Recherche : “CAT”
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The best districts in Barcelona seem to be El Raval, El barri Gotic and El Born.
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Shopping:
Most of the stores are closed on sunday. It important to know !
They also open around 12 h in the afternoon during the rest of the week, and close around 8 in the evening.
-Â Le swing:Â (Â There’s 3 of them )
C/ Doctor Dou 11
riera Notariat 3
Riera Baixa 1
My favorite vintage stores in Barcelona, especially « Blow » riera Doctor Dou.
The riera Baixa is full of other vintage stores.
- Uterqüe: Passeig Grà cia 65
Nice bags, shoes and accessories.
- Coquette : C/ Rec, 65
Beautiful store with a good designers selection. Spanish Labels, but not only.
-Â Â Ivo & Co:Â Carrer del Rec 20.
Home accessories, with a vintage feel.
-Â Heritage:Â Banys Nous, 14.
A vintage store mostly selling accessories. It kind of look like a museum.Â
Note the door is locked, and that it’s forbidden to touch the things which is very, very, very annoying ( at least for me ) !
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Market, cafes and restaurants:
- El mercado de la Boqueria: Plaça de la Boqueria.
Nice market next to la Rambla.
–  Caelum. Carrer de la Palla 8.
A great cafe. best sitting is in the Basement.
-Â El bosc de les fades:Â Passatge Banca 5.
A Bar which seems like you’r in a fairy forest. Weird but funny.
– Â Ambos Mundos: Plaza Reial 10.
A good restaurant located in a great place. My boyfriend loves the deep fried squid rings there ( calamares fritos ).
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Sights
- El Parc Güell: Subway station Lesseps.
You can’t miss this parc, or you’ll regret it all your life ;-)
- Casa Batlló: Passeig de Grà cia 49; and Casa Milà : Passeig de Grà cia 92.
-Â La Sagrada Familia: Subway station Sagrada Familia.
- El parc del Laberint d’Horta : Carrer dels Germans Desvalls, 08035
A parc with a great labyrinth !
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Hotel: I have not any one to recommend, but any in El Raval, El barri Gotic and El Bor is well located.
Google maps is a good help in hotel search.
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As promised, some photos of my shopping finds in Japan.
I’ve been looking at many stores all around Tokyo and Kyoto, but finally found most part of the things at La Foret and Mina.
Mina, located in Kyoto, Â is such a great store by the way ! In fact it was much more my style than all the clothes in buildings such as the 109 in Shibuya or the Studio Alta in Shinjuku for exemple.
So as usual, this is cute, this is pastel, this is girly … because it’s just me !
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Music: Florence and the machine – Dog days are over
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Comme promis, les photos de mes trouvailles japonaises.
J’ai fait le tour de pas mal de boutiques à Tokyo ainsi qu’a kyoto, mais ai finalement trouvé la majorité des choses chez La Foret Et Mina.
Mina, à Kyoto,  est vraiment un super magasin d’ailleurs ! En réalité les vêtements qui s’y trouvaient correspondaient bien plus à mon style que ce que l’on pouvait trouver au 109 à shibuya ou au Studio Alta à Shinjuku par exemple.
Donc comme d’habitude, c’est mignon, c’est pastel, c’est girly … parce que c’est moi pardi !
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A dress with many tiny frills * Wat’s new at Mina in Kyoto *
Tabio tights and vintage doc Martens
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A unicorn figurine ( can’t remember the name of the store, sorry ! )
H&M rainbow T-shirt
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A denim jacket. I’ve been looking for the perfect one for a very long time. Now I’m satisfied. * from Auntie Rosa at La Foret, Tokyo *
Topshop floral bustier.
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Heart tights. I boughts these at Tabio, but they are also available online.
Nailpolish is « nuit 106 » by Peggy Sage.
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The most perfect summer dress * Jilky at La Foret, Tokyo *
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A pair of » Marc Jacobs like » flats. *Fin at La Foret, Tokyo*
I like the strong color of these with the round shapes.
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A prince who suddenly turned into a frog after kissing him !
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A milkfed bag *Milkfed at heaven 27, Tokyo* . strangely every single japanese girls hold these kind of tiny simple bags …
And a polka dots T-shirt * Spanish Harlem at Mina, Kyoto*
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A minuature fan. How cute is this one seriously ! * from a souvenir shop in Kyoto, more precisely at Arashiyama*
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Have a great week end everyone !
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Tokyo really make me think of disneyland sometimes …
There’s colours everywhere and often a lot of noise in the busy districts.
Some place in the city are even looking like a kind of kids paradise.
I really like the atmosphere in these playgrounds.
Here are some different places that I’ve been visiting, and believe me, it’s been a lot of fun to look at !
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Tokyo me fait souvent penser a disneyland parfois…
Il y a des couleurs vives partout, et beaucoup de bruit dans la plupart des quartiers très fréquentés.
Quelques endroits dans la ville pourraient même s’ apparenter a un veritable paradis des enfants.
J’aime vraiment l’athmosphere qui règne dans ces aires de jeux.
Voici différents endroits que j’ai pu visiter, et croyez moi, ça a été très amusant a observer !
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Ueno Kodomo Yuen park
Located in the middle of the Ueno park, it’s a great place to eat an ice cream after a long walk.
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Hanayashiki amusement park in Asakusa
It’s a very old amusement park located near the famous SensÅji temple , with attractions built in 1949… and still working !
For a vintage lover like me, this was a really interesting place to visit.
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In a game center
There’s a lot of them all around Tokyo.
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