I'm
back to life and back to reality. The holiday season already seems
far-far away like an ancient story and working life started again.
Talking about the holiday season I spent mine in NYC, Paris and
hometown Amsterdam and, gosh, it was amazing. So this post will be an
intro to 2013 with a flashback to my holidays with some Parisian and
city-that-never-ever-sleeps vibes. Saying that I still have to wish
y'all a happy new year, since I haven't posted anything since
December '12. Shame on me! Some people say it's too late to do the
happy new year thing, but since it's a positive thing I think we can
just pull it off and still say it, right?! So here it comes: A
splendid and booming 2013 with lots of love and fantastic moments
with your loved ones. May it be your best year so far with tons of
elan and panache!
My
holiday season started out with a trip with one of my besties to
amazing concrete jungle where dream are made of: New York City. It
was my first time in the Big Apple and I'm totally hooked. I'm in
love with buzzy NYC! I think I just need to live there once. I'm in
love with its lights, the restaurants, the skyscrapers, the beat, the
hysteria, the yellow cabs, lovely Central Park, the thousands of
squirrels, all the cool shops and brands, Brooklyn, Williamsburg,
Greenwich Village, SoHo, Upper East Side, Meatpacking District, the
three big bridges, hidden spots, clubs, the streetstyle, the
ambition, the windows, the lofts, the brick walls, the theaters, the
art, the dance, the museums, the vibe and so much more. I could go on
for at least a day why I'm so crazy in love with this amazing
metropole which makes you shine bright like a diamond of excitement
and ambition. I was fortunate my gorge friend, Vivian, already went
to NYC so she new some cool places. Besides that we have some friends
living there who showed us around and “Heya, I'm going to NYC, so
hook me up with the coolest spots in town” on Facebook is the best
idea, so that's what we did. In one of my next posts I will tell you
more about my favourite spots in NYC, with an – as I may say so
myself – impressive and amazing list of hotspots which makes you
wanna go to beloved New York right away, oh right away. I wanna be a
part of it: New York, New York!
With
Christmas I was in Amsterdam, but right afterwards I went to Paris,
je t'aime. No, not alone, but with the 10 of us, so sweet and chique
Paris had to prepare for some hysteria. We were only there for two
days, but a ball we had. We wandered Le Marais and the Jardin des
Tuileries and its surroundings, and as my friends and I are real
foodies we ate and ate, and no, not only the delicious macarons from
best in town Pierre Hermé. We had lunch at typical French restaurant
Chartier, which is simple, but so-so good and had dinner at stunning
Kong. An amazing hotspot right at Pont Neuf, overlooking the Seine
with an amazing glass domed roof. The food as well as the interior at
Kong is a fight between the moderns and the classics. The atmosphere
is as if Philippe Starck met a Japanese geisha in Paris and the food
is a fusion between the French and Japanese kitchen, which leads to
the perfect collaboration between distinctive culinary traditions
which makes your mouth water. Kong is a feast for your senses, a must
visit in Paris. It isn't by accident they shot Sex & The City as well
as Gossip Girl at this panache restaurant.
Now, back on track in Amsterdam, the fashion hysteria began again speaking
about the men's fashion weeks all around the globe started in London,
now happening in Milan followed by Paris later on this week. That
last one, the one in Paris, I will visit. I just got back from Paris,
but I can't wait to go again, especially 'cause I will visit some
runway shows. Bring on those macarons and show me some drooling men's
fashion & swagger at Paris Men's Fashion Week!
