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A Bavarian wedding – Decision about my outfit made

On Wednesdays I share everything wedding with you: tips, projects, organisation, photos, faux-pas, fun things and golden rules I ‘learned’ from my own wedding. I feel I need to give something back to the fabulous blog community who helped me stay sane and enjoy every second of my ‘big day’.

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Alright the little poll is officially closed. The decision is made. I am going to wear...

... Dirndl No 1 at my best friends’ wedding.

I know there were also very good reasons to wear Dirndl No 2, but the argumentation for Dirndl No 1 was just a bit more convincing to me. Plus it was a clear winner in terms of numbers, but that wasn’t the only reason why I decided to go with it.

As some of you suggest I will pimp up my good old Dirndl No 1 with:

A white, slightly transparent, maybe lacy apron...

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... and a white dirndl blouse

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Thank you so much for your help in making up my mind. For all the wonderful suggestions. I am in your debt so please let me know if I can do something for you – help you make a fashion decision, bake you a cake, send you a postcard... anything!!!

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My Favourite Dollhouse – To Go

Every Monday I will post something related to babies: inspiration, craft projects, baby news, and discoveries I have made in this new and exciting world for me. I hope you come along on that rollercoaster ride with me.

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I love dollhouses! I think they were my favourite toys when I was little. I had a huge wooden one that my dad made for us. Plus my sister and I constantly created new ones. Made out of cardboard, paper, glue and lots of imagination. We always added new things, decorated and redecorated, made new pieces of furniture... Truly work in process and I think as soon as all seemed finish the fun of playing with it was over as well.

Why I bother you with these old childhood stories of mine? Because I found a wonderful playhouse made by the MoMA which reminds me so much of our old cardboard dollhouses. Although it is definitely more beautiful and more stylish than the shoeboxes we had.

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Isn’t it lovely? I would like to order it straight away. But perhaps I should give a shoebox another try first. I have this postcard which I could use as lawn for the balcony and maybe I can make a little deck chair out of some wooden sticks and a rubber band...

Oh I love toys that set your creativity on fire!

OMG

aka Oh my God - please wish us luck. This little house is made for us. Now we just have to get it. I am so excited!!!!

Haus am See

We are off to the countryside today looking for a house at a lake (Haus am See) where we can spend our weekends soon. We love to live in the middle of the city, but sometimes herbs on the balcony are just not enough.

Thus we have been searching the web for a little holiday home an hour or an hour-and-a-half away from Berlin. I am sure we are not the only city dwellers who dream of a hideaway in the country, but we were positively surprised that there is quite a lot on offer and it is still relatively affordable. We just wanted to do a little research at the moment and take our time in finding something that suits our dreams and budget perfectly...

... but then we saw this gem and made an appointment with the estate agent straight away:

So maybe this will be our new getaway?

Please keep your fingers crossed that it is as nice in reality as the photos suggest. I’ll keep you updated.

Beautiful Birmingham

At the beginning of each month I want to show you places where I’d rather be at that very moment. As you know I am constantly either travelling or dreaming of travelling and I want to share my favourite bars, restaurants, hotels, cities and countries around the world with you. And I am looking for your recommendations for my next trips.

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I know beautiful might not be the first word that comes to mind when you think about Birmingham. Nevertheless I found it surprisingly beautiful when I had to go there for a number of business trips. What I really like about is that it is so unpretentious, yet there have beautiful architecture, beautiful restaurants, a beautiful pedestrian area which is perfect for shopping, beautiful coffee shops and this beautiful hotel (although the website is horrible!)

The Hotel du Vin itself, however, is a classic design hotel. Simple and sophisticated, a historical house with all the modern luxuries you can think off. It is also a perfect example for the fact that little things can make all the difference:

How nice is it to have a range of really nice glossy magazines in the room? And not only the standard hotel  brochures or the advertising folders of the city you stay in.

And how sweet is this little reminder which invites you to take the lovely shower product home with you? Come-on everybody does that. And they don’t cost the earth, do they?

And how yummy is this sweet and savoury assortment of snacks above the mini bar? Yes they are expensive, but so are the standard Mars bars which you usually find in the mini bar. And they are just for emergencies in the middle of the night anyway ;-)

Don't you wanna go there straight away?

Where: Hotel du Vin & Bistro Birmingham,  Church Street, Birmingham B3 2NR, UK

Phone: (0044)0121 200 0600 , email: info.birmingham@hotelduvin.com

 Highlight: all those little nice things that make your stay just special

More photos, information and ideas:  Hotel du VinBirmingham, Bullring Shopping Centre – it is more than a shopping centre, it is modern architecture at its best