diaries // 04 2015

The perks of living in this part of Europe are growing on me more and more. It is incredibly easy and cheap to travel. I went to Lille... I went to Ghent... I went to the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken in Brussels - I guess you couldn't consider this one travelling, but this something that opens for less than a month every year and is exactly the kind of place I'm bound to like. Put me anywhere with flowers - greenhouses, gardens, fields - and I am going to be happy. In fact, the main reason why this post is late is because I spent my weekend too busy looking at flowers and other pretty things.
But anyway, here's April in a nutshell.
(More here.)

1. ghent i // 2. serres royales de laeken i // 3. new stationery

4. ma belle ville // 5. the view from the palais // 6. amadeus

7. gravensteen // 8. ugly belgian houses i // 9. avez plaizier

10. ugly belgian houses ii // 11. souvenirs de lille // 12. lille

13. cornichons // 14. serres royales de laeken ii // 15. writing my journals

16. leaves // 17. easter sunday // 18. film & a mix of gifted and bought postcards

19. gent from the canal // 20. r // 21. serres royales de laeken iii

P.S. - I've been thinking. Is there something you'd like to see on this blog? A type of post for instance: Brussels travel guide, reviews, anything? I'd love to know :)

diaries // 03 2015

Seeing these bits & pieces together makes me realize that March was a good month for travel. I got to know 3 new places:

Arlon, a little city in Wallonia right next to the borders. Not a very touristic place, but quite charming for its size.

Luxembourg, a country that surprised me for the beauty of their old quarters and fortifications.

Bruges, my first stop in Flanders. Everyone says you see Bruges in a day. And it's true. But contrary to what's usual, we stayed for one night and experienced Bruges by night as well. It was so absolutely wonderful I've been thinking about it all week.

How was last month for you?

1. 18:30 // 2. luxembourg i // 3. rue montagne de la cour

4. bruges i // 5. begijnhof // 6. spring shoes

7. giboulée // 8. postcards from brussels // 9. bruges ii

10. MiM // 11. bruges iii // 12. lonely walk

13. memory-keeping // 14. little church in arlon // 15. luxembourg ii

diaries // 02 2015

This month I've been carrying around bucketloads of happiness even when I get 24h of rain in a row.

(And I promise it's only partly due to the chocolate here.)

I hope you had a month as good as mine.

:)

1. departure // 2. la maison du roi // 3. late afternoon

4. grand place // 5. waffles i // 6. pharmacie

7. servez vous // 8. les gilles // 9. manneken pis

10. brussels // 11. le comptoir de mathilde // 12. a gift from a friend

13. waffles ii // 14. flying over spain // 15. ici

16. brussels camera bag // 17. le mardi gras // 19. tastiest macarons

diaries // 01 2015

 

During this past month I used my scarce hours away from the books to work on a new layout for the blog. It just hit me that I wanted to change this space completely. On a whim I started working on this and after a month or so - voilà! - this is the result. I have to admit it's my favourite one so far. 

I'd be happy to hear your opinions though! 

In other news, January is over and I'm feeling happy these days. Hope you're all doing well too.

1. morning boost // 2. running out of time // 3. the light of day

4. my favourite case ever // 5. before // 6. reminiscing

7. finals // 8. c/o mom // 9. after

10. scratch map // 11. downtown // 12. for good memories

diaries // december '14

I'm not a resolutions kind of girl, but in 2014 I got carried away with my memory keeping project and I decided to jot down a few things I wanted at the beginning of the year. A few, very specific goals or wishes. Looking back, I realise I either fully achieved my goal or I was left with a good base to keep on working. And I'm rather happy with this conclusion.

2015 is going to be a good year. It's a feeling, but at the same time it is not. Have a good year, y'all. 

☺

1. xmas ornament // 2. wreath // 3. beija-flor

4. braided // 5. a memory from christmas // 6. winter by the tagus river

7. the silmarillion & the hobbit // 8. postcards from china // 9. m&m's for raisins

10. gifts // 11. taking pictures // 12. out and about

13. wrapping // 14. xmas morning // 15. secret santa

Instagram.

diaries // november '14

This month I spent most of my time preparing for busier weeks ahead. I did, however, spend a weekend away in Paris, visiting a friend. Besides wanting to see her, the timing was perfect for a break. We visited beautiful places with pretty sights, cool museums, took full advantage of the French street cuisine and I even got the see the Christmas market. I took my new Praktica with me to bring the memories home. Can't wait to see what's on that film.

