see anybody could be good to you

this section of my adventures takes place when we arrived back in montreal, j decided that after we need to clime 'the mountain' (rather large hill) quite a few hundred steps later with red faces we reached the top and i lurked in the shade being the pale person i am.

the views a pretttaaaayyy nice, i couldn't resist a 'helloooo canada' picture like the big tourist i am!

tee | forever 21

skirt | topshop

hat | urban outfitters

sandals | primark

bag | cambridge satchel company

this outfit is one of my favourites of the summer, i got this skirt when it was still chilly but i knew it would be a summer favourite, plus its jazzy. whats not to love. 

in the afternoon we went for a wander round the fine art museum, the faberge exhibition was absolutely beautiful, excellent for magpies like me. plus they had faberge sausage dogs, my two favourite things, but the eggs were the shining stars of the exhibition. 

for dinner we ventured out to steak frites which was absolutely devine, cooked to perfection and the waiters refill the bowl of chips in front of you at regular intervals much to r's joy.

j and m took us to a james bond/mad men style secret bar called big in japan which is hidden behind an unmarked door next to a hipster pizza restaurant. strong vintage cocktails served by waiters in bow ties (some with really good hair) even though it was 9 on a thursday evening the place was chocablock!

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take the night to an open road.

what happens when you spend two weeks in the land of maple syrup and pastries, you end up about a stone heavier (pretty sure they were going to make me book two seats on the way home)

thats right folks i went on a family newman adventure to canada (french canada to be exact as i know you like all the facts)

this post (and the next few) will be pretty long and picture heavy so grab yourself a tea and a croissant just for good measure.

i'll start with a little back story (told you it was going to be long) 

as you all know i am a lady with many many cousins, well my cousin j met a beautiful lady called m on his travels many years ago and moved to montreal and married her. shortly after j moved his brother b decided to join him in canada and now lives in quebec.

papa n likes for us to go on holiday and visit family and friends so we can have our own personal tour guides and he decided it was about time that went adventured to canada. 

okay have a break with some photos...

just a quick note to say this was on of the best burgers i have eveeerrrr had, if you are ever in quebec take a trip to chic shack, plus they have nice lights and jam jar mugs which are all good things in my book.

chocolats favoris a confectionary shop but also has the best ice cream invention EVER, you chose your ice cream and then they dip you ice-cream in melted chocolate which you can also chose the flavour of. oh my laawwwdddd it was incredible, i seriously want one right now. 

most of our time was spent exploring the city and eating (allot) but on our last night we managed to get tickets for cirque du soleil, it only seemed fitting as quebec was the city it was started in. the show was incredible and i won't lie i was humming the tunes all the way home.

now a newman holiday never seems to be normal, this one was no exception. our hotel (well apartment) owner informed us that the what looked like a bar underneath our room was infact a burlesque club to be opened in 2015. 

i tell you what though he sure knew how to make a cracking breakfast: crepe, croissant, fresh fruit with maple syrup and home made jam every morning. if only i could have it for more than a week!

also being the incredibly pale being that i am i burnt my scalp and had to make a little hat purchase in urban outfitters. 

that probably enough for now, i have a few more posts in store for you that include outfit pictures for your viewing pleasure (i hope..)

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your lipstick stain is a work of art.

dress and sandals | primark

bag | gift

thats right i'm back to clogging up your computer screen with all my pictures of food and pretty buildings on a regular basis (and a bit of my face, just a bit)  

i seem to have arrived at boden during alllll the events, we had a staff meal last week and yesterday i went to the annual summer party, social butterfly me, eh (this is a rarity as we all know)

the party was held at stowe school, the girls from the store and i felt like rowdy children invading a very posh school, which we basically were... 

after a little talk from jonnie himself at the beginning of the day, there was a day filled with lounging in the sun, serious bumper car battles, food, drinks, beautiful walks and some more food.

basically a lovely day that resulted in my version of a tan (so not really) and a serious food baby!

i have to say i was particularly fond of the unlimited mr whippy's from the ice cream van and bumper car battles (think i may have got some serious bruises....)

if you ever have the chance to visit the school it is seriously beautiful and the food is divine.

the lovely zodie who i work with has a blog which you should all have a cheeky peak at.

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