I wrote about it a while ago but Jaeger's little sister has finally opened a shop near Carnaby street and I took myself down there to try on all the lovely pieces. Its so much younger and funkier with lovely cuts and cute detailing. I got the velvet dress below which I can still fit into with my 20 weeks bump. I want every piece in this collection. If you get the chance, hop down to the pop up shop. See the pieces here.
I havn't blogged for a while cause so much has happened, work, moving and the boy and I are expecting! If everything goes to plan our little one will arrive in early January. We're stoked and we were lucky enough to go to Oia in Santorini. The timing was perfect as I was just starting to get over my morning sickness too.
We stayed at a place called Chelidonia Villas and I can't rave enough about it. The location in was central to everything we needed. Our studio apartment was clean, smartly furnished and it even came with a little kitchenette - a life saver cause eating out is so expensive there. Our room was cleaned everyday and the bathroom was huge.
The value of the accomodation was the cherry on top of the cake for us. From the start we had such pleasant dealings with the owners Erika and Rose. I had emailed contacts with Erika throughout from queries to booking, she even organised a taxi from the airport. When we arrived her husband Rose gave us the ropes on the island and even gave some great recommendations for a restaurant. One of them being Petros - I highly recommend it. It was affordable tasty food.
Above is the view from our studio, we sat there every evening watching the light disappear and the moon rise, it was absolutely magical. The famous Santorini sunset was not from this view but its only a stroll from our place. If you wanted to see it, be willing to join the rest of the pack. Below are some pics of what its like and I have to say the sunset is truly breath-taking.
The accomodation unfortunately didn't come with a swimming pool but we walked to Armoudi bay for a refreshing dip. It was a 'port' like area with no sand but we managed to lie on the boulders like seals and took a swim in the caldera - word of warning, the caldera is very deep with no shallow area. For unsure swimmers like me, its can be quite frightening.
Another thing to be aware of is access to Armoudi bay by foot involves getting up and down 250 steps. It was no easy task and being pregnant did not help. You could rent quad bikes to get down there or hire donkeys to get you back up - we didn't do any of those for personal reasons. I found the quad bikes scary and I didn't believe in making a donkey carry me.
Our favourite place to eat was Edwin - a quaint little pizzeria near the carpark. Food was great, yummy and affordable. I highly recommend the green salad which had so many herbs it really packed a punch.
One of the things I really liked about Oia was how healthy all the animals looked. Dogs roamed the streets but all wore collars. Food and water were left out on the streets for them which I thought was such a nice change from seeing sad treatments of animals when you're on holiday. The dog below looks so happy gazing out onto the ocean. Nice life!
I made friends with a little grey cat we ended up calling bluey - she would visit everyday and had the sweetest voice.
I highly recommend Oia in Santorini for the relaxation and scenery - you'll have an unforgettable time and take some of the most stunning photos in your life.
We had a lovely afternoon in our garden listening to Jazz in the sunshine.
We've never had a better summer in London!
My new favourite shoe brand! Sweet, sensible and totally comfortable - they come in great variety of colours too. I bought a pair below of the Black Prince wedge. I can tell you they're chic and my feet love them - no blisters on first wear! The others are wedges I also want.
Now if only they had a store in London, I had to order online which is always nerve-racking but the girls were totally helpful and even told me what size I should order. Check all their lovely shoes out here.
The did a funny dance involving sticks and wore flowers in their hats. I don't even know why they were dressed like this but it was fun to watch and the costumes was pretty and colorful. We stumbled on them in Soho one weekend out front the white horse pub.
The boy and I had a lovely stroll in the Convent garden and revisited one of my favourite brands Orla Kiely. Everything is so pretty ( I want all those dresses!) and the space has such a wonderful feel about it. Ground floor is mainly homes things and the basement has all the lovely frocks and bags. Go have a visit, you won't be disappointed.
You had a lovely nook like this? I hope when I grow up and own a house I will have a lovely corner like this one where I could read and have my little cat snuggle up with me. Mean while you can enjoy this corner at Liberty - 3rd floor Regent Street end. Amazing.
The weather was so bad on the weekend the boy and I thought a good feed would cheer us up so we went and had brunch at Lucky 7 Diner - the cool little American Diner in Notting Hill. I opted for the blueberry pancakes and the boy had the healthy breakfast (it don't look that healthy but he said it was delicious!) I have to say its the best pancakes I've had since I've been in London and you get to sit in cool booths just like Happy Days!
Whatever you get up to I hope you have a lovely time.
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