Small pleasure of life...

I'm spending so much time outside since we've moved to Yokohama. I don't have a car, so I have to walk a lot during the day: to bring the kids to school, go to supermarket or if I decide to explore the incredible big city of Tokyo...

At first, I've thought it might be a big problem but after now a month, I really enjoy it. I love the time "on the road": I'm fascinated by the brightness of the city and I appreciate much more now the little breaks for lunchtime...  

On the walk, you have much more time to appreciate what's around you: the color scheme of the nature, the light, the details on the buildings, etc...

And the wintertime in Yokohama is just so incredible. I have so much energy because most of the time the sun is shining. Everything is just so colorful and I really like to wear now crazy colored accessories, what I normally just do during summer...

I definitely have the desire to change my usual habits, to try (and wear) new things and simply enjoy the small pleasure of life...

Summer feeling in winter? Why not!

Shirt "Bruuns Bazaar" - Jeans "Rich & Royal" - Coat "Selected Femme" - Shoes "Ivylee" - Bag "Ralph Lauren" 

"Larsson & Jennings" Watch

Crazy Big City...

What do People in Tokyo love to do on Sunday ? Relaxing at home with family and friends... no!
They prefer to walk out on the streets and make shopping?!
One of their favorite place: Shibuya. And so it looks like, on a "very" sunny sunday in the middle of January...

I must confess: I live in a very quiet area of Yokohama so I enjoy as well at the weekend the "trouble" of this big city.

I love this crazy area in Tokyo. Shibuya is so full of life...

 But you can also find some small quiet streets with cute restaurants...

Shibuya is the perfect place to have an excellent Cappuccino at Segafredo, served by an "Italian" barman!

Find great shops with lovely clothes and shoes (of course) Mmmm... difficult. Wich one should I choose?!

In Germany, I usually wore plain clothes. In Tokyo, You can definitly be more "creative" and mix print and color.  

I love the style of Japanese woman. It's powerful but so feminine. Actually a little bit like in Paris...

Coat "Mint & Berry" - Blouse "Rainbow" - Jeans "Hilfiger Denim" - Boots "Perlato" - Scarf "Passigatti"

Take it easy...

One of my "resolution" for 2014: "Simplify your life" or better "Take it easy"...

I knew that it wouldn't be easy to live in Japan. Because of the language (sure) and because of our both children. Now here they are in Tokyo and thank goodness, they appreciate to live in a big city...
They started last week at their new school and found already new friends. Oufff...

I feel "peu à peu" at Home in Yokohama: I already found my favorite supermarket, drugstore, Café and restaurant: the "World Kitchen". I know it don't really sound Japanese, but if a learn something during my first two week in Tokyo it's: to "make it simple"... If you are in a foreign country don't think it's necessary to try to live from the beginn as the people who are living there. Let you better a little bit more time to discover the diferrent places and the national customs...

Same think by cooking: because it's really difficult for me to read the labels on the products, I prefer to "take it easy" as well. That's why I prepared for our first meal in Japan: Pasta... But to be honesst, I spent one hour the first time at the supermarket and I just found these few products, so i really couldn't prepare anything else ;-)))

Now that I feel a little bit more "at Home" and that I fill up my fridge, I can appreciate the wonderful city of Tokyo. 

So just let us go out, enjoy the incredible sunny weather and the delicious (and always so cute) "Cappuccinos"...

A new year, a new blank page...

"Every new year is a new blank page in the diary of our life..."

This time it's for me more than a new page, its like a new beginn. After spent 10 years in Germany, gave birth to two wonderful daughters, show them grow up, it's time for me to live something new, to write a new chapter in my Life book.
My first reaction thinking about live in Japan was: Oh my goodness! Japan is so far away, so different. But after the first "shock", I realized that it's a great opportunity for me to move there.

The end of 2013 was so "crazy" and sure a little bit stressful because of the "logistics" part of our trip. So I couldn't really appreciate the christmas time in Germany. Pity!

Stuttgart Christmas Market 

But now after spent my first week in Yokohama and Tokio, I just can say "wouahhh".... 

I'm so exciting to "explore" this new big city and country. Just feel like I would be "in Wonderland"...