tiistai 29. heinäkuuta 2014

Beach life!

During a heat wave the only reasonable place to be is the beach!
And our sweet summer city of Helsinki has many!
Friends and sunshine, what else do you need for the last moments of holiday?!

We've visited a few different beaches, here we go:

Eiranranta


This relatively new beach is a little stony, but does the job brilliantly!


A few steps towards Hernesaari there's a new café: Birgitta
It was such a nice place with an excellent salad and beautiful interior!
Modern and a lot of wood, fits perfectly to the surroundings. Definitely worth visiting.
Check out the outer surface of the café, it's burnt wood!
Never seen it being used like this, very cool!
You can also order a pot of sangria and sit on the terrace right next to the sea!




Dear friend was visiting from the UK, it was just perfect to sit for hours and enjoy the Finnish summer!


Miss you dear already!!



Pihlajasaari

This is one of our favourite spots in Helsinki!
A cooling 15-minute ferry ride away lies an oasis for the city people where you always find your own quiet spot even though the island would be packed!



My sweet husband!




The island's restaurant is in an old villa.



Mustikkamaa

My favourite from last year!
It felt so sweet to be there and think about all the things that have happened since the last visit!
I love this place! It's still a perfect bike ride away even though we've moved.





keskiviikko 23. heinäkuuta 2014

Lazy beautiful!

These summer days are just heavenly!

There's been loads of love, joy, beauty, togetherness, sunshine, swimming, home...
I feel happy and grateful for all these moments and the people in them.
And I've said it out loud. 
We must remember to do that.

Love & light, dear friends.








perjantai 18. heinäkuuta 2014

Back home!


Or in Tampere, actually!
But as they say 'home is where your heart is', and my heart belonging to my love, and him being here at the moment, that's where I headed too, asap!
Makes sense, doesn't it?!

Still hanging in the sweet atmosphere of Berlin, I'm seeing things as I want them to...


And cute Café Mimibo caught me daydreaming even more!


We've done such nice things, walked around a lot, went to see the legendary Eppu Normaali, swam in the sweet and warm water of Pyhäjärvi...
Summer at its' best, I love it!


The alleys of Pispala


This view is right next to the house where the beautiful poet Lauri Viita was born.



The weather wasn't on out side but a warm summer rain never hurts!


Spotted other writers as well. 
Our utmost respects to Väinö Linna.



Morning swim!


And the last pic shows you what happens when a man takes a picture of a woman on the beach! :D


Have a good weekend everyone!


tiistai 15. heinäkuuta 2014

Tschüß mein Shatz Berlin!

Soon it's time to go home, bohooo!
I've left pieces of my heart here so many times I think I know how to handle it, but it still makes me a little sad.
But nothing beats home, family and Finnish strawberries so off we go!
This city will always draw me back like a magnet so I'll just say Auf Wiedersehen!

















maanantai 14. heinäkuuta 2014

My Fashion Week!


As I told you Berlin Fashion Week's on with a lot of side events right now, and I went to see this beautiful exhibition: 

Portraits by Patrick Demarchelier

Oh..!!
So beautiful!
Just beautiful!



The space was stunning, a gallery in Kantstraße.
Two floors, different colours in the walls, a staircase and a huge atelier window with trees blooming at this time of year.



This was my absolute favourite:


And today we went to check out the hottest shopping street in Berlin:
Mulackstraße!

And here are the consequences...


I bought a Vivienne Westwood canvas shopper bag and it's so nice! More than nice!
Also on a good sale, which was even nicer!
I love it, the colours, everything!



And now resting poor feet in the oh-so-lovely Wohnzimmer...with a glass of the city's best mojito!


See ya later!