Salzburg surf

When I was in Salzburg last week we went for a walk along the Almkanal and walked past the "wave" we surfed in the summer (evidence to be found here!). Seems like a million weeks away and all that snow makes me wonder how on earth we ever went into the water! Love the seasons in Austria, you do get the best of everything!

So long Almkanal, see you in July x

phone photos from the last weeks

 Snowman from above

 alternative carols at church

4 besties came to visit. life is good!

 

 first birthday gift from my Spleen favs. Check them out here.

 

lots of presents from lovely, lovely people

 Secret Santa fun in Snowmanland :) I got yarn and a fork!!! (to make pom poms)

phone photo round up

I seriously heart Abel & Cole, they send me freebies every week!

 a little bit of paradise - trimmings store near Oxford street.

It's been a great week. We worked hard at ZB HQ, as you can see in the last picture. But there was lots of play time as well. Plus I got to meet up with my friend Sarah who I haven't seen in about three years. For the story on how I lived with her family for three months, you can go back to the very start of this blog :)
Happy weekending everyone x

one song dance parties

For some unknown reason kids love me haha
Having two little housemates is one of the most fun things in life. They are really excited as soon as I enter the house - this will wear off I'm sure and someone else will be the new and exciting person.
One of the funniest things is when Miss E comes up to my room. Sh knows she has to knock and ask to come in, but when the door is open, she will come in and shut the door, so she can knock. Makes me laugh every single time. So cute!
Turns out there are two things these kiddos love: photo booth and dancing around my room.
We've started a new tradition - one song dance party - I put one song on and during that one song we dance our little hearts out. I'm happy to say that all three of us are perfecting our silly dance moves!
As for the photo booth...

 

Love those munchkins.

dressing up at the V&A

Maybe this is the real reason why the V&A is my happy place: they have a dress up section haha

 

Could have stayed there a lot longer ha! Happy weekend everyone x

phone photos from the last week

I'm so guilty of being lazy and combining my instagram pics here, you can punch me next time we meet. There are lengthy posts - our adventure to Bratislava and playing tourist with Mr Simon here in London - coming up. Promise! Happy weekending people x

Bassment Project - can't even begin to tell you how amazing they were. Check them out here or follow here for musical goodness and news :)

 

 

Queues lining up to get into church, all part of the Sunday experience :)

road trip in September

About a month ago I went on a little road trip to Switzerland and Germany, as I had a wedding near Stuttgart to attend. Not that I need an excuse to go traveling :)
There's something about being able to get on the road and explore that is deeply rooted in my nature but it's even better when there are friends waiting for you on the other end!

First rest stop was just before Munich. If I happen to be going from Salzburg to Munich I always stop at this coffee shop/restaurant called Dinzler. I'm not a big coffee person but this place has great coffee, lovely staff and great interior design AND lactose free milk, which earns them about a million points in my books!

Anyway my first proper stop was just north of Zurich to see three of my favourite Swiss people :) There's something about people you've lived with. They see you in your best and worst moments and yet they're still friends with you. Surprising right!! D&P are some of the best people I know, just wish they'd be closer sometimes so I could pop over for a couple hours. Also Miss V is growing up so fast!

Next up was a stop just north of Basel to see bestie Simon. A couple of days of eating ice cream, going for runs, not having to get up and staying in bed to read all morning, watching funny movies, laughing a lot, watching the boys rock climbing and enjoying the last bit of summer sun. (Feel a bit spoilt since I got to see Simon so much this year plus he's sitting on my sofa as I'm writing this ha!)

On my way to Goeppingen for the big wedding I took the back roads and drove through the Black Forest instead of taking the motorway. Best decision ever! It was a cloudless, sunny day and the scenery is absolutely stunning!

Pics and stories from the wedding later but guess where I stopped on the way back haha