Weekend in London

I just got back from a weekend in London, where I saw my friend Anna who I hadn't seen since July. I just wanted a break and to spend a nice day out.

We went out for a nice lunch and went to the markets of Spitalfields and Brick Lane. There were so many cute vintage things and incredibly cozy-looking cafés! (And an awesome record store where we took the photobooth picture).

The weather was absolutely dreadful though, so we headed to Topshop on Oxford street. Considering as it's one of my favourite places and I consider it like the eighth wonder of the world, I was quite disappointed by everything there. In the end I only found a pair of creeper-ish white sneakers I've been wanting for a while.
Also, we FINALLY stopped by King's Cross on my way back to the station and got a picture with Platform 9 and 3/4. Awkward but totally worth it.

I took a bunch of fisheye photos but we'll have to wait to develop them to see them.

PLEASE leave suggestions of what you'd like to see on the comments (like would you like to see the street style photos? Or anything else about me or anything? Let me know.)

Camilla x

Tropea and Rome

After DC and NYC (click for pics), I returned to Italy to spend the rest of spring break and Easter with the fam in Calabria, a region in southern Italy. Was way overfed by my grandma, who makes the best food on earth, and went on a day trip to Tropea. Tropea is famous all over Italy for its sweet onions and ice cream (not together, obviously!) so we had to try those. We stopped at a seaside restaurant for lunch and had a feast; impeccable sea food, onion omelette, pasta with sword fish and then tartufo ice cream.. hhmmm yes, please!

Also, look at those views! The town is placed entirely on top of a cliff, so there are terraces with killer views around every corner. I'm going back with friends this summer and I can't wait to try on those beaches! On the drive back, in the countryside in the middle of nowhere, we stopped to buy wild strawberries, 'fave' beans and liquorice liquor from these old ladies and we ended up basically sharing our family histories. These are the little things I love about southern Italy.

The rest of the time in southern italy I bathed in the much-missed sun, went out with my cousins and ate too much of my easter eggs and grandma's lasagna, mozzarella and cakes.

We then drove back up to Rome, and I had such a lovely, relaxed last week of holiday there.
I went out and about in the center and took streetstyle photos for Beyond Retro, drove around in my good ol' Fiat 500 (and didn't kill anyone!), found new markets to shop in, pigged out on tonnarelli cacio e pepe (Rome's best pasta along with carbonara) and went to a super quirky Salvador Dali exhibition.
You'd think I'd be used to it by now, but every single time I walk through Rome I look around and it takes my breath away how beautiful it is. So proud of my gorgeous hometown!

ps. I just found out I will finally get to go back to Vienna from the 24th of May till the 27th. Yay, finally! I missed it so much!

pps. my tickets to see Coldplay live in Coventry on the 29th of May arrived today! They're so purrty!

Anyway, I am off to a weekend in London tomorrow morning as a break from all the uni work. Gonna stay at Anna's and we want to have nice lunches and raid Topshop together (not, we're both broke) and just have a chilled weekend.

Expect shots and streetstyle photos from London!

I just started this blog, so PLEASE, if you have any suggestions or things about me or anything else you'd like to see on here leave them in the comments and I shall get to that in two days!

See you later!

Camilla x

Washington D.C.

After our weekend in NYC (see pics here), I spent a week in Washington DC. My best friend Hasnaa had class, so I toured loads and went shopping on my own and then met up with her for brunch (it's my favourite meal, have you guessed yet?).

I'm not gonna lie, as a city, DC was quite dull. At times it seemed like a bit of a ghost town. Still, seeing the White House and all those well-known landmarks was still exciting, and as you will see the food and cafés everywhere were to die for.

It was a great week of catching up with Hasnaa, whom I hadn't seen for over a year. We had cupcakes and cakes and frozen yoghurt instead of meals, always ordered too much dessert, watched The Hunger Games and went out.. illegally.. (21 though? Really?).

The last shot is Paris at dawn, taken during my stop-over there from Washington-Paris-Rome. 'Twas a long, lonely flight, but after an incredible week of DC and NYC I had lots to smile to myself about (and lots of Reese's to eat!).

Tropea and Rome posts coming soon (brace yourselves, I've got some stunning Tropea shots!)

Camilla x

New York City

During my spring break, from March 22nd to April 2nd, I went to the USA for the first time to visit my best friend from Morocco who now goes to uni in DC.

I've been dreaming of NYC ever since I was 5 years old and well.. after 13 years it lived up to my expectations. What a dream!

We took a bus from Washington DC to NYC and spent the weekend there. Despite staying in an insanely creepy hostel in Chinatown which seemed like it belonged in a teenage slasher film, going to NY for the first time at 18 alone with two of my girl friends was a blast.

We met up with two of our former classmates (one of which goes to NYU and has an apartment on the 26th floor just around Times Square and meets the cast of Gossip Girl almost everyday on his way to uni, poor soul!), went out for brunch, went sightseeing, went on top of the Empire State Building, shopped on 5th avenue and in Soho, and just basically walked around in complete "omg, I'm in New York!" awe.

I plan on doing my Master at NYU when I'll be 22, and who knows, maybe have James Franco as my lecturer? Wouldn't mind one bit.

Post about DC up next,

Camilla x