I love May! The best time of the year. The best time to take a break, to go on a long weekend trip and to celebrate birthday. I’m so in the mood for a great escape. Château de la Resle is my all time favorite when it comes to spending a relaxed weekend in the French countryside. Have a great week and a fabulous May!
It’s finally summer in the city and I am so ready for having fun in the sun. This year one of my favorite coffee-garden is the one in “Clärchens Ballhaus”. They recently opened an extra garden plus a cozy hidden terrace in the backyard. It’s one of the most adorable hideaways, that Berlin Mitte has to offer.
It’s also really nice in the evening. Wine, dine and dance away …
Clärchens Ballhaus
Auguststraße 24, 10117 Berlin
My passion for concept stores took me all the way to the less touristic part of Montmartre in Paris.
The urban gardening store Les Mauvaises Graines is a really cool and original place, run by two very sympathetic guys, who turned out to be the neighbors and lunch-mates of the Atypyk boys. What a nice surprise! We had a good lunch all together and I’ve been so happy about the new discovery.
Les Mauvaises Graines
25 rue Custine, 75018 Paris
(Métro: Château Rouge)
It’s Thursday and I have spend all week on my couch with a cooling pad on my face. My wisdom tooth had to go and what remains is a huge appetite. I came along this great little film about Tartine Bakery on Chantelle Grady’s blog and I’m sooo much in the mood to bake my own bread, open my first bakery and hang out on the beach with some cute surfers…OK. enough! It’s time for a new cooling pad and some smoothie.
When the days are getting longer and the birds don’t stop singing, I’m counting the days to start the road-trip season.
If you are planning to travel through the Picardy province in the North of France, don’t miss the eco-responsible guest house “Les Mazures” in the heart of the village Beaumetz. The lovely hosts came up with a nice b&b concept, which is a great mixture of nature, design and good food. The modern bioclimatic house and the sustainable approach are just as interesting as the impressive garden and the cute animals. It has been very inspiring how simple solutions and actions can make a difference.
Les Mazures
Chambres d’hotes éco-responsables
+33 (0)3 22 32 80 52
… and so is my motivation.
Sunshine all day and I have finally started working on my new project Not Quite Berlin.
I want to talk about my discoveries, introduce you to the places I love and share my favorite addresses in Berlin.
Today I went for a little walk to shoot my first pictures.
Starting with my all time favorite Cafe Liebling at the Helmholzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg. On the corner of Dunker-/Raumerstrasse I always find the perfect coffee moment plus a great selection of magazines.
Cafe Liebling
Raumerstr. 36a, 10437 Berlin
(U-Bahn: Eberswalder Str.)
Horses and Hermes is a dream come true for all the horse lovers with style. I’ve found it all at the stable of Château de la Resle. Facing so much passion for this giant animals totally melted my hippophobic heart.
I’m gonna saddle up and canter into the French orange sunset. Allez hop!
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The perfect Saturday morning: a long walk down memory lane with my good old friend Caroline and her lovely mum having breakfast at the cozy Restaurant Pasternak in Berlin.
What does it take to make your Saturday morning a really good one?
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Greetings from Palais Royal in Paris! I’m amazed and inspired by the freshly cleaned up facade and arcades. Lovely contrast and colors! I guess I need to clean and light up too. Who else is ready for a clean facade?
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My latest discovery has been the lovely urban garden project “Prinzessinnengärten” in Berlin Kreuzberg.
A very green and innovative connection of urban life and organic vegetable farming. You can chill out, have a coffee and harvest your dinner. Perfect!
I’m ready to go – today they’re hosting a flea market with life music and the sun is shining.
Prinzenstrasse 35 – 38 / Prinzesinnenstrasse 15
U-Bahn Moritzplatz
www.prinzessinnengarten.net
