public holiday

wore this to a pool party
a shirt which is a hand me down from mum - surprisingly well fitting :)
and shorts - my first ever sass and bide (would have been more than 5 years ago!)

how can i resist this?

bought

coasters for my coffee table and bedside table

walked namba and umeda (osaka) all day, looked at a hundred of earrings and finally met this pair. can wear them separately too. was love at first sight. found out also that it was the same store as the one i bought my much loved watch.

later that day i also found out they have another store in namba. there, next day, i fell in love with this necklace, designed by a japanese designer who is based in europe. apparently the design is so complicated that the factory makes one faulty one in five. 

the store is called h.p.france. they have lovely jewellery and accessories mainly from france, for those who is looking for something cute, but unique (and a bit grown-up??)

i didn't buy lots of clothes this time as i spent way too much on jewellery (above). i got a pair of simple black heattech pants from uniqlo and a cable knit jumper. i love this jumper, but will post it here when i wear it in winter

visited

second series on some of the places i visited

ryoan temple in kyoto is my absolute favourite

eaten

first series of photos, on some of the food i ate while i was in japan

starbucks, not so japanese? i thought it was, i ate a brown sugar tube cake :)