Venice by Vladimir Pistalo

Every January, while in Sweden it’s cold, often raining and days are short and gloomy, I remember those few days we have spent in Venice. It was very mild winter that year in Italy. I remember blue skies and sun shining so bright. The light was reflecting from the facades and pathways, water in the canals was sparkling, the whole city was glowing. I remember breathing in fresh crisp air, turning my face towards the sun and smiling, eating cheesy gnocchi in a busy restaurant during lunch time, breath taking sunsets, endless parade of paintings and art in the museums where the ceilings, walls and floors are even more beautiful, sun rising over the old rooftops, every shade of brown, beige, orange, green.. life in simple words, the magic.

I got this book as a present from Vs aunt. It was a perfect gift this time of year when I am reminiscing and daydreaming.. probably more than usual.

While I was reading the book it felt like it was me who wrote it. Me with better writing skills. :) It was captivating, overwhelming, deep and intimate, and honest. I marked many pages with passages that meant more, so that I can go back and relive the emotion or discover something new.

The book is about Venice and its beauty, not just the visible and architectural beauty. In sentences as beautiful as the city, writer is describing why it is so important for his own discovering, of himself and the world. He talks about dreaming and living the dreams. 

M

Traditional breakfast and Kappabashi shopping

This is traditional Japanese breakfast-natto(fermented soybeans), raw egg and steaming hot rise. I am not fussy when it comes to food and there is not much I don’t like to eat. But I must say Japanese cuisine was challenging at times :D For example this tasted pretty bland and was a bit too slimy for my liking. So for the rest of our stay in Tokyo I had yoghurt and sometimes omelette in the mornings. 

On the way to the station…

              I think Japanese people are very beautiful with their soft lines, big lips and those beautiful Asian eyes… I couldn’t stop looking, especially at kids and especially at girls… But how cute is this boy?!

Because we wanted to see as much as possible, not only the tourist spots, whenever we had time we would walk in the neighbourhoods nearby.

Local shrine…

More of the neighbourhood…

Kappabashi-Kitchen Town

This was a place I was very much looking forward going to, my husband not so much :D I think he was afraid I would spend too much money but it turned out I didn’t buy a thing! I think I was overwhelmed with so much to choose from.

I also had hard time picturing stuff in my kitchen, everything was just so different. 

I loved pieces like these. Simple, neutral colours and so delicate!

M