Amsterdam Nostalgia

Dear Amsterdam. 

You may have stolen my heart.  I wandered round your beautiful streets.  I admired the beautiful buildings.  I explored a very liberal road.  I saw cats sitting in windows.  I counted thousands of bicycles.  I ate way too much cheese.  I had a glimpse of a real Oscar trophy.  I took a canal tour.  I visited a floating flower market. I tried on a giant clog.  I sipped wine by the fire in the evenings.  I lost a couple games of chess before heading out to dinner. 

Dear Amsterdam, I love you.

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Salzburg, Austria

Thought I'd share a few snaps from Salzburg with you.  I could have spent a lifetime staring at the gorgeous view and listening to the church bells chiming.  It was delightful!

I'm leaving to our family beach house tomorrow so within the same week I will have gone from snow to sun and sand.  I can't wait to spend some time with my family out on that side of the world.

xxx

Winter Wonderland

Hi lovely ladies!

I'm back from the most amazing winter holiday filled with Christmas lights and markets, gluwein, hot chocolate and lots and lots of snow. Here are a few snap from my trip to Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria - perhaps you've seen it on Pinterest.

xxxx

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Fancy pants

 Bershka blazzer | Mr Price shirt and pants | Longchamp bag | Zoom shoes | Michale Kors watch | Sass Diva bracelets

Hi everyone!

I'm finally done with all my tests so I'm taking a little break from studying and hopefully I can get more blogging time in!  Grant and I went to one of our favourite restaurants last night, Loveata in Senderwood.  The food is delicious!  It was my gran's 87th birthday on Wednesday so we've got a family birthday celebration tonight that I'm so excited about.  She is the most remarkable and most beautiful old lady, she's my pillar of strength and a best friend!

Thank you for all your tips for a trip to Germany.  It looks possible that we will be going to Berlin and Munich and then to Amsterdam and the Hague (my ultimate dream come true) in the Netherlands.  If you have any more tips or experiences around these places please share them with me!  I'd love to know.

Thanks so much for reading!

Happy Friday!

xxx

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Do you speak German?

It's Friday!!!  Happy Friday everyone!

  I'm contemplating a trip to Germany in December.  I can't help but imagine the Christmas carols, the smells of cinnamon and pine, fires, Glühwein and maybe some snowflakes. Have you been to Germany over Christmas?  I would love any advice on what to do or see if you have! 

Have a great weekend!

xxx

Image source: Pinterest

Blouse and big trees

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Palace Gardens

Here are a few snaps from Vienna's most beautiful  Schönbrunn Palace , taken while walking around the gardens.

 Happy Friday!!!

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Prague in Colour

The world truly is a beautiful place.  There is so much to see and wonder and marvel at and my eyes love to feast on these things.  Sometimes a rose garden between an old theatre and even older bridge looking towards a palace transport me into a different time and have my imagination running wild.  I get so swept up in the romance of different times that I enjoy taking a moment to place it all.  I half imagine myself descending from the palace in a horse-drawn gold-leaf carriage in an exquisite dress and hat with my Edward at my side for an evening at the opera in the 17th Century.  

Back to 2012 and we still enjoy getting dressed up for a night at the opera, rather by foot than by carriage and descending from Lippert hotel (our palace).  More of those delights tomorrow, but for now, the theatre, the roses and the bridge.

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City lights

Going through these pictures I can't help but feel all dreamy.  When people ask me what I thought of Prague, the only way I can describe it is by associating it with childhood memories of playing with the most intricate, delicate and beautiful doll house painted in pastels with fragile dolls and furniture inside.  Prague to me was the life sized version of exactly that sort of experience.  Filled with overflowing amounts of happiness and wonder, breathing in this air filled my mind with bliss.

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Prague Day 1

Hi everyone! 


Sorry for my leave of absence but I've been on the most delightful holiday.  What a magical time I've had - it seems almost as if I've been living a dream.  Over the next couple of days I'll be sharing some of the greatest highlights of Prague, Vienna and Budapest with you.  Today I'm starting with Prague!

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