The Last Few Days in the Cyclades

In downtown Fira at Santorini (we stayed at the less tourist-y part of the island named Perissa)

The past two weeks have been absolutely surreal on Greece so far. For an art history/classics nerd like me, can you believe how mind-blown I was when we walked around FREAKIN' Delos just earlier today?! Once we landed in Chania, Crete, on the May 21st via Heathrow (crazy security because of the Olympics later this summer I bet) and Athens, we've had a non-stop crazy exciting schedule through the islands.



Tomorrow is our first day off so I can finally sleep in beyond 7 a.m.! It's been exhausting thus far but I loved every single minute of it. I have to admit though that it did cross my mind that I should stop blogging/suspend the blog for a while, since the last thing I really wanted to do was to give up the beautiful beaches for the indoors and blog. After a while I decided that despite having only one luggage full of clothing (a.k.a. another capsule wardrobe incidentally), the routine of a having a small obligation everyday such as blogging would help me to settle in Athens and ease. I still love fashion but if you want variability, uh look the other way. As much fun as I had in the islands, I'm glad that I can finally a) stop living out my suitcase, b) get hopefully more stable internet, c) play adult and live in an apartment with a bunch of other schoolmates and d) start my internship at the museum!

Prada, Schiaparelli and Eataly

I finally got to go see Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations at the Met. I have never seen a more exquisitely curated show I have seen thus far (I am doing a Museums studies concentration so I have seen and studied my fair share of exhibits), though I can't exactly compare it with the McQueen exhibit last year since I didn't get to go see it firsthand. Through the exhibit, you can see exactly how Schiaparelli was incredibly modern and ahead of her time –– sometimes I have trouble distinguishing which piece was designed by Prada or Schiaparelli. I wasn't allowed to take photos of the exhibit so I don't have any to share, but I wouldn't have shared much anyway since I don't want to spoil it for anybody. Should you find yourself in New York, you really must do yourself a favour and go.

After going to the exhibit, I paid a visit to Eataly. I've been wanting to visit for the longest time, but never actually found the opportunity to go until now. I think I overdid by ordering wayyyyy too many pastries (which were a little too sweet) but thankfully I had a great espresso to cut the sweetness and wash it all down.

I really overindulged in the senses today: in sight with the exhibit and in taste with the great food and drinks at Eataly. I'm enjoying myself so much that I really don't want to go –– alas, tomorrow I leave for Greece. I have post scheduled to publish in a few days and hopefully that works. I'll try to do more fashion-heavy posts in the future, and until then, I will see you all in Greece. Τα λέμε!

Coney Island Photo Diary

For a well known New York landmark, Coney Island is surprisingly gritty as a tourist spot. It's not your generic amusement park though, so I suppose that same grittiness gives it a unique character that cannot be experienced elsewhere. Nevertheless, Luna Park was still fun; I did all the generic touristy things like going on the Cyclone (which was scary since it's so old and rickety), the Wonder Wheel and of course, getting hot dogs at Nathan's.

I finally saw the Prada + Elsa Schiaparelli exhibit and went to Eataly today, but more on that later. Toodles.