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Happy Anniversary – 3 years!

April 11, 2014

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For the first time in our lives, Mr D and I spent our wedding anniversary in the same country and better still, in the city where it all started, Lisbon.

We didn’t do all that much for our anniversary, just stayed home for a long time avoiding the rain, for the most part. But it was very nice to just sit around with no place to be and no stress, just hanging out. As we still don’t live together because of paperwork, just spending some time together not doing anything is a luxury.

Mr D cooked for me, which is something I always miss and almost demanded for. After we left the house we headed to Miradouro das Portas do Sol, one of the many viewpoints of Lisbon. There was a particular motive for this – it is close to home and one of the places that we had heard are now bearing love lockers. Lisbonites can’t put love lockers on the bridge and have to make do with the viewpoints. We put in ours and despite not being on a bridge, I still think it’s a nice place to be, overlooking the river. We hope to leave a few more lockers scattered around the world now!

For the rest of the day we just walked around holding hands, dined at the vegetarian restaurant Terra and went to Pavilhao Chines for cocktails where the nice waiter snapped a quick photo of us with my phone.

3 years of marriage, after we’ve know each other for a couple of years before. 3 years might not seem like much but in our situation feels like an eternity. the 3 year mark is also very important as from now on we can start applying for visas and passports as spouses. Hopefully by the end of this year we can both stay legally in the same country.

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Lisbon Street Art

April 2, 2014

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon is one of the European cities that are worth visiting just for the street art alone. The amount of good quality murals can be astounding and well worth seeing. Every time I go back there I come back with a bunch of new stuff to look at. These were taken mostly along the river and at LX Factory. Enjoy!

Favourite places in Lisbon

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

Street Art Lisbon

Lisbon Street Art

Lisbon Street Art

 

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LX Factory – best places in Lisbon

March 31, 2014

LX Factory Lisbon

LX Factory is an old warehouse compound in the Santos area of Lisbon, that has been transformed into one of the hippest places to be. By the time I moved to England it was already there but not as developed as it is today. For that reason I went and spent an afternoon there with Catarina of From Someone In Love. (click on the link for some more fab photos of the place). We had a great time and I really enjoyed meeting Catarina and her hubby in person.

LX Factory has everything: nice boutiques with cool clothes, cafes with delicious desserts, bookshops with miles and miles of books and antique shops with all sorts of old Portuguese memorabilia… At night you have not only restaurants available but also bars and other venues with concerts or the theatre. Just walking around is fun, as there is loads of street art and murals to look at (I’ll be sharing the street art in a separate post). To me, this is one of the best places in Lisbon at the moment. Don’t miss out, if you are looking for things to do in Lisbon.

PS: the massive poodles were spotted for Vix. Unfortunately they were too big and expensive, but I thought of you!

PS2: I don’t know what’s going on with the kinky rabbit… I just thought I had so share it, it’s so bizarre!

LX Factory Lisbon

LX Factory Lisbon

LX FActory Lisbon

LX Factory Lisbon

LX Factory Lisbon

LX Factory Lisbon

LX Factory Lisbon

LX Factory Lisbon

LX Factory Lisbon

LX Factory Lisbon

LX Factory Lisbon

 

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The best places in Lisbon

March 28, 2014

Favourite places in Lisbon

I am in Lisbon at the moment, having some time off work and spending time with hubby, family and friends. I have just realized I never shared the photos I took on my last trip there, back in December. I’ll have a gazillion more so I thought I’d quickly get these out of the way.

Enjoy!

Favourite places in Lisbon

Favourite places in Lisbon

Lunch/ brunch at cafe Royale.

Favourite Places in Lisbon

Favourite Places in Lisbon

Favouite places in Lisbon

Favourite places in Lisbon

Favourite places in Lisbon

Pretty dresses at Storytaylors.

Favourite places in Lisbon

Favourite Places in Lisbon

Taking walks along the river.

Favourite places in Lisbon

Favourite Places in Lisbon

Favourite places in Lisbon

Spending time in the old part of town, near Se.

Favourite places in Lisbon

Favourite places in Lisbon

Old style restaurants with homemade chocolate mousse.

Favourite places in Lisbon

Favourite places in Lisbon

Favourite places in Lisbon

Favourite Places in Lisbon

Favourite places in Lisbon

Favourite places in Lisbon

Favourite places in Lisbon

Looking at my favourite thing in the world at Eureka Shoes.

Favourite places in Lisbon

Wiping out all the plates at the chinese illegal restaurant.

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Portugal Week part 2

September 6, 2013

Hello again! Here are the too many photos of the second part of my visit. I hope you enjoy these too!

Monday was a pretty relaxed day: we went shopping in town (I got myself a couple of things in the sales, woohoo) had some nice food, relaxed and went to the beach with my friend and her daughters at the end of the day.

Mr D and I got his and hers emergency beach towels at the Chinese corner shop. They’re beautiful.

I wore a light cotton dress by Kookai that is perfect for hot Summer days and my Pucci sunnies (both via TK Maxx)

I also visited a church I had never before seen open. As with most churches (and you can find one on every corner) in Lisbon, the baroque art is very beautiful to look at. You can find a couple more images herehere and here.

We also climbed to the top of the Rua Augusta stone arch. It was a novelty for me as it has only opened to the public recently. I got to see the city from a whole new perspective!

You can see what the main street in downtown Lisbon looks like from above here and you can see what the arch looks like from the ground here.

The next day it was my birthday and I started it in the best way possible by visiting the Lisbon flea market with husband and friends. I did some great finds but I haven’t taken any photos yet. Hopefully I’ll be sharing them over the next few weeks.

I wish I could buy the strange naif style paintings. I really loved the futuristic autobahn one, I wish I had asked for the price. I could always kept it for when I live in my own apartment again…

What a funny coincidence that there were two totally unrelated people selling the same image.

The funny thing about this photo is that the sign is misspelled.

It was so hot this cat was sleeping in the shade, under a car. I can see the ZZZZs in the photo!

I also visited this really good shop called Tesouros de Portugal (Treasures of Portugal). They don’t have a website yet but you can have a look at the facebook page here. I went in there because I was looking for one of our traditional northern scarves and I found it there! They have a lot of goodies, all of them authentic or handmade in Portugal. These days because of the tourism boom there are way too many shops downtown peddling cheap made in China imitations of our traditional arts and it’s a shame that a lot of people who visit don’t realize it is so. So when I buy something that’s traditional I actually prefer to pay a bit more and know I am supporting the artisans of my country.

Later that day I met with my family and we had dinner together. I got all dolled up for the occasion and had my first attempt at an updo. I am terrible at doing hair as I have had my hair short for most of my life! The dress is from one of the H&M Garden Collections and  I got it from Ebay. The see through clutch is from Bershka and I got it on sale the previous day. The sandals are the same golden ones from Topshop and the nail polish is by Kiko and was a present from my friend Sandrine.

The next couple of photos were taken by my sister Ines. She is 14 and has a fashion blog called Fashion Maniac. Most of it is in Portuguese but trust me when I tell you that she is good!

The next day I hauled my luggage back to the UK, making me want to come back soon!