Today, Dries & I are married for a year. 
That's why we planned a trip to lake Como, one year after D-day :) 
We had the good weather on our side and we really had the time to relax to the max after months of being busy bees. 

Tonight, we are having a very romantic dinner and I can't wait to share our pictures with you. 
For now, you can enjoy our instagram pics :) 

Vandaag zijn Dries en ik een jaar getrouwd. 
Daarom hebben we natuurlijk terug een reis gepland naar het Comomeer, een jaar na D-day :) 
We hadden alvast het goede weer mee en we hebben echt heel goed kunnen ontspannen na maanden hard werken. 

Vanavond hebben we een romantisch etentje en ik kan niet wachten om de foto's met jullie te delen. 
​Maar nu kunnen jullie al genieten van enkele instagram foto's :) 

We also had a boat trip on the lake. You can't go to Como without doing a tour on the lake. The view is so different, you experience the whole setting from another point of view. 
​Make sure you put on some tanning lotion, because I burned like hell. 

We maakten ook een hele tour op het meer met de boot. Dit moet je zeker doen als je in Como bent. Het zicht is echt zo anders vanop het meer, je krijgt een volledig andere setting vanuit een andere hoek. 
​Smeer je wel zeker goed in, want ik was super verbrand. 

Of course, a lot of pictures were taken in this gorgeous landscape. 
This shot is from my new Banana Moon bathing suit, I love it! 

Natuurlijk hoort het er ook bij om veel foto's te nemen in dit mooie landschap. 
Hier draag ik mijn nieuw badpak van Banana Moon, love it! 

No vacay without shopping! There are a lot of fun stores in Como. 
I found this cute phone cover in sale (!) at Tessabit. 

Geen vakantie zonder een beetje shoppen! Er zijn heel wat leuke winkels in Como. 
Ik vond deze leuke cover nog in de solden (!) bij Tessabit. 

Today the hotel really spoiled us for our anniversary. For breakfast, we could sit in a cut setting with a personal table filled with lovely food. 

Vandaag heeft het hotel ons echt verwend voor onze huwelijksverjaardag. Tijdens het ontbijt kregen we een aparte tafel vol lekkere zoetigheden. 

A few weeks ago, I got invited to go to London and discover the new Sisley beauty products. I was so excited about that, because London is my favorite European city AND Sisley is one of my favorite beauty brands! 

3 days full of amazing food (at the greatest restaurants!), shopping, girl fun and of course, the best new Sisley products presented by the one and only Christine D'Ornano! 
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Enkele weken geleden was ik uitgenodigd om naar Londen te gaan om de nieuwe Sisley producten te gaan ontdekken. Ik keek er zo naar uit! Londen is mijn favoriete stad in Europa en Sisley is één van mijn favoriete beautymerken! 

3 dagen vol heerlijk eten (in  super leuke restaurants!), winkelen, girl fun en natuurlijk een heel uitgebreide presentatie van de nieuwe Sisley producten door Christine D'Ornano! 

I took the Eurostar together with Claire from Milkywaysblueyes, whe had so much fun! 
When we arrived in London, we had some free time to go shopping. 
The first store I always go to is ANTHROPOLOGIE. When I enter this store, I feel home and I want to take everything with me! I just love their home decoration and tableware. 

Ik nam de Eurostar samen met Claire van Milkywaysblueyes. We hebben ons echt geamuseerd! 
Toen we toekwamen in Londen, hadden we ineens al wat vrije tijd om wat te gaan winkelen. 
De eerste winkel waar ik altijd naartoe ga als ik in Londen ben, is ANTHROPOLOGIE. Als ik daar binnen wandel, voel ik me meteen thuis en wil ik alles direct meenemen! Ik hou zoveel van hun decoratie en borden/glazen/bestek/... 

In the afternoon, we had lunch in this amazing location called Petersham Nurseries. A bit outside London. A restaurant, with an open kitchen and on the other side, a little store with decoration and soaps. Such a fun concept! The food was delish, I literally ate the best mashed potatoes ever!! 

