New Café!

In the spring a new cafè opened its' doors in Vallila: 

Kahvila Suvanto!

One of my dearest friends lives closeby and she'd already visited, so ofcourse we made a date there asap!

This took place in July in one of the warmest days, and it is the sweetest thing to remember now!

I liked the enterior and the atmosphere, and their chocolate cake was goood!

They serve breakfast too with porridge, muesli and such, and is situated in the corner of Suvannontie and Mäkelänkatu. Beautiful Puu-Vallila is right around the corner!

I thought this place would be the perfect place to sit down and just be, read a book or chat with a friend on a rainy Autumn-day!

I want more places like these!!

Afterwards I walked a little in the sweet streets of Puu-Vallila!

     

Go visit Suvanto, you'll like it for sure!

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.

A day in Kallio!

About two weeks ago I had a date with my very sweet friend and colleague! 

She's come here all the way from New York City and plays the flute like an angel!

She's thinking about moving to Helsinki so we explored the city together. 

We made plans to make it a habit so this first round took place in Kallio!

She saw a lot of New York in it which made her feel at home, and I was proud of our sweet Helsinki a little! 

Well, a lot, to be honest!

We stopped by at Hoochie's...

...as well as Frida Marina...

...and at the end had a FANTASTIC dinner at Bar Sandro.

It took our tounges away, really good food, excellent wine and the best of service! A rare combination which puts a big smile on my face when it happens, and at Sandro's it certainly did!

Their brunch is so popular you have to book well in advance, I've even heard of a two-month-queue! 

No wonder, this place is a pearl!

Thank you sweetie for a wonderful day!!

Yard sales!

Last weekend myself, my Mother and my handsome nephew went to the traditional Puu-Vallila yard sales.

I've shared this event with you before, it's such a nice happening!

All the picturesque gardens turn into flea markets, there's things for kids to do, and you can buy soup, sausages, coffee and cakes too!

It was a beautiful day with sunshine, we wandered around for a good while!

Being very street cred with my sister's kid, right?!

I'm wearing my supercomfy overalls which I looove!

Got it from Asos las year, it's velvet, tie-dyed, and so easy to wear!

I took so many pictures, it's so beautiful there, so much details and fun things to shoot!

The last pic is of me through the little fella's eyes:

Such a fun day it was!!

Afternoon in the sun!

Happy Saturday morning!

We drove to the summer cottage Yesterday evening! 

Oh, it was magical! The darkness came already around eight o'clock, and I must tell you it was REALLY dark!

Since there's no electricity over here we lit up the candles, the lanterns, the fireplace, the sauna, unpacked our things and sat down to the porch to listen to the silence. Zillions of stars were on display in the clear sky. It was magical.

So beautiful.

But before we left the city, I had some errands to run plus a late lunch date with a sweet friend!

The sun was shining so sweet, making the colours bright and giving me a carefree mind!

The face is a little sour but the hair sure is shining!! Have you gotten your Moroccan Oil shampoos already??!!

The stairway at the end of Oksasenkatu is one of my favourite spots: I love the smell!

I think our sweet town of Helsinki, or any place meaningfull in the world, isn't only about the surroundings or images, it's also about smells and sounds, and here's one of my favourite smells: to me it's kind of a smell of a basement or something that's underground. Someone might just call it the smell of damp, but I love it! I always slow down when I climb these steps!

The lunch date took place at the cozy and super delicious Cholo in Lönnrotinkatu!

Really good, genuine Mexican food in the form of a naked veggie burrito with a bottle of Corona made us feel very satisfied! 

Good food in the sweetest company is one if the meanings if life, right?!