Seville

Some very old pictures from when I was in Seville in November. It was an amzing city, and one of the most beautful places I've ever visited. We only got a couple of days so I'd love to go back!

blue maxi dress New Look // grey and black contrast sleeve jumper Mango // brown chealsea boots Zara // green clutch bag Lefties // blue and green jewel necklace second hand

cats and sailors

excuse my face in this one

and the blurriness of this

woolly hat Zara // white shirt Bershka // denim jacket Levi's (my boyfriend's) // black shorts Zara // boots Zara

On my second day here, we walked down to the port through this derilect street. Twenty years ago it was home to prostitues and sailors, but now the population is mainly made up of cats. Apparently the whole street burned down and no one ever bothered to rebuild t, but just painted the outsides pretty colours so it wouls look a bit nicer. Altough it makes for a cool place to take pictures, being on the street was pretty eerie. The vegetation slowly taking over the houses, and abandoned warehouse with shelves still piled high and cats eyes watching from the dark interiors all add to the uneasy feeling. I'm just glad we waited until after Halloween to come here!

I love the way this jacket looks with the clean white shirt. How upsetting that I have to leave it behind today! I'll also attempt to dress less head to toe in Zara in my next post...

romancero gitano

My friend Ruth came to visit me from Ireland this weekend, and we made a day trip to Segovia, a beautiful town just down the road from me. Here is a picture of me looking shady and mysterious in a Cathedral and some close ups of my accessories (lots of new rings from Ruthie!) and my lovely new boots from Zara.

I'd been searching for a pair of wear-everyday boots for ages and I finally found these beautiful brown leather ones for only €60! It just sucks for the rest of Europe who all have to pay €80. The discounts in shops like Mango, Zara and Pull & Bear have to be some of my favourite things about living in Spain. You can't see from these pictures but there's a subtle cut out design on the toe which makes them just a little bit funky. Like all things I love, I've worn them every day since I bought them. I'm in love!

The shorts are also a lovely purchase from my new favourite shop. They fit so nicely and the colour and shape means you can dress them up or down; plus the elasticated waistband gives you the comfort of wearing sweatpants while maintaining the outward appearance of pretty lacey shorts. Win win.

sheer white top second hand // black lacy shorts zara // black blag primark// boots zara // rings topshop, vintage, miscellaneous // watch urban outfitters // gold chain bracelet vintage

We visited this lovely jewellery shop where I bought yet more unnecessary embellishments for my hands, so the desired effect of looking like a Gypsy Queen draws ever closer. 

New editions include the lovely gold and red bracelet and the burnt orange and gold 'Snape ring' to the far right of the picture. My hands are so heavy these days as I rekindle my jewellery addiction.

This is just a quick post as I've been rather lazy with the blog since I've been in Spain but I intend to show you all the lovely presents and home comforts Ruths brought me from Ireland in another post this week :)

london and goodbyes!

I've been really crap at updating the blog because I've been making the tough but exciting transition   from Ireland to Spain and my last couple of weeks were spent rushing around trying to say goodbye to as many people as possible. I'm moving to Spain for a year to study in Valladolid and I arrived here on Saturday. The weather was gorgeous but it's been getting steadily colder ever since.

I spent two days in London with my mum and sister before I left which was lovely but we stupidly forgot to bring a camera so here are some poor quality pics of me overlooking the Thames :) 

I absolutely love these shoes that I got in Dublin last week, and was over the moon when I found out they were reduced from €55 to €25; what a bargain!

navy shirt dress french connection // black blazer shore leave @ urban outfitters // silver space shoes river island // bag white stuff