BARCELONA – ZARAGOZA – SEGOVIA

8 hrs coach journey from Barcelona to UNESCO heritage town - Segovia. We stopped by Zaragoza to visit Basilica of El Pilar, the primary church of the Marian religious order in Spain dedicated to the Virgin of El Pilar.

UNESCO World Heritage Town - Segovia

Famous traditional Suckling Pig

Hola Barcelona

Greetings from Barcelona =) Love love love everything about Spain. The weather is perfect and the architecture is GORGEOUS! I have a million photos but that have to wait as the internet here is snail like.... Highlights definitely have to be Anthonio Gaudi's creations: La Sagrada Familia (construction from 1882 till current and probably requires another 20 years before completion). Totally understandable from the level of details put into it. El Camel, another of his really famous work was really pretty too. And of coz our visit to Montserrat Monastery, up in the Catalunya mountains.

Reasons to get excited

1. traveling out of SG for the 5th time this year
2. traveling on family's expense
3. exciting outfits planned out for each day
   
4. shopping at the motherland of Zara, Mango, Massimo Dutti, Bimba & Lola, Bershika, Pull & Bear etc.....
5. escaping from my ex boss's last day and reporting to a new boss upon return

can't wait..........

Coming to Singapore in July! My boy promised to get me one =)

Latest addition to my collection

Let's take a peek.....

Presenting, Black Rose Gold Giant Hardware Part Time.

Under natural light

Rose gold is the hardest to capture accurately on film. When I first saw RGGH photos, I hated it and felt that it looked really dull. But after I saw the real one at Hilton, I was sold. Plus 2010's black leather is so chewy and thick and wrinkly!! After debating for a long while, I finally decided to get one but I was too late. Black RGGH Part Time was sold out in Paris, Cannes, London, Milan, everywhere! They only had it in City but I wasn't keen on getting another City. Even Black GGH was easier to locate. It didn't seem that I was fated to own this beauty and I kinda gave up. But it was then when I finally received an email from Balenciaga Printemps saying that 1 piece is available =) My dad's theory of 'law of attraction', want it real hard and it will come to you eventually. 2 days later, Cannes also had 1 available.

Close up on the new Rose Gold giant hardware. It's distinctively different from silver and gold hardware. It's less bright as compared to silver and not as loud as gold in my opinion. Rose gold, together with black streaks give the hardware an antique look which I'm totally digging =)

My Balenciaga Collection. 2009 S/S Sanguine GSH City, 2009 F/W Anthracite Twiggy, 2009 F/W Galet First, 2010 S/S Black RGGH Part Time

Size comparison between City and Part Time

Juicy Couture charms to accessorize my Bals. Ballerina charm for my Black RGGH Part Time.

Mouse trap charm for my Anthracite Twiggy

And Lady Bug charm for my Sanguine GSH City. I'm still missing 1 charm for my Galet First.......

Bal Sandwich. Yummy! I'm gonna take a long long break and I'm going to practice a '1 in 1 out' policy after that.

Bal luvvvv

My package that flew half way across the world from Paris to reach me in 2 days.

1 city, 1 twiggy, 1 first, what's next? hmmm....

Shall snap better photos under natural lighting tmr =) Stay tuned......

FRIED...........

OMG OMG OMG! I need to be careful of what I dream about......

HK = eating and shopping

Tai Ping Koon Roast Pigeon and Swiss Chicken wings. Dim Sum at Lin Heung. Ocean Park. Shopping. Dim Sum at Dragon King. Shopping. Drinks and Shisha at Lan Kwai Fong. Sunday Brunch at Conrad. Shopping. Island ECC Church. Symphony of Lights. Shopping. Mak's Wanton Noodles. Tai Cheong egg tarts.

feeling gray, Galet it is

This beauty came for me from Milan =) In order to save on the 7% GST, I got them to ship the bag to my friend's place in Hong Kong. It has been sitting in their house for a while now and I juz managed to free it!

Presenting 2009 F/W Galet First. I have been wanting to get a bag that's smaller for nights out and First is able to fit all my essentials nicely =) As for the color, I was choosing between Anthracite and Galet for my twiggy and decided that Anthracite, being darker, would be an easier bag to manage, hence went for that. However, Galet never left my mind. The more I look at photos of it, the more I regret not getting it. I later found out that it was a really popular color and attained 'holy grail' status among many Bal fans. The search begun and I finally got lucky at the right time! Isn't she gorgeous =) The perfect shade of gray.... Something different from the regular black and the regular hardware really stands out against the lighter color.

Sanguine GSH City vs Galet First

I shall take a photo of my mini Balenciaga family when I get back to SG. First might be the perfect size for me after all, since I only carry my wallet, wristlet, phone, camera and sun glasses regardless of the size of my bag.

Welcome to CHINA, Hong Kong

Upon our arrival in China, Hong Kong, our friends brought us to this famous restaurant, Tai Ping Koon for yummy dinner/supper, famous for their Chicken wings with Swiss sauce and their roasted pigeon.

Chinese style souffle