Amsterdam, May 2015

So at the end of may before finally returning back home after spending the past 2 years in the UK, I made a stop at Amsterdam! The dutch capital is commonly known for it's great cheese and it's canals but I was looking to explore a different side of it all and, as a 'foodie', just felt like it was my mission to find the best places for having a snack or a proper meal, so that I can give you guys advice on where to go if you ever stop by Amsterdam! ;)

It's a great city for a trip, the atmosphere between the rows of small houses and countless canals is very relaxed and nearly everybody is calm and very friendly. You come to Amsterdam and time simply doesn't seem to matter this much anymore.. Hectic? What's that?!

Of course such a friendly, relaxed city is also great for green foods and clean eating! Even on my way to the city centre I already passed by a lot of shops and restaurants that offer non-processed foods.

My favourite however was the 'Peperwortel', located at the Overtoom 140.

Just look at how cute it already looks from the outside!

I decided to try their veggie curry which came with a flatbread and tasted even better than it looked.

It was simply amazing and apart from curry the deli also offers sandwiches, salads and tempting picnic baskets.

If you are more into sweet stuff however, there are countless of candy shops in the shopping area of Amsterdam offering fantastic Churros, Crepes and Belgian Waffles! 

My favourite here was the 'Jamin Amsterdam' at Leidsestraat 98-100 (it's a chain) where I tried a Belgian Waffle with Nutella, fresh Strawberry & Kitkat topping and it was by far the best Belgian waffle I've had in a while.

Are you hungry, yet?

Look at these delicious snacks! 

Okay okay, I'm not gonna torture you any longer..Of course I also went shopping a lot since the sheer endless shopping area is just amazing for that, regardless of what shop you're looking for, it's there! 

There's a canal behind me

One of the dresses I've bought

I also found traditional dutch wooden shoes! A little oversized maybe.. 

In addition to the food and shopping I also passed by this cute little art shop and just couldn't resist going inside.. 

So who did I go with on this beautiful trip? 

I went with my wonderful mom who also picked me up at the airport! 

After half a year, it was really nice to do something together.

Check out my Instagram for more photos 

(still uploading Amsterdam snaps here and then)!

Thank you for reading! 

xx ♡ Micky 

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve this year was kinda rad for me thanks to my family and friends from France, the Netherlands & Korea ✔️✔️✔️ ~ we've started off the last evening of 2014 at about 22:00 at a restaurant with my mum. We've had a very delicious sea food menu 😋

Then we went outside to count down all together and watched the fireworks that we're going off everywhere. The atmosphere was fantastic! 

People, even strangers (!), were hugging and wishing each other a "Bonne année!" 

and the national mood was soo contagious so I quickly started walking around doing the same as all the other people and wishing everyone I met on the streets that night a Happy New Year and a lot of good things to come.

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It was sooo beautiful!! 😱😍

(This is not a failed attempt of me to add an artistic "blur" 

to the photos but there was something wrong with my camera..:P)

However it was a great night and after leaving the restaurants 

I went to a club with my friends and we partied hard（笑）

Btw did you know that in Korea on New Year's Day 

everyone officially turns one year older ? 

Right, me neither ^^;

I hope your night was equally as great as mine 

and wish you all the best and lots of luck in the new year 2015!! 😘😘😘 

2014 has been a year for fuck ups and mistakes, 

it's been a year for realising my priorities too late and never quite getting it right. 

It's been a year for managing to upset everyone around me 

whilst trying my hardest not to..  

But I have a feeling that 2015 will be much better wich good things to come.

So let 2015 be a year for honesty, fearless steps in the right direction 

and a real fresh start!

Thanks for reading! 💖

xx ♡ Micky