In de namiddag zijn we gaan lunchen op deze prachtige locatie "Petersham Nurseries". Een restaurant een beetje buiten Londen gelegen met een open keuken en aan de andere kant een winkeltje met decoratie en zeepjes. Echt een heel tof concept! Het eten was zo heerlijk, ik heb echt de beste puree ooit gegeten! 

After that, we got the opportunity to go visit the LIBERTY LONDON exposition. 
Liberty is well known for their amazing fabrics through the years. I love to go to Liberty when I'm in London. It's a department store, but when you're inside, you don't feel like you're in one. It's so cosy! 
We got to see the fabrics and clothes from years ago and how it all changed. 

Na onze lekkere lunch kregen we kans om een bezoekje te brengen aan de LIBERTY LONDON expositie. Liberty is een heel gekende winkel wereldwijd, vooral voor hun geweldige stofjes die ze door de jaren heen maakten. Ik hou echt van Liberty, ik ga er altijd naartoe als ik naar Londen ga shoppen. Het is een department store, maar je hebt helemaal niet het gevoel dat je in zo'n winkel bent. Het is zo gezellig! 
​We zagen heel wat stofjes en kleren op de expositie en hoe het allemaal evolueerde door de jaren heen. 

In the evening, we had some free time to get ready for dinner. 
Dit I already mention how wonderful our hotel was?? We stayed at the HAM YARD hotel, I must remember this one for the next time I visit London! 

's Avonds hadden we allemaal even wat vrije tijd om ons op te frissen en klaar te maken voor het diner. 
Had ik al verteld hoe geweldig ons hotel was?? We verbleven in het HAM YARD hotel, ik moet dit écht onthouden voor als ik nog eens ga shopping in Londen. 

La Bodega Negra was the name of the restaurant where we had dinner at night. In the picture below, you can see the entrance of the restaurant. You might guess how astonished I was when the Sisley ladies told us this was the place where we were going to have "dinner". 

La Bodega Negra is de naam van het restaurant waar we 's avonds gingen eten. Op de foto hieronder zie je hoe de voorgevel van het restaurant eruit ziet. Ik was super verbaasd toen de dames van Sisley de deur opendeden en ons vertelden dat we hier iets zouden "eten". 

Inside, it was very dark, but super cosy! There was a little artwork behind our tables made out of cardboards and black markers. We ate some lovely Mexican food that evening and it was a very fun night! ​

Vanbinnen was het heel donker, maar wel super gezellig! Achter onze tafel stond een kunstwerk gemaakt uit karton en tekeningen met alcoholstift. heel speciaal! We aten er heerlijk Mexicaans eten. Wat een leuke avond! 

Keep an eye on my next blog post, where I'd love to tell you more about day 2 where we met Christine D'Ornano and got a make-up workshop with the new Sisley products! 

Hou zeker mijn blog in de gaten, want tijdens mijn volgende post vertel ik wat meer over de 2e dag, waar we Christine D'Ornano ontmoet hebben en een make-up workshop kregen met de nieuwste Sisley producten!

During the school holiday, I was a very lucky girl and went to Disneyland Paris with Yentl to discover their newest show: The Forest of Enchantment. We got to do a lot of very exclusive activities, so it was very exciting! 

The Forest of Enchantment (a Disney musical adventure) show is a new and unique musical where all the "Disney" forest characters meet on stage. A short, but very powerful show where sometimes, you have to think about where to be watching first. There's an overload of amazing costumes, gorgeous colors, pretty decoration and of course all of your favorite "Disney" characters. The music & vocals were made to perfection, as we know it. The choreography was perfect. 

Yentl & I got the chance to interview the director of the musical right after the show. She told us that they had been walking around with the "forest" idea for a while, but eventually, they've put everything together in just 9 months. Crazy, right?! 

Who doesn't love Disneyland Paris decoration? It's perfect and it feels like you're really living the fairytale. I have always been fascinated about their tiles and their Aladin-kind-of-decorations. It makes me wanna stay there or take the decoration home with me hahaha! 

It was the first time I've noticed these Disney-egg-characters, how cute are these?? 

The Disneyland Paris characters didn't forget about us. We got to meet them in real life and it was so much fun! Daisy Duck is such a happy lady, she keeps on dancing and shaking it, complimenting us and giving us kisses. She is the best (like a real pro) in duckfacing while we take pictures! 

