Back home!

I miss home! Especially the fresh air, my friends and their babies, my family, sitting at the kitchen table, walking into down, cycling to the beach.. so Ill never leave it so long again going home

Home sweet home

Drinks on the balcony

Drinks in town

More lunch

On our way to UK

Hoek van Holland

 Punting in Cambridge

Kings College

King College

Dessert at Jamies

Our stay at Lensfield

Hand in Hand

Walk around town

Movie Night

 Cheese!

 High tea in Amsterdam

Lunch on the Spaarne

Reading Donald on the balcony

Cycling trip to the beach

 Pancakes in the Dunes

Busy Busy Weekend!

Lieve K,  One week to go and I'll be lounging in Goa, soo looking forward to it.

This weekend was fun and busy. Started off with a Singaporean evening out, followed by a road trip to Al Ain, where it was so hot the car engine nearly blew up, another blond moment: Where to put the water... Some lovely dips in the pool and drinks at the pool bar with the next day back in Abu Dhabi a lazy lunch at the golf club at Yas Island and finishing off with a mani/pedi/massage.

Herewith some impressions of my weekend. Hope you had a fun filled weekend too!
Speak soon and lots of love from AUH, xx c.a.

                                  Abu Dhabi by Full Moon

           Road Trip to Al Ain - no cars on a Friday morning

                        Blond moment: Where to put the water?

                                                   Lounging at the Pool

                                     Al Ain by Sunset

                                                                  View from Yas Links

Summery colors

Dearest Cor,

Yesterday we had a pre-wedding dinner with friends. It's always nice to meet the parents and close friends of the bride and groom. I definitely look forward to the wedding, which will take place next Saturday. M and I will stay at a nice hotel, since the wedding will be on the countryside. Could use your help picking out a wedding-outfit.

After sleeping only 6 hours, I was a bit tired this morning. But not as bad as M: he had to get up way early for the bachelor's party of next week's groom!
For lunch I had a friend coming over. I bought pastries and bread at the French bakery, yummy. Next, had some afternoon tea with another friend at this place called "Valerius". Their jasmin tea is devine.

Here is a picture of my Together Bag and its content. As you can see, I have a bit of color-blocking going on in my bag. As you know, I LOVE girly accessories. My new addiction: everything from the Swedish brand Ordning & Reda. On this picture: yellow card holder, pink pencil case and red key holder.

And you asked me about my Summer shoes; these heels are not at all as summery as yours, but very cute, right?!

Enjoy your Summer, but be careful not to burn!

Big kiss from Amsterdam,
x Ka

Ps I wondered if you already had bought Candice Bushnell's new book! Bought a copy a few weeks ago, but am saving it for our holiday to Italy next month, which is sooooo hard! x

Summer in the city

Lieve K,

Today I finished Summer in the City in one go, the new Carrie book. It was lovely and great, felt like home.  It's about the first summer of Carrie in NYC and all her parties, first loves and experiences.

                               My morning on the beach

Am also reading a Swedish book, started last week - of course I had to read Carrie book in between - and it's really interesting, A Troubled Man by Henning Mankell. Will tell you all about it once finished. 

Anyway, summer is starting, during the day it's already over 40c and very dry air. Am going very early to the beach and leaving around 1 - good start of the weekend :-)  I have a favorite spot, but its popular and need to come very early to snag it, luckily the beach is only a few steps away. In one months time, it will be around 50c, feels like you are melting, my third summer in the Middle East, will end around September, more of that will come later. 

Celebrating summer, I bought my first MJ wedges of the summer: gold, turquoise and cherry red, they are really comfy and make me really tall, love them! Something new as I have been walking on flip flops and flats since I started in the Middle East (except during work, black pumps every day - that will be another future post: my daily work outfits.  What are your summer shoes? 

With love from AUH, xx c.a.