Monroe Monday

Paris, Part 1: The Tour

Are you ready to take a trip with me to Paris? I hope so, because I have a Paris theme the coming three Thursdays. Let's start with the tour. We visited Paris during Easter and we were speed-tourists, guided by our best friend and we did really see all the things you have to see in Paris. We stayed at the smallest hotel room ever:

I am literally hanging out of the window to take this photo, but it was nice and clean and everything functioned.

The view from our window, nothing to complain over here:

We lived this close to Notre Dame:

Le Train Bleu, the famous and very beautiful restaurant:

A quick view inside, fabulous ceilings:

Sacre Coeur in sunshine:

DH and I in front of one of the vintage stairs to the metro:

Moulin Rouge:

And the photo of  the Eiffel tower from my Dreambox, which I wanted to take myself:

I have taken incredibly many photos of the Eiffel tower and am still sorting them.

And this one is taken without a tripod in the night:

I am SO in love with the Eiffel tower.

Arch the Triomphe:

We visited the Swarovski shop at Champs Elysee:

Here I am sitting on the beautiful crystal stairs.

Notre Dame:

We didn't go up the tower, since there literally was a queue about 500 metres long.

And Saint Sulpice:

Where the Da Vinci Mystery movie was filmed:

The Rose Line, which of course is pure fiction:

We went on top of Mont Parnasse, to enjoy the view of the city:

Here we are with the Eiffel tower in the background: the best friend, his sweet girlfriend, aka the mouse, myself and DH.

We also enjoyed La Fayette, which is an unbelieable beautiful but also very expensive shopping mall:

I was in love with the crazy bottled message shoe:

I was in nail polish heaven:

We visited a huge Sephora at Champs Elysee, and I know you won't believe me when I say I didn't buy anything.

I was in book heaven:

Shakespeare & Company, where I could have stayed for several weeks. Here I bought two small books and lovely bag.

I was in food heaven:

The whole pot is mine, all alone.

And I was in creme brülee heaven:

Ooh, lovely dessert nausea. ;)

Next week I will show you what I brought with me home. This holiday I did shop a little, although everything was VERY expensive.

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... Easter Break ...

Guess where I'm going this Easter? :)

Wishing you all a happy Easter!

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Spring Nails

Well, the first is a snow mani, which I forgot to post earlier:

It is made with OPI Skislope Sweetie with OPI I Snow You Love Me, which I laboriously have placed in rows on each nail, except my ring finger which have got a layer of long holo glitter from Etsy.

This lovely duo chrome polish is from our tour to Germany. I just love duo chrome polishes:

It is from BeYu and has number 484. I have added dots with OPI's Tomorrow Never Dies, my favourite purple polish.

I call this mani "marshmallows":

The white polish is Sally Hansen's Beach Babe, my favourite white, and the pink texture polish is P2's Adorable. I've added a single rhinestone on each nail. I really loved this mani all week.

And here is my favourite spring green: Essies Navigate Her, on which I have dapped a glitter gradient with Sinful Colors Call You Later:

Nice and easy.

And here is one of the other polishes bought in Germany:

Astor's number 257 (it is simply so boring when polishes are just numbered) with a rhinestone eranthis, which my top coat unfortunately has etched a bit. I really wish I could find a top coat that did not ruin my rhinestones.

This is my latest buy from ModLacquer, Etsy:

It was a little set of four minis and I simply could hear it cry Easter Nails. I bought several polishes from her, because she really had a great selection, which I will show you later.

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Dreambox

A Dreambox, what is that? It has nothing to do with TV programmes for sure.

A Dreambox is a box in which you put tiny things representing your dreams:

The nice box has contained Mozart chocolate, which our neighbour brought home from his holiday in Austria as a thank you gift for looking after his house. It was a perfect dreambox - and free.

What have I put in my Dreambox, you ask:

Let's have a look:

• A watch - because I have for very long dreamed about working part time, to have a day off where I can relax and be more creative. I don't think I ever have time for that in my daily life. And I am working part time now! :) From the 1 March I have every Wednesday off. It also means that my wage have been reduced about 20%, but it is so much worth it.

What am I going to do in my extra time?

• I will knit, therefore I have knitted a mini knitting.
• I will draw, so there is a little pencil.
• I will paint, so there is a little box of crayons in the middle.
• I will sew, so a little reel of pink thread with a threaded needed is found at the right.
• I will read, not necessarily the bible, but it was cute and tiny.
• I will listen to much more vintage records, therefore there is a little key ring record.
• I will paint my nails, perhaps with the blue mini polish from OPI.
• And I will have a pleasant time, represented by the tiny candle.

And the last wish is to visit Paris, therefore there is a photo of the Eiffel tower. I have wanted to for many years. And do you know what - I am going there in the coming Easter with DH and our best friends. :)

When I had finished the box, which was a really nice little project, and showed it to DH, he asked me where he was? But honey, you are all over - you are the small glittering hearts I have sprinkled over all the things. It silenced him. ;)

So I cannot complain not having my dreams fulfilled, but there is room for more in my Dreambox.