SEE: Portobello Road

Portobello Road is a prominent street in Notting Hill that runs almost the entire distance of the district. Lining the street you will find shops, restaurants and adorable, colorful Victorian terrace houses. Every Saturday, Portobello Road turns into the infamous Portobello Market, which is well known for antiques and second-hand clothes. Thousands of shoppers and tourists flock to the market on Saturday which is why... you will never find me there!

If markets are your thing, I would suggest checking it out, but I found the road and the scenery to be super charming by itself during the week... and obviously more peaceful.

Assembling A Spring Wardrobe: 16 London Essentials

My favorite task is always at the changing of the seasons where I go through my closet with a fine tooth comb and take inventory of what I have and what I don't have for the upcoming season. I personally find this to be very therapeutic and I always get super excited when I'm able to bring an old item back into rotation or find a straggler in the back of the closet that I had forgotten. This is how I get a good visual of what I currently own.

I am a firm believer in a uniform. I rarely deviate from my comfort zone regardless of the season, that's why I am able to re-wear so many pieces year after year. You won't find me going crazy with the bright spring colors or any off-the-wall trends, I like to incorporate "spice" into my wardrobe in the form of accessories.

We are almost halfway through Spring here in London, but the weather has yet to catch up. (That's why I am just now getting around to doing this task.) The above sixteen items are pieces that I currently own. With these staples in my closet, I really only need a few extra pieces to round out my Spring wardrobe. Maybeeee a tea length skirt, a new chambray button-down, a lively scarf, a silk t-shirt? I think that might need to be another post... 

What are your 2014 Spring essentials?

AT A GLANCE: APRIL 2014

Thanks for the memories, April! xx

Park Güell

Park Güell is a super popular garden/park in Barcelona. It's located in the Gràcia district and is easily accessible via bus, metro, foot, blah blah blah... If you need to know more, feel free to check out the official website, or Wikipedia it (like me!) for more information!

But seriously, Park Güell is just one of the many crazy architectural concepts that Antonio Gaudi littered Barcelona with, so if you ever sea  something that reminds you of the Little Mermaid, you should probably take a picture of it, because it is going to turn out to be a famous building.

Park Güell ended up being our first stop in Barcelona and I'm so glad it was. I loved the vibrancy of the park, and the sunshine and the blue skies made it all veryy picturesque for us. It was a great opening act from Gaudi and it certainly got me excited to see more of his work around the city.

As you probably can sea, Gaudi found much of his inspiration from nature, which is why so many of his buildings look coral or seashells... or sand... (that comes later!) I really enjoyed his work because it is like nothing I have ever seen before... And isn't that the whole point of this traveling to different countries thing??

Check out BARCELONA DAY ONE for more pictures from Park Güell and our first day in Barca'!