Happy Birthday

the blue carpet

cheesecake with strawberry and kiwi sauce

Happy Birthday Gran Via!

shirt, juicy couture; cardigan, banana republic; jeans, true religion; flats, staccato

I wish it was my twenty-first birthday all over again! (I celebrated it in March) But, this weekend I helped Madrid celebrate Gran Via's 100th birthday! It was a complete city-wide holiday. The blue carpet was rolled out over the street on Gran Via for everyone to enjoy and live music was played. They even had an enormous fake birthday cake! The streets were packed and it was a wonderful way for the city to celebrate especially because most people had the day off. At night I did my own celebrating at Bazaar, a cheap and chic restaurant in Madrid's Chueca neighborhood with dinner, dessert, and red wine. Feliz Cumpleanos Gran Via! 

A Madrilena's School Day

In Plaza Mayor & Gran Via, Spain
shirt, flee market-el rastro; cardigan, j.crew; jeans, joe's jeans; ballet flats, ruby & bloom; sunglass, ray ban wayfarer; ring, david yurman

I cant say the student life in Spain is "tough" or that I am not one for dressing up, but today I threw together a casual "school" outfit.  A comfortable ensemble for class, yet still acceptable by the fashion-conscious Madrilenos. No more lululemon yoga pants and over sized tee-shirts for me! So, I put on my favorite joe's jeans and wandered Plaza Mayor and Gran Via after class, of course.