree House in Juan-les-Pins. That’s where three Canadians live, and since it’s the top floor with way too many stairs to climb, we call it just that. The tiny apartment was cramped up with people but that only makes better atmosphere.
Anyway, the pics say a lot more than words!
My fan club
Enthusiastic people
Courtney's not impressed.. or is she?
Beaches, beer and a foggy memory
Monday, March 28th, 2011 at 11:03 | categories: Beer
After the fever I was determined to get on the beach as soon as possible. The weather’s more and more summery and the city is livening up a lot. On both Friday and Saturday a bunch of us got on the beach. We even bought a crappy 2 euro frisbee that didn’t work at all and a volley ball, because we’re just that sporty.
On Saturday night the Mexican Embassy (as we call the Mexicans’ house now) hosted a double birthday party for a Dutch dude and a Mexican girl. Loads of people showed up and the room was packed. The details escape me, but judging by the pictures, it was lots of fun.
This week includes finishing a couple of group projects. After that I only have one seminar and one exam left, then it’s all about chilling before going back to Finland.
Old school beer
Happy people
Dudes with weird faces
Shotluck
Friday, March 4th, 2011 at 14:37 | categories: Beer
Potlucks are parties where everyone brings food and drinks to share to others. In the shot version–as you can probably guess–people bring various kinds of alcoholic shots. I figured this was my time to shine as the Finnish always excel in the liquor department, and I made my own batch of fisu (slang for fish in Finnish), which is Fisherman’s Friends dissolved into vodka.
Initially I thought no one would like my offerings it and I’d have to drink the whole thing with the other Finnish dude, but turns out it was a hit! I had to pour down the shots sparingly and still the bottle was empty in no time. Other people brought tequila and some girly drinks that were good, but really sweet. Shotluck’s a cool concept that I might try to organize back home one day too.
My recipe for fisu was:
- 0,75l Vodka
- 4 25g bags of Fisherman’s Friends
It takes a few hours for the candies to dissolve into the liquid.
Fisu. Looks horrible, tastes awesome.
People
An uneven Finnish-Mexican sandwich
The Superbowl
Monday, February 7th, 2011 at 18:41 | categories: Beer
The day turned from girly flower festivity to raw man energy as we went to a sports bar in Nice to watch the strange American phenomenon called the Superbowl. I was really more interested in the ads than the game, but as my luck would have it, the European version didn’t show them. However, with a little help from my friends beer and food, I got in to the mood (ooh, a rhyme! Rap stardom, here I come!).
The game itself is actually interesting, it just doesn’t make any sense that it lasts 4-5 hours. Then again, I often watch Formula 1 free practice sessions, so I guess I’m not the best judge. I did like observing my American fellow students, though, who went crazy about the game and yelled at people on the TV. All in all, it was a cool night, but I don’t think I’ll be watching the game next year.
Me and Ethan's illegitimate child. We call him Ted.
Sports bar food. With American sports you need American food, even in France.