Mickey Mouse is a true gentleman. He is dressed so neat and he was really happy to see us. He wears bow ties like it has been a fashion trend for ages and he sure knows what a good laque shoe looks like. We were wondering where Minnie Mouse was, but he told us she was at work. Too bad! 

In between all of our activities, we got to have a look at what will be new in Disneyland Paris in the near future .These are a few things of what we got presented: 
- Jedi training academy
- Frozen summer fun
- Disneyland Paris half marathon

To me, the most fun part of our trip to Disneyland, was our visit to the Atelier Costume! (OMG, I know, right?!)
We got to see how they design and create the costumes used in the Disney shows. I was amazed about everything in this room. I really didn't know where to head to first. 

I fell in love with the design of this forest suit. It has a Balmain kind of look and that's what I love about it so much I think. Just have a close look at the fabrics and how they melt into each other. Perfection! 

Yes, we are having a great time on our "mini-honeymoon"!

The last 2 days, we have been spending our time in Portofino, Italy. 
It's such a magical place, but I could never stay here for a whole week. 

We went there by boat, because we are staying in Santa Margherita. 
It's a short boat trip, where you can have quite the cool sightseeing. You have the nicest view of Portofino itself when you're on a boat. That's for sure! 

It's a cosy, little place that looks a bit like a Disney movie setting. They have this cute market square when you arrive and the first thing that caught my attention (of course) are the many high fashion stores they have! 
Missoni, Pucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, Kiwi and so on. 

The shop that caught my attention the most, was the Dolce & Gabbana x Portofino store. 
They had this that just bended in with the other cafés and restaurants on the square. Next to it, there were flowers that just screamed Dolce. 

When going inside, they immediately offered us a fresh juice to drink. As I went further into the store and Dries started installing himself with his pear juice, I noticed this collection was specially made for this store in Portofino. 

I just loved the collection, so typical Dolce & Gabbana! 
This store is definitely a must-visit when you are in Portofino :) 

Of course, we have already done a lot during our honeymoon, and I'm keeping you posted through Facebook & Instagram ;) 

HI THERE LOVES !
 
Last weekend wasn't just an ordinary weekend, because the Thalys brought me to this amazing city called Köln.

I had been there for the first time last Christmas, to do some typical and very famous Christmas markets with my husband. But we were kind of disappointed because it was so crowded at that time. 

But this time, I got to see Köln from a whole different point of view and it was amazing! 

HELLO THALYS
 
I started my trip at Brussel-Zuid, where I met up with some other bloggers from Belgium to take the Thalys. 
We were getting very spoiled on board with breakfast, a little goodie and a trip overview. 

PARIS - KÖLN

After a lot of blogger-chit-chatting, we arrived in Paris, where some Parisian bloggers joined us for the trip to Köln. 

It was very nice to meet up with bloggers from France and to exchange ideas with them!

Once we arrived in Köln, we had a guided tour through the city centre. My favorite stop was the one at the house of "Eau de Cologne" where we could try out their newest scents. 

LUNCH TIME !

Enjoying some Q-time with Anouk from Anouk meets fashion and Julie from Bible of Fashion with a good glass of red wine and veggie pasta, YUM!

FASHION SHOW

When you're doing a fashion festival, you just can't do it without going to a fashion show. 
Of course, some of our Belgian designers were represented! 
We got to see the newest designs by Doriane van Overdeem and Marius Janusauskas.
These were my favorite designs; 

FASHION FESTIVAL

Time to go explore the city and shop till we drop! 
The festival really gives a relaxed feeling! There's music everywhere, happy people drinking a beer outside, late night shopping,... 

The store Boutique Belgique totally caught everyone's attention because of its cute decoration everywhere. They had these pink glitter fringes everywhere, hippie fonts on the window, a little caravan in front of the store with a photobooth inside (weird that these booths still do the trick haha!)

I HAD A BLAST

And I'm very happy to have met up with all these bloggers and got to know them a bit better! 

We had a fun time at Milano and of course,  fun shopping!  
Cause when I shop... :)