inspire me

For darker days, when the wind is howling outside and you're feeling tiny fears running through your body.

This picture of two words tatooed on the back of a (sexy?) girls' neck inspires me so much that all of today's grey transforms from hostile and unconfortable to beautiful and artsy. Thanks to whoever got the idea of the tatoo, to whoever had the courage to get it inked, to whoever took the picture and to whoever set it loose on the world wide web.

Thanks, you've made my day. 

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 145, Amsterdam

When dreams come true, girls get to have lovely concept stores with cute names and beautifuly designed details, where fashion meets coffee (or should I say "koffie"?) and where from time to time they get to invite all their friends for an evening of music, drinks and flirts.

Koko ｜ Facebook Koko

the brunchier side of lunch

temporary lack of resources, so I used a home-made
personal sandwhich. the ones you get onthe street
look much, much better ;) 

I'm in a hurry again, as always. But I wanted to write about the Dutch way to have lunch. Which is.. easy, light and snack-y. Is that even a word?

In the last placed I've lived in, sunny Lisboa, people were used to have a big lunch (with soup, a main course and a delicious pastry desert) and a big (and very late) dinner. In between, they would have a little snack meal called a "lanche"(which you can also do between breakfast and lunck). 

The Dutch do it a little different. First of all, they have dinner earlier, around 6 or 7 pm. That's understandable, since most of the year it gets dark and cold and all you want is to go to bed early. However, lunch is closer to a snack. Either some "tostis", some nice sandwiches or a bowl of soup, the Dutch lunch is light, easy and stylish (both the food and the restaurants/cafés always look soooo pretty).

I personally find it quite beneficial, since afterwards you can still continue your day with energy, without having that feeling of I-need-to-sleep-and-I-need-to-sleep-now-I-think-I-will-fall-asleep-here-on-this-chair. It's also easy to pack, easy to take with, fast to eat. I'm in :) 

I'd like you to meet..

It was a windy, windy day. Very sunny though, which made our walk much more pleasent. There was almost nobody on the streets. Imagine some very windy and very empty streets. After what seemed like a small eternity, we reached a kind of a big shed, with a huge yard and a lot of asfalt. And there, between a lot of others, was SHE. My 'fiets'. My bike, my love, my darling. It was love at first sight.

You can see us daily, around the streets of Amsterdam, being happy together.