Lysefjord, Norway

Preikestolen

Kjeragbolten

Although a bit of a stray from more of the glammed up posts that I have previously uploaded, just as awesome ;) After a combo of writers block and laziness, I hereby present to y'all a travel post of my recent trip to Norway. This Summer I went back to 1/2 of my home countries and it was absolutely amazing - nothing beats the familiar sights and sounds of the place that you call home.

When in Norway, the fam usually picks out a place in the country that we have never been to and set off on a road trip. This time we found ourselves hiking up the breath-taking fjords of Lysefjord (yes, we Norsemen & women love our fjords). The hike consisted of a two day journey, the first trailing to a world famous place called Preikestolen, or Pulpit rock. It took about two hours to hike up, and once we got there we enjoyed the spectacular view from this 604m cliff.

Day 2's hike had us heading up to a famous bolder in the land known as kjeragbolten. Basically, its a glacial deposit stone that's wedged in between two mountains, and dare devils, such as myself (wink wink), hike a 6 hour round trip to reach it and enjoy the crisp and fresh air of the fjord and finally, only the brave will attempt for a new Facebook profile picture by standing on it. Not gonna lie, although I seemed pretty confident in the picture, my heart was definitely pounding away, not having any protection to support me from falling off a 984m cliff.

All in all, it was a great hike, and if your ever considering doing something a little different, I definitely would recommend Lysefjord for you!

Chanel: The Little Black Jacket

I figured it would only be fitting to post B&W pictures from the Chanel Little Black Jacket gallery that I went to. The gallery featured 120 different interpretations of the classic tweed jacket that left me longing for one of my own. The gallery runs for three more days, so Shanghai peeps go on down while it still lasts!

Hawaiian dreaming

 

So it's happened yet again...scrolling through pictures of Honolulu has left a tingle of nostalgia within me. Don't get me wrong, I love being in Shanghai, however I am missing laying by the beach inhaling nothing but the freshest ocean breeze, my sun-kissed skin that has slowly started to fade and that groovy feeling of the sand between my toes. Here is a photo journal for you guys that includes highlights of my trip in random order. Wherever you are reading this, I wish you a great day, afternoon or evening! Aloha :)

Makos in China

So here I am again, back with a post about art.

Last week I had the pleasure of being introduced to Christopher Makos. For those of you who don't know who he is, he is an established American photographer and artist, known for his close association with that Campbell soup guy...what's his name again? Oh yeah...Andy Warhol. Makos was in Shanghai to promote his latest gallery exhibition, 'Warhol in China', a series of black and white pictures that were taken of Andy himself on their excursion in the 60s to Beijing. 

My job was to help him out on the day of the gallery opening with arranging and positioning his pieces to his exact request. His gallery evening was an obvious success, featuring 3 different collections, divided into two sections: China and New York. The first collection as mentioned, was Warhol in China. The second was a collection of photos known as Lady Warhol of Andy dressed as a female, and the final was of celebrity friends the talent had photographed, including the likes of John Lenon, Mick Jagger's wife, OJ Simpson and Elizabeth Taylor. Not bad, ey?

So other than the fact of me starting to sound like a Canadian, it was an amazing experience and I loved listening to stories and anecdotes about his glamorous world. The shots above are screen-shoted of a video that Nicky Almasy has made of the event, click here to watch it. I'm the girl following Chris around at 6 minutes!     

Paradise Cove

I am no longer in Hawaii anymore but I'm already getting nostalgic just thinking back and looking at all the photos. These photos were of a traditional luau that I went to and it was amazing! If any of you are ever in Honolulu be sure to visit Paradise Cove, you won't be disappointed! I even got dragged on stage by the dancers ;D

Aloha!

I know, I've been terrible for not updating anything on Bella Coventina but I'm back now with a new outfit post! Aloha, fellow readers! I am currently in Hawaii and so far it has been pretty amazing. Most of my time is spent by the beach; reading, relaxing and trying to gain back the colour that I had lost whilst in the UK!

Have a great day!

Wearing:

A&F tanktop

Dorothy Perkins trousers

Swarovski earrings 

Michael Kors bag

Tory Burch Chelsea flats

Stadtpark

Although I've been in Germany for the past few weeks, I've done a bad job of showcasing how beautiful this country is, so I thought I'd start to blog a bit more about the city I'm staying in (Nuremberg). Without further ado, the pictures above are of a recent stroll that I took in Stadtpark- & although I realize it doesn't really show you much about Germany, it's a start ;) I'll showcase more of the city in the upcoming days!

P.S. recognize the ring from one of my earlier posts? ;)

Wearing:

Zara blazer, top & heels

A&F jeans