Retrock Shop in Budapest

My husband knows how much I love shopping and actually, more than that, how much I love window shopping...so today he took me to see some nice shops in Budpaest (and believe me, there are plenty of super nice shops). One I fell in love with is called Retrock; it is in central Budapest and is a little gem.
It sells modern, exclusive and entrancing clothes and accessories for both women and men by young Hungarian deisgners: Anh Tuan, Cistas, Je Suis Belle, Nagy Adrienn, Nanushka, Szép Szidónia and Zsega.

i didn't buy anything ..but here are some of the pics I took in the shop.

Retrock is in Henszlmann Imre utca 1.
You can also vist its website at http://www.retrock.com

Szentendre. just 20 km from Budapest

Szentendre is a beautiful little village 20km from Budapest, where artists and galleries proliferate...it s worth going day on a daily trip from Budapest. You can reach it via Danube or by bus...we reached it by motorbike. It took us only 30 minutes!!!

Again random pics of Szentendre.

Pic 1. The Danube

Pics 2-3. Local handicraft

Pics 5-6-7- pics of the village

Random pics of Budapest

Some nice random pics of Budapest that I took in the last 2 days...

Pic 1. Flowers just in front of the Parliament, a few steps from my apartment

 Pic 2. A cinema (mozi in Hungarian) close to the Opera

 Pic 3. The old lady I mentioned in my last post . She is selling flowers for 500 HUF (2 euro) outside a supermarket

 Pic 4. The balcony in Szalayi utca (where my apartment is located)

 Pic 5. Ristorante Krizia, an EXCELLENT Italian restaurant

 Pic 6.  Mathias Church in Buda

 Pic 7. View of  Budapest from Buda

Back to Budapest - so much is going on in summer time!

I know. I m guilty. I haven't uploaded any new posts in ages. The main reason for that is that I have first been to Riccione (100 km from Bologna, at the seaside - and before leaving I decided not to take my laptop with me - big mistake I know) and now I am in Budapest, Hungary.
I thought I could rely here on my husband international internet USB key which is obviously not working now....
So basically now I find myself in Hungary's capital (where the weather is pretty cold and I have NO warm clothes..and the Sziget Festival is currently running) with no internet connection..and this is driving me crazy!!
I am planning to stay here for the next 10 days...so I have to figure out some survival techniques...I ll have to pay visits to internet points, use the wifi connection at starbucks (and connect through my i phone)...but God...this is going to be hard...

Anyway here are some of the pics I have recently taken with my i phone (using the hipstamatic application in some cases)

Pic 1. The Szalaij Bakery close to my house...excellent food (and one of the oldest in town, established in 1917)

Pic 2. View of Buda and the Danube from Pest

 Pic 3. Thai massage in Budapest (Sen Spa, close to Szabagsad Square)..I love it!

 Pic 4. Szalay Utca, the street where I live whenever I am in Budapest

 Pic 5. Antique shop plus book shop (unfortunately closed...but what a beautiful sign!!!)

 and the last 2 pictures were taken in Riccione...just before leaving the beach and heading to Budapest!!

I can t wait to upload more pics I took today in Budapest.

Today I fell in love with:

- an old lady selling flowers just outside a supermarket

- the coffee at Gerloczy, a coffehouse in central Pest

- an Hungarian design shop called Fregoli...

Tomorrow I ll post some pics about all these people and places....

London Fashion Week - if not there, where?

London Fashion Week is an apparel trade show held in London, England twice each year, in February and September. It is one of the "Big Four" fashion weeks, along with New York Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.
This year it will take place between the 16th and the 20th of September.
If you have a look at http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk you will see the long list of designers taking part to it and all the main events that will be organized during those days (most of them take place at Somerset House in London).

The London Fashion Week is mainly for buyers and the fashion industry.
Consumers can attend the Vodafone Fashion Week and purchase tickets for the week end 22nd-25th of September.

Vodafone London Fashion Weekend uses the same exhibition and catwalk venue. Vodafone London Fashion Weekend is essentially a designer shopping event, where members of the public can shop from designers of London Fashion Week calibre, from the high profile to the emerging, at reduced prices.
Here are some pics from the last fashion week.

I ll do my best to go to the London Fashion Week (I just need to make sure my boss and my husband are ok with that :)))

Bagus and Bags, Ibiza

Ibiza is the glamorous Balearic Island. It is on the short list for trend-spotting and remains a constant for trend forecasters to seek out what's next.
Spain is know for its leather craftsmen. From simple belts that do not look so simple to ethnic leather bags that define time and style.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I love Bagus - which has 2 branches in Ibiza - and the leather bags it sells...here are some random pics taken in Bagus in Ibiza (www.ibizabagus.es)

I know leather is not that ethical and animal friendly...but I was totally fascinated by the beauty of these bags and belts ...

Crazy shopping in crazy Ibiza

Some of the pics below there were taken by my very patient husband while I was shopping in Ibiza...the first 2 were taken in Bagus, my favourite leather shop in the whole island! (and yes, I bought the little black bag I am holding)

 One morning in a disco on a beach..yes, it was morning...and that was the matinèe at the Space, one of the most famous discos of the world :)

Dinner in Dalit Villa (the old town)..restaurant Le Olive

more shopping close to the harbour...

 I really loved and enjoyed every single day I spent in Ibiza...the island is magic, with a great atmosphere and interesting, beautiful and funny people. I can't imagine any better place where to spend some holidays ...and definitely the shops are something not be missed!

The pics were taken with my husband's blackberry...so, sorry for the bad quality!