graz & slovenia photo diary

This place is so gorgeous. We spent the morning in Graz and enjoyed the view of the old town from the Grazer Schloßberg. There was a clock tower with the little-hand and big-hand switched around such that the clock reads 12:10 instead of 2:00. Must confuse a lot of elementary school children. After that we traveled to Slovenia where we were boarded the Planika and rowed across Lake Bled by a locally certified rower. As I circled Bled Island, I was greeted halfway by this dog in a boat and the lingering stench of marijuana smoke. Chill.

I made the amateur mistake of wearing my Tory Burch's today. Oops. Not only were my feet bloated from the 13-hour flight but the lack of grip let my toe continuously ram into the stiff patent leather. Tomorrow I will wear my Sperry's.

backpack

Just a couple of things I always carry around in my Herschel backpack when I travel. Roughly in order: stuffed penguin, kindle, moleskine, water bottle, Jurlique rosewater, Colgate wisps, my barely functional brick cellphone, Origins VitaZing, Dior lipgloss in Sari Pink, a couple of writing utensils, Norwegian Wood by Hakuri Murakami, Rosebud salve and my Raybans.

Kind of obsessed with Norwegian Wood (or Haruki Murakami in general) right now. I don't usually read books after they become a "major motion picture" but I've been meaning to read this since 4 years ago so I made an exception. Forbidden love, suicide, sexual tension and odd, intricate characters. My favorite.

cheesin'

I never really get much time to do absolutely nothing. But lately, that's all I seem to be doing.

We had a "wine and cheese" night at my house the other day. I think we've grown too old to enjoy dressing up in barely-there outfits and 5-inch heels in order to drink our way into a state of unsteady wooziness. Instead, we paired shiraz with some kind of European cheese and apples. Classy, eh?

Ever since I've come home, there has been nothing but looming grey clouds and moments of torrential rain. Fortunately for me, I get to escape it all for Croatia!

But boy, I sure missed this view from my dining room table.