Aarhus - Rainbow Panorama

One thing I like about being back in Europe is that traveling is so easy. Within a few hours only you are in a different country, which is why we are already making some plans for trips this year. In January I took the train to visit a dear friend and her family in Aarhus, Denmark. I love traveling by train, when you see the landscape 'flying' by and can just be with your thoughts a book/podcast and maybe also some knitting.

I spent three days there and we walked around the city which is super lovely with its small streets and cute stores, had great coffee at La Cabra, went for a swim and into the sauna at the new bath and of course also had a look around the Modern Museum called ARoS. It is not a huge museum but I loved that there were lots of kids exploring the art, too. They particularly also loved the 'Your rainbow Panorama" by Olafur Eliasson as much as I did. Unfortunately my film camera ran out of battery and so I wasn't able to capture this great experience on film but my phone photos will also give you an idea of this place.

If you happen to be in Arhus, make sure to check 'Your atomospheric colour atlas' and 'Your rainbow panorama" the two artworks by Eliasson's at ARoS.

Have a great Easter weekend,
Maria

Random

Four random shots I took in Sydney, I like how the colours fit together somehow and how every shot is transporting memories with it - one reason why I love photography so much.

#1 milk crates waiting to get picked up on our old street, I saw them most days when I walked to work and always loved their colours
#2 My walk to work was a beautiful 40 minutes walk through the botanic gardens along the water, through the city and crossing a bridge. This one I took one day on my way there.
#3 Waratah's at our local market in Potts Point, I adore their colour and shape. Such a beautiful flower.
#4 A typical Saturday lunch at our house in Sydney

While typing this it is raining and very windy here in Hamburg. The trees outside our house are moving intensely and the sky is grey. The little person is sleeping on my lap since an hour and it is one of the best feelings. It has been a very quiet day and we are enjoying this. We already had a few nice Sping-ish days and I am so excited and look forward to going out for long walks and away to the sea for the weekend and to wearing t-shirt and sandals....

> Have you listened to the new Sufjan Stevens album (Carrie & Lowell), its so beautiful.
>> Jamie Oliver is such a legend, I just signed his petition to educate kids better about food.

Coogee Beach

Oh Sydney, I miss you, your amazing light, rock pools, beaches and different shades of blue.

Calm Clovelly

When I got the roll of film back and looked through the photos I had to go back and look at those two pictures a few times. I really like how calm they are. Especially when you know how crowded Clovelly beach can be on a hot Summers day, but on this Spring day the lifeguards are not busy and just chat while walking along the water and also just a handful of people are enjoying the first warm rays of sun at the water.

Spring has also arrived here in Hamburg and I am taking photos here and there and hope to show you some of them soon. Everything is a little more slow these days :)

Bondi - on a sunny Spring day

A few weeks before we left Australia I went to Bondi to do the coastal walk one last time before our move. I have walked this beautiful walk so many times and it just never gets old. It is such a stunning thing to do while being in Sydney. So here are a few photos from Bondi beach, the famous Icebergs pool and just a few of the wonderful view of the water and sky.

The last weeks here in Germany have been quiet exciting. Those of you who follow me on Instagram already know that I gave birth to our beautiful baby girl Matilda Lotte last Sunday. It was such an intense and wonderful experience and we are enjoying the first days with our new family member very much. It is so nice to slowly get to know each other and to realize that we are now three and not two anymore.

In other news, Will and I are also trying to write more regularly on our little food (project) blog Mostly Saturdays.

Ok, Summer!

After going over and over the photos I took in our last weeks in Sydney I decided it is time now to show you some of them. Ok, Summer, here we go. Get ready for some blue skies, sunny weather, bare legs & sandals.

Also, those of you who follow me on Instagram might have already read about some news I am 'carrying' with me close to my heart since the last nine months. We are expecting a little baby to arrive in just a few more weeks (or anytime really). We are so excited and the last months have been really a big whirlwind with moving countries, apartments, getting ready for a baby....it all seems a bit crazy and I hope it explains why I have been a bit quiet here on this blog. Hope you are all well x

Jacaranda Trees

There has been so much on over the last couple of weeks and I am sorry that I haven't found much time to update this space. We have been busy moving into our new place and adjusting back to Germany while missing Sydney and the warmer weather. I found a new photo studio picked up a role of film this week. I had looked forward to seeing the shots I took in our last weeks in Australia and it was so interesting to see them, remembering the last days of farewell and enjoying our life there.

It is good to be back and nice to have now all our things around us again after living out of a suitcase for three months which was not so much fun in the end and we are starting making plans for this year which is already a month and a bit old (crazy!).

The shots above show the wonderful Jacaranda trees which I love so much and which were colouring the city and had started blooming just a few weeks before we left.

Have a great weekend,
Maria