Monday 15 June 2015

When the tan fades...

So today I'm bringing you a few more snaps from the wonderful city of Zadar and a yet again new favourite outfit of the day. As you will of noticed the "blogging calendar" has gone to pot recently, what with other engagements and mostly my laptop crashing here and there. I really need to invest in a new laptop, any suggestions?...comments below. Who am I kidding, I'm willing to "work" from a slow, over heating..burning my lap, laptop because, well laptop money doesn't exist in my world. Make up, shoes and tequila money, well that's another thing. Priorities apparently don't neither. 

Ramble out the way, let's move on to Zadar, playsuits, ohh and those duty free sunglasses I mentioned previously. Duty free spending money is a given, because getting your hands on a bargain doesn't count neither. 

Miss Selfridge petite playsuit
Miss Selfridge petite playsuit
Miss Selfridge petite playsuit
Miss Selfridge petite playsuit
Miss Selfridge petite playsuit
Miss Selfridge petite playsuit
Miss Selfridge petite playsuit
Miss Selfridge petite playsuit

Necklace - Primark (old)
Sunglasses - Ray-ban (duty free)

The playsuit is from House of Fraser, from their petite range. Now I would of perhaps consider myself petite say the beginning of May, but you all know I like to eat out as much as humanly possible and the two holidays in May wasn't exactly good on the waist line. 

Yet I've recently realised petite clothing is much more aimed at height and better for generally smaller girls. I'm 5ft3.  The playsuit was a really nice fit. I previously found play-suits and jumpsuits a nightmare to buy, too long in the legs or size down and find the clothes riding up in places clothes have no business going, yet petite ranges solve this. It seems simple now I've realised yet I'm sure it's not just me who thought petite basically meant size 6 and teeny tiny clothing. 

So my play suit problems have now been solved. Although the expanding waist line may take a little more work. 

bruchetta zadar croatia
bruchetta zadar croatia
bruchetta zadar croatia
bruchetta zadar croatia

Now expanding waist lines in question lets move back to Zadar. No shocker I'm jumping back in with food. The whole food during the trip could not be faulted. A restaurant recommend to us by the staff at the apartment was Bruchetta. An Italian restaurant on the sea front. 

For starter it's no surprise I opted for the mozzarella and tomato salad. Between you and me I didn't really want the tomato but it felt wrong to just pick out the cheese. The salad was fresh and I even enjoyed the tomatoes getting in the way, dressed with a light olive oil and black olives for garnish. Amongst cheese, olives are another of my weaknesses. 

The main was fillet of beef, accompanies by ravioli (not sure there was any need for it) and roasted peppers, in a mushroom sauce. Portion size was impressive and the meal tasted fantastic but unfortunate even my eyes found the portions massive, amazing value however and Croatia is defiantly a city for the foodies. 

zadar croatia

As the sun set we relaxed by the sea organ and listened to the tranquil waves crash into the walls to create the most beautiful of melody. The sea organ isn't the most well know tourist attraction but unique and worth a visit. 

Miss Selfridge petite playsuit
greeting to the sun zadar
Greeting to the sun, Zadar, Croatia
Zadar Croatia

Holiday blues are again kicking in and I actually have no holiday planned! Shocker! I'm thinking of aiming for a mini tour of Italy in the summer. Well I say mini tour I was thinking ideally two or three cities, although the more I try plan where to go the more cities I seem to add in. Zurich here and Salzburg there, a stop of in Munch... suggestions for summer mini breaks welcome. 

SAMMIE

Tuesday 2 June 2015

Outfit of the day from Zadar, Croatia

Where has time gone. I was only in Zadar a few weeks back and yet the sun, sea and ice cream feels like it was all a dream. I guess it's defiantly time for more holiday planning. I might try make it a new rule that I always have a holiday booked to look forward too. For the the summer I'm trying to plan a mini tour round Italy but not too sure of any plans yet. 

So anyway back to Zadar, after a nervous trip through airport security trying to cram all my make up and liquids into a plastic bag, too much money spent in duty free on some Ray-Bans and new Versace perfume, a rather traumatic Ryanair flight...I don't care what any says the noises from that plane engine were NOT normal. I finally arrived in the beautiful city of Zadar. 

white crochet dress
white crochet dress
white crochet dress

The days were filled with exploring, eating, relaxing, eating some more, drinking some more and general mooching about in the sun, soaking up the sights. 

The old town of Zadar is filled with wonderful cobbled streets with hidden shops and local restaurants. The beauty of the place is really captured with ruins of ancient times mixed in with a modern city culture. 

Zadar Croatia
white crochet dress

For a spot of sightseeing I decided my new white crochet dress from Apricot Online* would be a perfect match. A white dress will always be perfect to enhance a summer tan and the crochet detail is so sophisticated and girly. The dress was a great choice for the day, something simple yet elegant and most importantly light and cool. I couldn't resist pairing the dress with my new favourite blue suede shoes. 

white crochet dress
white crochet dress
Zadar Croatia
Zadar Croatia
Zadar Croatia
Zadar Croatia

We stopped of at the local ice cream parlour for a well earned morning treat of ice cream. Actually who am I kidding, this was breakfast! I opted for a cherry ice cream sundae since maraschino cherries originate from Croatia. 

ice cream sundae
ice cream sundae
Zadar Croatia

After sight seeing a stroll around the harbour and a spot of light shopping, it was time for a late lunch. The food in Zadar feels a mix of Mediterranean and Italian with fresh fish, pastas and meat. Plus cheese...all the cheese! 

Zadar croatia food
Zadar croatia food
Zadar croatia food
Zadar croatia food
white crochet dress

Before long after a walk along the sea front and a dip in the sea it was time to retreat back to the apartment (for a power nap) to get ready to take in the evening night life. 

white crochet dress
Zadar croatia
white crochet dress
white crochet dress

Stay tuned and remember to follow (links below) to see more from my trip to Zadar.

Thought on the outfit?

SAMMIE

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