GOÛT DE PARIS

FEB14

LIFE // Soul food

The food I devoured while wearing this. Didn't spoil one bit of the dishes on my white shirt (for a change) - but that's because the restaurant could practically send the empty plates back into the kitchen closet without having to wash them: we left them completely clean.

LIFE // Dinner

Old pictures just seem to keep on popping up. I took these photos a few months back at a restaurant called Lute, a place of great aesthetic and culinar beauty.

In the Netherlands, we have this event called Restaurantweek, which is something organised by multiple (Michelin star) restaurants. Whenever signing up, you get the chance to have dinner at the most fabulous restaurants for really small prices. I attend it every year with my boyfriend, and this year we ended up at this restaurant.

Lute is situated in an old explosives factory - you can really tell by some pictures that I will be showing somewhere later on this week! The original industrial look of the location, the exquisite food and the lovely staff members were an interesting contrast. Truely inspirational.

Just take a look at the pictures. I'M IN LOVE.








And a little preview of what I wore to dinner. More to come..



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LIFE // DETAILS OF ROME.

ROME WAS AMAZING GUYS ♥











standing at the gardens of the Vatican Museum // gorgeous view from up a hill // the romantic Trevi Fountain while night is falling and the streetlights are lit // ZARA's nice interior // random // PRADA shop window at Via Dei Condotti // the famous fountains at the Vatican Square // the most expensive cappuccino we ever had at Antico Caffè Greco

More to come soon..

LIFE // FOOD AND LIGHTS.

This year was one of the most special Christmasses (eh, plural form of Christmas?) ever. Our family's Christmas didn't start off like they sing it in the cheesy songs you hear on the radio each and every December. No, despite the fact that we are all blondies in my family, we might as well have Spanish roots.. Considering our temperament.

But no matter how much we argue, there is always a strong and unconditional love that binds us. In the end, the love we have for each other always saves the day. And we enjoyed Christmas to the fullest. Together. Because Christmas is essentially not about the amount of presents you get. It's about loving, giving, and cherishing the time you have with each other.

I spent my time wisely, accompanied by my family and boyfriend. We had a taste of the most lovely food, and we were surrounded by utterly gorgeous decorations. And yes, although it's not a fundament of Christmas, we gave and received a lot of presents. But you'll get to see enough of that in the coming days! On to the food and lights!












I hope you all had a wonderful time dearies. I would love to hear your stories. ♥

LIFE // BIRTHDAY #2

First of all, I wanted to thank everyone for the kind wishes and messages, I will get back to every one of you when I get the time to! Thank you thank you thank you!!

Now, on to the pictures!



The first thing to do in the morning whenever it's your birthday, is to get in a festive mood with your favorite perfume and nice music, and the best breakfast you can imagine.



When I was young, I loved handing out lollipops and other candy on my big day. This year I decided to reintroduce the tradition and I baked a walnut marble cake and cute little cupcakes. I just loved the recipe of the cupcakes: espresso chocolate with coffee liquor icing on top. Thanks to the lovely Heleen who took the effort to type it out for me, after I had seen her cupcakes on her blog!






And this is what I wore on my birthday. Heels, off course. and lots of colours!
I'm going to take a closeup picture from my new H&M necklace soon, I had to have it when I spotted the last one in the store and immediately wanted to wear it on my birthday. Oh I'm so childish (but don't you just love those moments of plain immature happiness?)

Pants H&M
Silk top idk
Knitwear C&A
Wedges ZARA
Necklace H&M
Bag ASOS
Jewellery my favorites


Massive amount of presents. My friends and family are so sweet to me ♥

The highlights:
- Jewellery
- Magazines
- Makeup
- Lots of flowers
- Home made cupcakes
- Lingerie
- A new lens for my camera! It still has to come in though

And last but certainly not least.. Zhe boy gave me tickets for the biggest festival in the Netherlands! It's called Lowlands, and it sold out within 2 hours last month.. I was so disappointed when I heard about the sellout, but he secretly got his tickets in the first 15 minutes!



As a surprise, we had dinner in a cute little restaurant in a small village nearby. Yummy pasta.

My birthday ended at 4AM, in the midst of friends. And I was the most exhausted but happy girl in the world.

I am counting down the days until next year already. ♥

LIFE // L'Escala

So here's the first part about my holiday in Spain.
I figured that the numerous fairytale-like places I have visited (and the thousands of pictures) deserved multiple posts.

I celebrated my holiday with my family and boyfriend in the lovely region of L'Escala. This place consists of the typical mix of traditional Catalan culture and crowded tourism. I prefer the first part.

Therefore I really appreciated the little town of Sant Martí D'Empúries. Despite the many tourists swirling around the restaurants, ordering French fries and egg sunny side up, we managed to enjoy the view, the Gothic church and the lovely food.












To be continued..