(And sure, I probably should have saved some space for the rest of the month, but let's be honest - can you really get enough of Paris? )

1. macarons i // 2. view from the arc du triomphe // 3. autumn in paris

4. le marais // 5. louvre // 6. the seine by night

7. rita & i resting // 8. saint michel // 9. you'll never b forgotten

10. my new partner in crime // 11. macarons ii // 12. at dusk

13. a hidden gem // 14. eiffel tower // 15. jardin du luxembourg

16. l'automne // 17. used film // 18. postcards from paris

diaries // october '14

October was actually pretty good. 

(I may be biased, but oh well.) 

☺

1. lunch // 2. brigadeiro i // 3.amsterdam, prague and bratislava

4. a favourite print // 5. m // 6. flower

7. birthday pictures i // 8. rooftop // 9. popcorn

10. snail mail from paris // 11. brigadeiro ii // 12. coincidentally halloween-y

13. tungsten film // 14.birthday pictures ii  // 15. boo!

diaries // august '14

When August started I was miles away from where I am now.

I spent a few weeks travelling across some of the westernmost states in North America. We started with Vancouver, then worked our way down to Seattle. We took a flight to San Francisco, saw Yosemite and the Sequoias, and finished our California tour in LA. We rode all the way through route 66 to Arizona to see the Grand Canyon and travelled back a few miles to end it beautifully in fabulous Las Vegas.

I can honestly say it was the trip of a lifetime. I think I was most marveled at the differences between America and Europe in places of Nature. I am planning a series of posts to share on here later. In the meantime, here's a preview of what's to come.

All in all, Summer has struck a perfect balance between a frantic pace and relaxing completely.
How has yours been?

1. grand canyon // 2. pavement in vancouver // 3. diagonal

4. conservatory of flowers // 5. seattle // 6. pink leaves

7. hollywood // 8. walk of fame // 9. half dome

10. grand canyon ii // 11. flowery scents // 12. seligman

13. route 66 // 14. cof lobby // 15. photography studio

16. fruit flavours // 17. by the tagus river // 18. cornfield
19. playing with fallen petals // 20. sintra // 21. zenit

diaries // july '14

So, July. Or not so much anymore.
I apologise for the delay. I have been away in blissful travel.☺
Now without further ado, here depicted are a few days in the beachside and three days of a very upbeat NOS Alive.

1. raining midtrip  // 2. setting foot on the beach // 3. out in the sun

4. bad // 5. a festival gloriousness of a pose // 6. imagine dragons

7. the black keys // 8. saving everything on film // 9. friends

10. towards the heineken stage // 11. sleeve // 12. foster the people

13. carré // 14. cameraman // 15. sweet

diaries // june '14

Alguns bocadinhos de um mês muito, muito ocupado.☺

Bits & pieces of an incredibly busy month. ☺

1. hydrangea // 2. a neglected camera // 3. a special day

4. petals // 5. one for each // 6. sweaters in june

7. mom's birthday // 8. mixing prints // 9. hydrangea ii

10. sunny afternoon // 11. trying something new // 12. panda

13. carolina vs finals  // 14. lisbon // 15. petals ii

diaries // may 14

Maio significou sobretudo trabalho. Não só, mas sobretudo trabalho. E por aí?

May was all about working hard. Well, mostly anyway. So how was your month?

1. a happy meal // 2. week 20 // 3. going to college

4. rice // 5. bride & groom // 6. wedding reception

7. daisies // 8. future travel journals // 9. little gifts from brazil

10. rainbow // 11. sittin' pretty // 12. at the lab

13. spring colours // 14. vintage boxes c/o my mom // 15. ghibli wonders
16. windy // 17. just walking by // 18. von mises

diaries // april 14

Abril teve um bocadinho de tudo.

April had a bit of everything.

1. "be happy" // 2. vintage tin boxes c/o my mom // 3. scrapbooking

4. easter chocolates // 5. prettiest earrings // 6. studying

7. the newlyweds // 8. the bridal ride // 9. the dress

10. picking up a package // 11. scrapbooking ii // 12.scrapbooking iii

13. studying ii // 14. loading film // 15. sunny sunday
16. flowers // 17. polaroid // 18. seaside stroll

diaries // march 14

Março foi assim.

March in a nutshell.

diaries // february 14