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Monday, 17 February 2014

In Krakow, with love

As I write this, I am trying to come to terms with the fact that my holiday in Krakow is over.  As I mentioned in my last post, I headed off to Krakow once again to spend Valentine's Day next to my boyfriend who's still finishing his course there.  Long distance relationships can be hard, but when there is willingness and determination to make things work from both sides, there's nothing to worry about.

Anyway, the holiday also served another purpose: a week of clearing my mind and restoring myself before I embark on a new job opportunity and move to a new apartment, to living life on my own again, hopefully pretty soon. It's pretty much a case of 'it never rains but it pours' for me. But that is the beauty of this life - never a dull moment.



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Saturday, 11 January 2014

holiday blues

It takes exactly one week to start coming to terms with the fact you are no longer on holiday.  The week is really and truly not over yet so I'm well, actually hoping that I would have gotten over it by Sunday.

This week has been quite a re-baptism of fire in terms of getting back to the office craziness after two weeks of bliss.  What kept me going was the knowledge that in less than a month I'll have another little escape, and going through my holiday snapshots, rekindling memories of the beautiful Christmas season spent with my love, in a city I adore: Krakow.  Some snow would have made it even more special, but it wasn't a deal breaker for sure! Hope you enjoy this little collection of pics from my trip xx
The beautiful Rynek Glowny, even more stunning at night
Christmas market on the Rynek Glowny
Gingerbread latte @ Coffee Heaven
our baubles were almost bigger than our Christmas tree!
Collegium Maius @ Jagiellonian University
smooching under the mistletoe

a little stroll around the Planty Krakowskie
every day should start with macaroons @ Charlotte
goat's cheese, honey & thyme toast - breakfast as it should be @ Charlotte
fairy tale bed room for a new year's eve at the mountains @ Aparthotel Bella Monte
view from our hotel room @ Aparthotel Bella Monte
heaven in a ramekin - chocolate souffle with hazelnut ice-cream @ Wedel
another Zara store in Krakow - thank you, thank you, thank you!
Galeria Krakowska
the beautiful St Mary's Basilica
some gorgeous art nouveau balusters @ Hotel Royal
sunny freezing days
not when they run out of vegetarian fare *sad face* @ Ambasada Sledzia
just ironically liking those glasses ... @ H&M

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Tuesday, 7 January 2014

the caped crusader

You may remember my writing about my aversion for royal / cobalt blue and how I decided to take the plunge nonetheless and get myself an ASOS cape coat in that colour right? I wrote about it here come on!

Anyway, as I said in my recent post, this cape coat came to meet me on my vacation in Krakow a few days ago and I swear I wore it almost every single day! The weather, especially during Christmas week, was that perfect combination of sun and chill which made it just ideal for this cape coat.  A few layers underneath were definitely required, but since the coat has such a distinctive look, I had no problem giving it centre stage.

My first go-to colour combination for this coat was just as I featured in my previous post where I matched it on Polyvore with monochromes and a touch of mustard.  My plum coloured gloves from H&M gave the look that little extra warmth in all senses.  If you like the look, please click on the 'Hype' button at the bottom of the post!
What I wore (links where available for ease of purchase.  You're welcome.): 
Cape coat: Asos
Knit Jacket, Scarf, Studded Biker Boots: Zara
Leather & Ponte leggings, Gloves: H&M (both winter 2012/3)
Embroidered Bag: Parfois (summer 2013)
'Bad Hair Day' Beanie: Local Heroes



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Sunday, 15 December 2013

2013 has been a good year / pt.2

Here's the second installation of my two-part run through this most awesome of years.  If you missed the first part, you can still find it here.  On to the second half of 2013 now ...

JULY

The highlight was certainly my boo's birthday and our day out with the Crazy Guides guys round Nova Huta. We also got to visit MOCAK's Economics in Art exhibition where I saw my first Banksy, and almost had a heart attack in the process lol!

AUGUST

To celebrate our anniversary we took a train ride to Zakopane, which, despite the heavily tourist oriented atmosphere, remains a most beautiful place and definitely a must-see for anyone visiting Poland.  This month also gave me another 'first': my first music festival - the Coke Live Music Festival in fact where I got to see Biffy Clyro, Franz Ferdinand, and Florence and the Machine among others. A few days earlier, I had even seen French metal band Gojira live during a separate event.  Never a dull moment! Unfortunately, this month saw me return (certainly not of my own free will) to Malta, but ...

SEPTEMBER

Confessions of a Former Size 6 is one year old! This month was pretty intense, what with settling back on the island, invitations for events flowing in (was I so missed!?!), and, of course, the greatest of surprises - my boyfriend showing up totally unannounced for a week! It was definitely the best and most welcome surprise ever for me!

OCTOBER

This month, I graced your Style on Sunday pages together with fellow bloggers, designers, stylists as the Maltese 'Fashion Pack', something that has truly humbled me, as I still don't see myself as big as others I was standing next to.  The month ended with my much longed for trip back to Krakow where, as an early birthday present I got to see another favourite band: Editors. It's all happening in Krakow, isn't it?!

NOVEMBER

Oh lord, I aged another year.  Am I any wiser? I doubt it.  Still. This month was possibly one of the busiest and craziest ... but definitely enjoyable with loads of quality time spent with great friends, and fantastic shopping events!

DECEMBER

The last month of this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious year (of course, I had to use a Mary Poppins reference ... it's the time of the year you re-watch it for like the millionth time!).  There's still some of it left ... and still more to happen, including my Christmas / New Year trip to Krakow next week.  But this month hasn't been short of highlights already - certainly the biggest one being moderating a workshop during an EU Commission conference which also saw the likes of Commissioner Johannes Hahn as one of the speakers (in my line of work, that's a HUGE thing ok?!). Oh, and from a more tasty perspective, I actually managed to accomplish my dream of making a rainbow cake. I am mighty pleased about that!

Well, well, well ... that was a little whirlwind round-up of what for me was one, seriously good year.  I do hope that you are closing off the year as well as I am ... and of course, that you keep following this petite place on the web I call my own! xoxo



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